Updated to 16 September 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
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 |
15 December 1933 |
Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
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S. 1(2) repealed |
10/2007, ss. 1(2), 42(b) |
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S. 2(1) amended |
57/2015, s. 23(a) |
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S. 2(1A-1D) inserted |
57/2015, s. 23(b) |
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S. 2(4) inserted |
57/2015, s. 23(c) |
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S. 4 trans. of functns. under. |
S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|
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S.2(1) |
Saint Patricks Institution Partial Closing Order 2014 (S.I. No. 85 of 2014) |
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Wheatfield Prison Partial Closing Order 2013 (S.I. No. 512 of 2013) |
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Saint Patricks Institution Partial Closing Order 2013 (S.I. No. 459 of 2013) |
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Curragh (Closure) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 634 of 2006) |
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Shanganagh Castle (Place of Detention) (Closure) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 620 of 2002) |
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Sligo Prison Closing Order 1956 (S.I. No. 98 of 1956) |
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Cork Prison Closing Order 1956 (S.I. No. 20 of 1956) |
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Waterford Prison Closing Order 1939 (S.I. No. 349 of 1939) |
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Galway Prison Closing Order 1939 (S.I. No. 87 of 1939) |
