Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016

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Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016.

(2) The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and Part 3 may be cited together as the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (29.04.2016) by Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016).

2. The 29th day of April 2016 is appointed as the day on which the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016) comes into operation.