All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	29 April 2016	Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act, Part 3 (ss. 14-25) included in collectively cited National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts	s. 1(2)
S. 5(5)(c) amended	Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 21
S. 12 section designated as s. 12(1)	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(a)
S. 12(1) amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(b)
S. 12(2) inserted	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 230(c)
Sch. 1 part 1 para. 4 substituted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(a)
Sch. 1 part 2 para. 17(ba) inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(i)(I)
Sch. 1 part 2 para. 17(ca) inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(i)(II)
Sch. 1 part 2, para. 22A inserted	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 56(b)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 1(d) substituted	Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(i)
Sch. 2 para. 1(e) deleted	Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 1(o) amended	Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 1(p), (q) inserted	Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(a)(iv)
Sch. 2 para. 3(b) substituted	Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 293(b)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None