Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003
No. 20 of 2003
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 | 31 December 2003 | European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 483 of 2003), art. 2 |
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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans. of functns. under | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 44(1) | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
| Trans. of functns. under | S.I. No. 436 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, schedule 1 | 14 October 2020 | S.I. No. 436 of 2020, arts. 1(2) |
| S.I. No. 139 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch. | 1 April 2011 | S.I. No. 139 of 2011, arts. 1(2) | |
| S.I. No. 217 of 2010, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, schedule | 1 June 2010 | S.I. No. 217 of 2010, arts. 1(2) | |
| S. 1 amended | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 53 | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
| S. 3A inserted | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 54 | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
| S. 5(1) am. | 18/2014, ss. 1(2), 63 | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(b), (c) |
| S. 6 references to "Human Rights Commission" construed | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 44(2) | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
| S. 8 trans. of functns. under | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2) |
| Sch. 1 substituted | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 55(a), sch. 3 | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
| Sch. 6 substituted | 25/2014, ss. 1(3), 55(b), sch. 4 | 1 November 2014 | Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 449 of 2014), art. 4 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |