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. 1-12	1 June 2006	Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2
S. 13(1)		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under S. 26(2)
Ss. 13(2)-(10)	1 June 2006	Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2
Ss. 14-26	1 June 2006	Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2
Schs. 1, 2	1 June 2006	Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 273 of 2006), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Transfer of cert. functions under	Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
S. 1 amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 2, 11(2)
S. 3(2A) inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 3, 11(2)
S. 4(3)(aa) inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(a), 11(2)
S. 4(3)(b)(i) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(b), 11(2)
S. 4(3)(b)(ii) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(c), 11(2)
S. 4(5)(bb) inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(d), 11(2)
S. 4(5)(c) form of warrant prescribed	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(a) & form 6
S. 4(5)(c)(i) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(e), 11(2)
S. 4(5)(c)(ii) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(f), 11(2)
S. 4(6) substituted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 4(g), 11(2)
S. 4(6)(a) form of order prescribed	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(1) & form 5
S. 5(2) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 5, 11(2)
S. 5(2) form prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(2) & form 13
S. 5(3)(a) form prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(3) & form 14
S. 5(3)(b) procedure & form prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 64(4) & form 15
S. 7(5) deleted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 65(a)
S. 10 establishment day appointed	Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board (Establishment Day) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 499 of 2006), art. 2
S. 11(2) amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 6, 11(2)
S. 12(5) references construed	13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2
S. 13(1) deleted	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(1)
S. 13(2) renumbered as s. 13(1)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(3) renumbered as s. 13(2)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(3)(b) substituted	Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 24 of 2007), ss. 1(2), 11 & sch. 4
S. 13(3)(a) and (b)applied	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(e)
S. 13(3)(a) form prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(b) & form 7
S. 13(3)(b) form prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 31(2)(b) & form 7
S. 13(4) renumbered as s. 13(3)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(4)* amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(a), 11(2)
	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(b)
S. 13(5) renumbered as s. 13(4)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(6) renumbered as s. 13(5)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(6)* amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(b), 11(2)
	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(c)
S. 13(7) renumbered as s. 13(6)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(7)(b)* amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(c), 11(2)
S. 13(8)* amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 7(d), 11(2)
S. 13(8) renumbered as s. 13(7)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(8)(a) substituted	Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 24 of 2007), ss. 1(2), 11 & sch. 4
S. 13(9) amended	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(d)
S. 13(9) renumbered as s. 13(8)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13(10) renumbered as s. 13(9)	Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26 of 2006), ss. 1(2), 197(2)(a)
S. 13A inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2)
S. 13B inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2)
S. 13C inserted	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 8, 11(2)
S. 15(9)(b) construction of references "General Register of Medical Practitioners"	Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007), ss. 1(3), 108(2)
S. 19(1) form & procedure prescribed under	Court-Martial Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 205 of 2008), rls. 1(2), 25 & form 4
Sch. 1, para. 1 amended	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(a)
Sch. 1 para. 2 amended	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(b)
	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 65(b)
Sch. 1, para. 7 amended	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(c)
Sch. 1, para. 8A inserted	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 72(d)
Sch. 2 amended	Criminal Law Insanity Act 2010 (No. 40 of 2010), ss. 9, 11(2)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 3(2)	Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (Designation of Centre) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 142 of 2020)
S. 10	Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board (Establishment Day) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 499 of 2006)

* Users should note the renumbering of the provisions of s. 13 by Criminal Justice Act 2006 when considering later amendments to that section.