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 July 1998	Commenced under s. 1(2)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Wrt child offence under, power to proceed in absence of child	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 251, sch. 1
Mode of charging for child offence under	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 253, sch. 1
Power to arrest without warrent for child offence under	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 254, sch. 1
Power to order depositions for child offence under	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 255, sch. 1
Presumption of age wrt. child offence under	24/2001, ss. 2 (1), 256, sch. 1
S. 2(1) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 9
S. 3 offence for the purposes of	36/2015, ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3
	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2), sch. 1
S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B)) provision for anonymity of victims	8/2008, ss. 11(2), 15(2)
S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B) exclusion from proceedings	8/2008, ss. 10(1), 11(2)
S. 3 (other than subsections (2A) and (2B)) application extended	8/2008, ss. 7, 11(2)
S. 3 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16
S. 3(1) Court approval for exercise of powers where acquittal	27/2010, ss. 1(2), 7, 15- 18, schedule
S. 3 (1) re-trial procedure for offence under	27/2010, ss. 1(2), 7-14, schedule
S. 3(1) substit.	8/2008, ss. 3(a), 11(2)
S. 3(2) substit.	8/2008, ss. 3(a), 11(2)
S. 3(2A), (2B) deleted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 10(a)
S. 3(2A) subsec. ins.	6/2007, s. 6(a)
S. 3(2B) subsec. ins	6/2007, s. 6(a)
S. 3(3) substit.	82008, ss. 3(b), 11(2)
	6/2007, s. 6(b)
S. 3(4) subsec. ins.	8/2008, ss. 3(b), 11(2)
S. 3(5) amended	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 10(b)
S. 3(5) subsec. ins.	8/2008, ss. 3(b), 11(2)
S. 3A ins.	24/2013, ss. 3, 5(2)
S. 4 offence for the purposes of	36/2015, ss. 1(2), 2, sch. 3
	24/2012, ss. 2, 12(2), sch. 1
S. 4 provision relating to the commission of offence under.	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16
S. 4A inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 11
S. 5 substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 12
S. 5 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16
S. 5A inserted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 13
S. 6 substituted	2/2017, ss. 1(2), 14
S. 6 provision relating to the commission of offence under	18/2001, ss. 1 (2), 3, schedule par. 16
S. 13 new section inserted	17/2004, s. 1
S. 13(a) am.	33/2013, ss. 1(2), 131

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None