Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
International Criminal Court Act 2006
No. 30 of 2006
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 31 October 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions for taking certain identification evidence under | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 155 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(i) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Prisons Act 2015 (No. 57 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 18 | 7 April 2017 | Prisons Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 134 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 7 Court approval for exercise of powers where acquittal | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7, 15- 18 and schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 7 re-trial procedure for offence under | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7- 14 and schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 8 Court approval for exercise of powers where acquittal | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7, 15- 18 and schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 8 re-trial procedure for offence under | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (No. 27 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 7- 14 and schedule | 1 September 2010 | Criminal Procedure Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 414 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 12(5) amended | Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (No. 43 of 2014), ss. 1(3), 68, sch. 4 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 15 amended | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 74(3), sch. 2 | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(e) |
| S. 18(1)(b) amended | European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 150 of 2021), regs. 1(2), 42(a) | 30 March 2021 | European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(S.I. No. 150 of 2021), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 18(6) amended | European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 150 of 2021), regs. 1(2), 42(b) | 30 March 2021 | European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021(S.I. No. 150 of 2021), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 39(2)(c) reference construed | Companies Act 2014 (38/2014), ss. 1(2), 6(1) | 1 June 2015 | Companies Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 169 of 2015), art. 3 |
| S. 48(4)(a) amended | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (No. 23 of 2010), ss. 2, 15(14), sch. 2, pt. 14, para. 22 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 50 application extended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (11/2014) ss. 1(2), 4(2) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50 provision for taking of identification evidence under | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (11/2014), ss. 1(2), 155(1)(a)(b) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(i) |
| S. 50(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(a)(i)-(iv) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(1A)-(1N) amended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(b) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(3)(b) substituted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(c) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(4) amended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(d)(i) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(4)(c) amended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(d)(ii) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(4)(d) substituted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(d)(iii) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(4)(e) inserted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(d)(iii) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(5), (7) amended | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(e), (f) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(11A)-(11C) inserted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(g) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(12), (13) substituted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(h), (i) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50(13A)-(13G) inserted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 139(j) | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 50A inserted | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 140 | 20 November 2015 | Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 508 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 51 construction of references "General Register of Medical Practitioners" | Medical Practitioners Act (No. 25 of 2007), ss. 1(3), 108(2) | 16 March 2009 | Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 40 of 2009), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |