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	30 July 2021	Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision	Affecting Provision Commencement Date	Commencement Source
S. 2(1)(b) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(i)(I)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(1)(ba) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(i)(II)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(a) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(I)(A)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(a)(i) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(I)(B)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(a)(ii) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(I)(C)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(a)(iii) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(I)(D)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(b)(ii) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(II)(A)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(b)(iii) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(II)(B)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 2(3)(b)(iv) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(a)(ii)(II)(C)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 6(aa) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(b)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 17(3) amended	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 85	1 November 2023	Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g)
S. 24(12) amended with retrospective application	Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2021 (36/2021), ss. 9, 10, 11(2)	27 December 2021	Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 777 of 2021), art. 2
S. 27(2)(ba) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(c)(i)(I)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 27(2)(e)(iii) amended	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(c)(i)(II)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 27(4) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(c)(ii)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 27(5) inserted	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (3/2023), ss. 1(4), 81(c)(ii)	3 May 2023	Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 213 of 2023), art. 2
S. 28(4)(b) amended with transitional provisions	Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022 (7/2022), ss. 1(2), 5(1), 24, sch. 3 ref. 8		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 7	Parole Act 2019 (Establishment Day) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 406 of 2021)