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 | 
            
            
			
			
					| 
						S.
1 | 
					
						29
April 1998 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
					| 
						Ss.
2- 9 | 
					
						28
July 1998 | 
					Commenced pursuant to s. 17 | 
				
			
					| 
						Ss.
10-18 | 
					
						29
April 1998 | 
					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. 
                             | 
							Commencement Source | 
					    
			
			
			
					| 
						Repealed with saver | 
					Adoption Act 2010 (21/2010), ss. 2, 7(1), 176 and sch. 1, pt. 1 | 
					
								1 November 2010 | 
							Adoption Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 511 of 2010), art. 2 | 
					    
			
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						Trans. of functns. under with savings. | 
					Health Act 2004 (42/2004), ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), 74, schs. 3, 5 | 
					
								1 January 2005 | 
							Health Act 2004 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 887 of 2004), art. 2 | 
					    
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						None | 
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