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
Ss. 1-11	7 October 1992	S. 1(2)
S. 12	15 February 1993	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 38 of 1993), art. 2(a)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 4)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 16)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 17)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(c)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 20)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 21)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(e)
S. 13 for a Special Criminal Court	30 June 2022	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 308 of 2022), art. 2
S. 13 for District Courts sitting in District Nos. 10, 12, 23-25	30 May 2018	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 186 of 2018), art. 2
S. 13 for the Central Criminal Court and Dublin Circuit Criminal Court	15 February 1993	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 38 of 1993), art. 2(b)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 18.	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 2
S. 13 for the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(a)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the Eastern Circuit	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(a)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the Northern Circuit	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(b)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the South-Western Circuit	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(c)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the South Eastern Circuit	12 February 2007	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 52 of 2007), art. 2(a)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the Western Cicruit	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(d)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in Midland Circuit	20 August 2007	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 572 of 2007), art. 2(a)
S. 13 for the Circuit Court sitting in the Cork Circuit	2 May 2005	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 221 of 2005), art. 2
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 1	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(e)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 2	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(f)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 3	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(g)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 4)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 5	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(h)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 6	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(i)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 7	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(j)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 8	12 February 2007	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 52 of 2007), art. 2(b)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 9	20 August 2007	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 572 of 2007), art. 2(b)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 13	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(k)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 15	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(l)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 16)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 17)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(c)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 20)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 13 (the District Court sitting in District No. 21)	15 December 2021	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 693 of 2021), art. 2(e)
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 19	8 July 2005	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 296 of 2005), art. 2
S. 13 for the District Court sitting in District No. 22	2 June 2015	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 205 of 2015), art. 2(m)
S. 14	3 March 1997	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 14 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 66 of 1997), art. 2(a)
Ss. 15(1)-15(3)	7 October 1992	S. 1(2)
S. 15(4) for the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(b)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 1	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(a)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 2	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(b)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 3	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(c)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 4	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(d)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 5	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(e)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 6	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(f)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 7	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(g)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 8	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(h)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 9	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(i)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 10	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(j)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 12	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(k)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 13	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(l)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 15	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(m)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 16	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(n)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 17	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(o)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 18	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(p)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 19	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(q)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 20	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(r)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 21	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(s)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 22	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(t)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 23	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(u)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 24	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(v)
