Updated to 2 April 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025 and S.I. No. 119 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
No. 2 of 2017
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-27 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 28-32 | 2 September 2019 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Part 5) (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 434 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 33 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(a) |
| S. 34 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(b) |
| S. 35 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(c) |
| S. 36 insofar as it inserts s. 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(d) |
| S. 36 except insofar as it inserts s. 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 37 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(e) |
| S. 38 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(f) |
| S. 40 | 30 May 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018), art. 2(g) |
| Ss. 41-45 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 46, 47 | 26 February 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 48-50 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 51(a) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art 2 |
| S. 51(b) | 26 February 2018 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 51(c) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 52 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 53-57 | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 22(5) repealed with retrospective effect | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(3)(a), 19 | 31 August 2024 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 391 of 2024), arts. 2 |
| S. 29(2) repealed | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (28/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(3)(b) | 31 August 2024 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 391 of 2024), arts. 2 |
| S. 36 save insofar as it inserts section 14C in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 deleted | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017), ss. 1(2), 6(a) | 27 November 2017 | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 38 deleted | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (28/2017), ss. 1(2), 6(b) | 27 November 2017 | Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 530 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 58 inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 4, 6(2) | 2 September 2019 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 436 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(b) amended | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(a) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(c) amended | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(a) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(b) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 | |
| S. 58(7)(ca) inserted | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 79(b) | 3 May 2023 | Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 58(7)(d) inserted | Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 40(c) | 30 July 2021 | Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Schedule inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (4/2019), ss. 5, 6(2) | 2 September 2019 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 436 of 2019), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 1(2) | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 172 of 2018) |
| Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 45 of 2018) | |
| Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017) |