Contents

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

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	21 February 1951	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Appl. with mods.	39/1961, s.48, sch. 7
Power to mod. by o.	39/1961, s.48 (6)
S.2 saved.	12/1967, ss. 8 (3), 13 (5)
S.2 rstrct.	10/1981, ss. 12 (3), 13 (2) (4)
S.2 (2) am.	12/1967, s.19 (1)
S.2 (2), subsec. substit.	4/1997, ss. 8, 21
Ss. 3, 4 (in pt.) rep.	12/1967, s.3, sch.
S.4 (1) am.	22/1984, ss. 1 (1), 17
	8/2010, ss. 1(2), 10(1)
S.4 (2) rep.	19/1988, ss. 12 (3), 21 (2)
S. 5 appl.	26/2006, s. 106
S. 5 operation stated not to be affected	26/2006, s. 99(11)(b).
S.5 am.	22/1984, ss. 1 (1) (3), 12 (1)
S.5 rstrct.	32/1976, s.13 (3)
	21/1981, ss. 8 (2), 18
	22/1984, ss. 1 (1), 11 (3)
S. 7 substit.	26/2006, ss. 1(2), 177
S.8 (1), subsec. substit.	4/1997, ss. 9, 21
S.9 rep.	12/1967, s.3, sch.
S.10 constr.	2/1956, s.11
S.10 rep.	50/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3 (1), sch. 1
S.11 rep.	26/1997, ss. 22, 31, 32 (2) (3), sch.
S.11 (2) substit.	2/1994, ss. 1 (3), 10
S.13 rep.	50/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3 (1), sch. 1
S.14 rep.	12/1967, s.3, sch.
S.15, s.	22/1984, ss. 1 (1), 26
	4/1997, ss. 18, 21
S.15 (1) (2) (4).*
S. 15(1), (2) application extended	S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 17, rl. 3
S. 16 amended with transitional provisions	7/2022, ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 7
S.19 rep.	39/1961, s.3, sch. 1
S.20 mod.	10/1981, ss. 6, 13 (2)
S.20 (1) (2) rep.	12/1967, s.3, sch.
S. 20(4) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 27(a)
S.20 (4), saving for.	12/1967, s.16 (3)
	10/1999, ss. 2 (2), 9
S. 20(7) inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 27(b)
S.21 rep.	36/1971, s.24
S.22 rep.	22/1974, ss. 11, 14 (2)
S. 23 delegration of powers to Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform	S.I. No. 416 of 1998, arts. 1(2), 2
S.23 rstrct.	24/1961, s.124
	S. I. No. 331 of 1972, regs. 2, 8
	16/1990, s.5 (1)
	10/1999, ss. 2 (2), 5
	S.I. No. 121 of 2007, reg. 8
	29/2007, s. 25(13)
S.23 (1) am.	16/1990, s.9, sch. 2
S.23 (3) del.	4/1997, s.17
S.23A, new s.	4/1997, s.17
S.24, rep. with saver.	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 5 (1) (2), sch. 2
S. 25 appl. ext.	S.I. No. 144 of 2007, reg. 63
S.25 appl.	23/1993, ss. 26, 33 (2)
	22/2010, ss. 19(1), 26(2)
S.25, appl. in pt.	17/1994, ss. 7 (6), 24 (4)
S.26 rep.	39/1961, s.3, sch. 1
Sch. 1 am.	12/1967, s.19 (2)
	14/1976, ss. 21 (5), 22
	14/1997, ss. 1, 7 (7), 8 (4)
Schedule 1, ref. no. 3 references construed	13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2
Sch. 1, matter at ref. no. 6 rep.	32/1990, ss. 21, 22 (3), sch.
Sch. 1, ref. nos. 8, 11, 14, 15, 20 rep.	50/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3 (1), sch. 1
Sch. 1, ref. no. 26 ins.	27/2010, ss. 1(2), 38
Sch. 2 rep.	39/1961, s.3, sch. 1

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 23A	Criminal Justice Act, 1951 (Section 23) (Delegation of Powers) Order, 1998 (S.I. No. 416 of 1998)

*S. 15 (1) (2) (4). : As substituted by S. 26 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 (No. 22 of 1984) invalid - O'Mahony v. Melia (H.C.) [1989] I.R. 355; [1990] ILRM 14.