Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Broadcasting Act 2009
No. 18 of 2009
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 |
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| Whole Act | 12 July 2009 | 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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Broadcasting Acts | National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Act 2003 (1/2023), s. 1(4) | 28 February 2023 | National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 130 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Act, ss. 181(1)-(7), (9), 182 included in collectively cited Wireless Telegraphy Acts | s. 180(1) | ||
| Act, s. 181(8), (10), (11) included in collectively cited Broadcasting (Offences) Acts | s. 180(2) | ||
| Functions transferred from Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to Coimisiún na Meán and references construed | 41/2022, ss. 1(3), 60 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| Transfer of certain functions, Minister construed | Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 372 of 2020), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule | 23 September 2020 | Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 372 of 2020), art. 1(2) |
| Transfer of certain functions, Minister for Finance construed | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11, 15, 20 and sch. 2 part 1 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 | |
| Application of collectively cited Telegraphy Acts restricted | European Union (Radio Equipment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 248 of 2017), reg. 46(2) | 6 June 2017 | European Union (Radio Equipment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 248 of 2017) |
| S. 2 amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 16(a), (b) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 2 renumbered as s. 2(1) | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 3(1) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2(1) amended | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 4(a) | 8 February 2025 | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), reg. 1(2) |
| European Union (Audiovisual Media Services) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 557 of 2024), reg. 3(a)-(d) | European Union (Audiovisual Media Services) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 557 of 2024) | ||
| Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 7 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 | |
| Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 3(2)(a)-(y) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) | |
| S. 2(1) references to Broadcasting Authority of Ireland construed as Coimisiún na Meán | 41/2022, ss. 1(3), 60(2), (3) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 2(2), (3) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 3(3) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2A inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 4 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2B inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 5 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2C inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 6 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 2D inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 7 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 5-38 substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 8 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 7(6) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 8 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(1)(c) amended with transitional provisions | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(1)(a)(i) | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(1)(d), (e) inserted with transitional provisions | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(1)(a)(ii) | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(9)(d) amended with transitional provisions | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(i) | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(9)(e) inserted with transitional provisions | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(1)(b)(ii) | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(12) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 17 | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 21(12) amended with transitional provisions | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(1)(c)(i), (ii) | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 22A inserted | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (26/2024), ss. 1(2), 5 | 2 September 2024 | Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 408 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 31 substituted and applied with modifications | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 8, 66(3), (4), (5)(a)-(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 32(1), (2) amended | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 4(b)(i) | 8 February 2025 | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 32(3) amended | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 4(b)(ii) | 8 February 2025 | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 33(1)(ba) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(a)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 33(1)(da) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(a)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 33(2)(ba) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(b)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 33(2)(da) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(b)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 33(3A)-(3C) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 33(10) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 9(d) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 35 transfer of certain functions under | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20, schedule 2, pt. 1 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Part 3 ss. 39-46 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 36(2)(ba) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 36(3A) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 36A inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 11 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 38(1) deleted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 38(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 38(5)(a) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 41(3) application restricted | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 32(1); as amended by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 80 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(f) |
| S. 41(6) amended | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 70(a) | 9 February 2023 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 32 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 46A-46H inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 9 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 46I-46R inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 10 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 46M(2)(a) application restricted | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 32(1) as amended by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 80 | 9 February 2023 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 32 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 46M(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 10, 68(a), (b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(1) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(2)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(b)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(2)(c) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(b)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(2)(d) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(b)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(d) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(6) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 47(7) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 11(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 48 substituted subject to transitional provision | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 12, 69 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(17) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(b)(i), (ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(19) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(20) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(d)(i), (ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(21)(q) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(22)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(23) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(25A) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(h) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49(29) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 13(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50 transitional period provided for | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14, 70(1), (2)(a)-(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(1) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(2) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(2A) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(d)(i), (ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(6) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(8) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(8A), (8B) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 50(9) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 14(h) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51 transitional period provided for | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 71 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 51(1) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51(1A), (1B) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51(2) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(d) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51(3A) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51(5) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 15(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 52-56 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 52-56 saver and applied with modifications | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 72(a)-(f)(ii), 73(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 57(1), (2) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 16 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 58(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 17 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 59(4) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 18 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 60(4), (5) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 19 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 62 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 20 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 63 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 21 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 64 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 22 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(2)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(a)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(2)(b) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(a)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(5) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(6) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(8) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(d) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(8A) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(10) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 