S.16 (in so far as it is not already in operation) of the District Court sitting in District No. 25	30 November 2023	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 589 of 2023), art. 3(w)
S. 16(1)(a) for the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(c)
S. 16(1)(b)	15 October 2008	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 16(1)(b)) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 401 of 2008), art. 2(a)
Ss. 16(2)-16(4) for the Dublin Metropolitan District of the District Court	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(c)
S. 17	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(d)
S. 18	15 February 1993	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 38 of 1993), art. 2(a)
S. 19 insofar as it relates to the reference in it to s. 14(1)(b)	3 March 1997	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 14 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 66 of 1997), art. 2(b)
S. 19 insofar as it relates to the reference in it to section 13(1)(a)	15 February 1993	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Sections 12, 13, 18 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 38 of 1993), art. 2(c)
S. 19 insofar as it relates to the reference in it to section 16(1)(a)	30 September 1993	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Sections 13, 15(4), 16, 17 and 19) (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 288 of 1993), art. 2(e )
S. 19 insofar as it relates to the reference in it to section 16(1)(b)	15 October 2008	Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (Section 16(1)(b)) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 401 of 2008), art. 2(b)
Ss. 20-28	7 October 1992	S. 1(2)
S. 29	6 October 1997	Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 (Section 29) (Commencement) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 371 of 1997)
S. 30	7 October 1992	S. 1(2)
Sch.	7 October 1992	S. 1(2)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 1(4)(a) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 33
S. 1(4)(b)(iii) substituted	24/2007, ss. 1(2), 11, schedule 4
S. 2 amended	8/2008, ss. 12(a)(i), 12(a)(ii), 15(2)
	6/2007, s. 4(1)
	15/2006, s. 7(2)
S. 2 def. of "sexual offence" substituted	4/1997, s. 16
S. 2(1) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 34
S. 5 presumptions relating to documents	22/2011, ss. 1(2), 18(1)
S. 5(4)(a)(ii) amended	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 18(1)
S. 5(4)(b)(iia) inserted	26/2006, ss. 1(2), 188(1)
S. 5(4)(b)(iia) construction of references	11/2014, ss. 1(2), 172
S. 5(4)(b)(iv) construction of references “registered medical practitioner”	25/2007, ss. 1(3), 108(1)
S. 6 offence under deemed serious offence for purposes of Act	3/2011, s. 1, schedule 1
S. 7 document or information contained in it construed	39/1997, s. 908D(6)(b) as inserted by 11/2007, s. 124(c)
	50/2001, s. 52(6)(b)
S. 7(1)(a) amended	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 18(2)
Ss. 7, 8, 9 application extended with modifictions	50/2001, ss. 1(2), 52(6)(a), 52(6)(b)
S. 8 document or information contained in it construed	39/1997, s. 908D(6)(b) as inserted by 11/2007, s. 124(c)
	50/2001, s. 52(6)(b)
S. 9 document or information contained in it construed	39/1997, s. 908D(6)(b) as inserted by 11/2007, s. 124(c)
	50/2001, s. 52(6)(b)
Part 3 (ss. 12-19) amended	24/2001, ss. 2(1), 257(3)
S. 12 substituted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(a)
	8/2008, ss. 12(b), 15(2)
S. 12(1) amended	6/2018, ss. 1(2), 44
Ss. 12(b), 12(c) amended	22/1998, ss. 1(2), 10(a)
S. 12(d) inserted	22/1998, ss. 1(2), 10(b)
S. 12(1)(ba) inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(a)(i)
S. 12(1)(db) inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(a)(ii)
S. 12(1)(e) amended	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(a)(iii)
S. 13 brought into operation	S.I. No. 221 of 2005, o. 2
S. 13(1) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(b)(i)
	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 18(3)
S. 13(1A) inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(b)(ii)
S. 13(2) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(b)(iii)
S. 13(3) deleted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 35
S. 14(1)(a) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(c)(i)
S. 14(1A) inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(c)(ii)
S. 14(3) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(c)(iii)
S. 14A inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(d)
S. 14A inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 36
S. 14AA inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(e)
S. 14B inserted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(f)
S. 14B inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 36
S. 14C inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 36
S. 14C Entitlement to free legal aid prescribed in respect of cross-examinations to which section applies	32/1995, s. 28(5B) as inserted by 2/2017, s. 40
S. 14C(1)(a) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(g)
S. 14C(2)(a) amended	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(b)(i)(I)
S. 14C(2)(b) substituted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(b)(i)(II)
S. 14C(2A) inserted	24/2023, ss. 1(5), 60(b)(ii)
S. 15 substituted	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 19
S. 15(1)(a) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(h)(i)
Ss. 15(1)(a), 15(1)(b), 15(1)(c) substituted	24/2013, ss. 4(a)(i), 5(2)
S. 15(1)(b) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(h)(ii)
S. 15(2) substituted	24/2013, ss. 4(a)(ii), 5(2)
S. 16(1) substituted	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 20(b)
S. 16(1)(a) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(i)(i)
S. 16(1)(a) substituted	10/1999, ss. 2(2), 20(a)
S. 16(1)(b) substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 37
S. 16(1)(b) substituted	24/2013, ss. 4(b), 5(2)
S. 16(1)(b)(i) substituted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(i)(ii)
S. 17 amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(j)
	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 38
S. 18 substituted	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(k)
S. 19 amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(l)
	24/2013, ss. 4(c), 5(2)
S. 19A inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 39
S. 19A Entitlement to free legal aid prescribed in respect of applications to which section applies	32/1995, s. 28(5C) as inserted by 2/2017, s. 40
S. 19A(13) amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(m)
S. 20 definitions amended	33/1996, ss. 1(2), 49
S. 22 amended	24/2001, ss. 2(1), 257(3)
S. 25 amended	35/2015, ss. 1(2), 20
S. 27(2) references construed	13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2
S. 29 amended	28/2017, ss. 1(2), 30(n)
S. 29(1) substituted	49/2001, ss. 1(3), 24
S. 29(3) references construed	13/2021, s. 4(1), schedule 1

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None