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.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 16 December 2003 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Powers and Functions) Acts | 32/2007, s. 9(3) | 9 July 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| Application of Act restricted | S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3), 42(22), sch. 2 (col. cit.) | 21 September 2011 | S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3) |
| Transfer of certain functions | S.I. No. 379 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3(a) | 23 September 2020 | S.I. No. 379 of 2020, 2 |
| S. I. No. 164 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch., pt. 1 (col. cit.) | 1 May 2011 | S. I. No. 164 of 2011, arts. 1(2 | |
| s. 2(1) transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2) |
| S. 2(4)(b) substit. | 32/2007, s. 5 | 9 July 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3 transfer of functions and references construed | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2) |
| S. 3(1)(b) am. | 32/2007, s. 6 | 9 July 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(1)(c) am. | 32/2007, s. 6 | 9 July 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2 | Island Connecting Bus Passenger Services (Centres of Population) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 574 of 2008) |
| Island Connecting Bus Passenger Services (Centre of Second Level Education) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 573 of 2008) | |
| Minister For Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Powers and Functions) Act 2003 (Centres of Population) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 275 of 2005) |