Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998
No. 38 of 1998
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1 - 4 | 13 July 1998 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5 | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 6 (1) | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 6(2) | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 7 - 10 | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1) | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 11(2) | 1 January 2002 | Economic and Monatary Union Act 1998 (Section 11(2)) (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 310 of 2001), art. 2 |
| S. 11(3), (4) | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 12, 13 | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 14 - 19 | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 20 | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 21, 22 | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| S. 23 | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 24 – 26 | 1 January 1999 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 527 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 27 - 29 | 28 July 1998 | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 279 of 1998), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30 - 34 | 13 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applic. of certain provisions to coins issued under Part 3. | 28/2000, ss. 1(3), 200 | 1 January 2001 | Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 404 of 2000), art. 2 and sch., para. 2 |
| S. 3(1) national unit designated | S.I. No. 368 of 1998, art. 2 | 1 October 1998 | S.I. No. 368 of 1998, art. 2 |
| S. 5 def. of "participating Member State" am. | 16/2001, s. 4(1) | 25 June 2001 | Commenced on enactment |
| Chp. III (ss. 8 - 14) early operative date specified | S.I. No. 313 of 2001, art. 2 | 9 February 2002 | S.I. No. 313 of 2001, art. 2 |
| S. 9(1) saver | S.I. No. 504 of 2001, regs. 1(c), 6 | 15 November 2001 | S.I. No. 504 of 2001, reg. 1(c) |
| S.I. No. 460 of 2001, regs. 1(c), 6 | 15 October 2001 | S.I. No. 460 of 2001, reg. 1(c) | |
| S. 9(4) am. | 16/2001, s. 4(2) | 25 June 2001 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10(2) am. | 16/2001, s. 4(2) | 25 June 2001 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 11 coin design specified | S.I. No. 347 of 2001, arts. 2, 3, 4 & schedule | 26 July 2001 | S.I. No. 347 of 2001, arts. 2, 3, 4 & schedule |
| S.I. No. 312 of 2001, arts. 3, 4 & schedule | S.I. No. 312 of 2001, arts. 3, 4 & schedule | ||
| S. 11(3) am. | 16/2001, s. 4(2) | 25 June 2001 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13 substituted | 16/2021, ss. 1(3), 31(a) | 3 August 2021 | Counterfeiting Act 2021 (Part 3 and sections 28 and 31)(Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 407 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 14A new s. | 5/2002, s. 137 | 25 March 2002 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14A(4)(a) substituted | 16/2021, ss. 1(3), 31(b) | 3 August 2021 | Counterfeiting Act 2021 (Part 3 and sections 28 and 31)(Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 407 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 23(1) negotiable debt instruments redenominated and terms and conditions specified | S.I. No. 424 of 1998, arts. 3, 5 | 1 January 1999 | S.I. No. 424 of 1998, art. 3 |
| S. 30 coins issued under called in | S.I. No. 348 of 2001, arts. 2, 3(3) | 10 February 2002 | S.I. No. 348 of 2001, art. 2 |
| S.I. No. 311 of 2001, arts. 2, 3(3) | 10 February 2002 | S.I. No. 311 of 2001, art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 9(1) | Irish Pound Notes and Coins (Cessation of Legal Tender Status) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 313 of 2001) |
| S. 11 | Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Design of Coins) (No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 347 of 2001) |
| Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Design of Coins) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 108 of 2007) | |
| S. 11(1) | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Design of Coins) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 312 of 2001) |
| S. 15(1) | Irish Pound Coinage (Calling In) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 311 of 2001) |
| Irish Pound Coinage (Calling In) (No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 348 of 2001) | |
| S. 21(1) | District Court (Criminal Justice) Rules 2005 (S.I. No. 201 of 2005) |
| District Court (Registration of Clubs) Rules 2005 (S.I. No. 198 of 2005) | |
| District Court (Maintenance) Rules 2003 (S.I. No. 614 of 2003) | |
| District Court (Company Law Enforcement) Rules 2002 (S.I. No. 207 of 2002) | |
| S. 23(1) | Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 (Redenomination of Negotiable Debt Instruments) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 424 of 1998) |