Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
                 | 
                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Ss. 1 - 10 | 
					
						9 January 1998 | 
					Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 19, 23-25, 27, 30 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 | 
					
						9 January 1998 | 
					Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 20, 21, 22, 29 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 | 
					
						1 January 1999 | 
					Children Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 433 of 1998), art. 2 | 
				
			
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						S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 26, 28 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 | 
					
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					Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s.1(3) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 12 - 18 | 
					
						9 January 1998 | 
					Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 19 - 28 | 
					
						1 January 1999 | 
					Children Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 433 of 1998), art. 2 | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Forms and procedures prescribed | 
					S.I. No. 510 of 2001 | 
					
			
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						Trans. of functns. under. | 
					42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 | 
					
			
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						S. 21(3) references construed | 
					13/2021, s. 4(1), schedule 1 | 
					
			
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						S. 27(a), (b) amended | 
					48/2024, ss. 1(2), 6, schedule 2, ref. 4 | 
					
			
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						S. 28(2) references construed | 
					13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2 | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act |