65(12) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 23(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 66(2)(l) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 24(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 66(4)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 24(b)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 66(4)(b) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 24(b)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 66(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 24(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(2) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(4) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(d)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(4)(i) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(d)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(4)(ii) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(d)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(6) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(f)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(6)(a) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(f)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(7)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(8) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(h)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(8)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(h)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(8)(b) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(h)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 67(8)(c) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 25(h)(iv) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 68(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 26(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 68(2) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 26(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 68(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 26(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 69(4) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 27(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 69(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 27(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 70(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 28 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(2)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(4) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(5)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(6)(a) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(d)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(6)(aa) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(d)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(8A), (8B) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 71(11) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 29(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 72(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 30(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 72(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 30(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 72(7) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 30(c)(i), (ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 72(7)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 30(c)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 74 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 74 saver | European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Access) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 334 of 2011), reg. 7(10) | 1 July 2011 | European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Access) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 334 of 2011) |
| S. 75 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(d) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 76 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(e) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 77(1)(c), (14) repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(f) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 78(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 31 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| S. 86(4) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 32 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(3)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(3)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(3)(c) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(iv) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(3A), (3B), (3C) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 106(4) amended | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 70(b) | 9 February 2023 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 32 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 106(7) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 33(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 107 transfer of certain functions under | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20, schedule 2, pt. 1 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 114(1)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 34(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 114(1)(c) amended | National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Act 2023 (1/2023), ss. 1(2), 15 | 28 February 2023 | National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 130 of 2023), art. 2 |
| S. 114(1)(h) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 34(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 118(1)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 118(1)(h) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 35(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 118(9) substituted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 68 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 123(1) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 36(1)(a), (2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 69(a) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 123(1A) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 36(1)(b), (2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 123(1A) inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 69(b) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 123(2A) inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 69(c) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 124(5) amended | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 70 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 124(9)(h) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 37 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 125(7) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 38 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 127(6) amended | Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021 (11/2021), s. 16 | 30 May 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 127(6) Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism construed | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 June 2011 | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 127(6)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 39(a)(i) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 127(6)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 39(a)(ii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 127(6)(c) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 39(a)(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 127(6A), (6B) inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 39(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 127(8) amended | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 70(c) | 9 February 2023 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 32 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 127(11) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 39(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 128(1), (5) Certain functions transferred and references construed | Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 402 of 2021), arts. 2, 3, subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8 | 14 July 2021 | Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 402 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 128(1), (5) Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism construed | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 June 2011 | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 128(1), (5) References to Department and title of Minister construed | Arts, Sport and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 178 of 2010), arts. 1-4 | 2 May 2010 | Arts, Sport and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 178 of 2010), art. 1(2) |
| Ss. 128A-128E inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 40 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 129(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 41(a)-(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 134(1), (2), (3) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 42 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 134(4), (5), (6) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 42 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 136(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 43(a)(i)-(iii) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 136(2) substituted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 43(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 136(7) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 43(c) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 138(4)(b) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 44(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 138(5) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 44(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Part 8A ss. 139A-139ZF inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 45 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Part 8B ss. 139ZG-139ZZI inserted except in so far as Part 8B relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2), or any rules made under section 128C of the Act | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 47 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Part 8B ss. 139ZG-139ZZI inserted in so far as Part 8B relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2), or any rules made under section 128C of the Act | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 47 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 139Z(1)(c) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 13 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZF(1) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 14(1) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZG substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 15 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZG(1) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 18 | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Chapter 1A (ss. 139ZGA) inserted | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 19 | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZI(4)-(6) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 16 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZJ amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZJ(4) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZJA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 18 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(i), (ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(a) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(a)(i) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 20(a) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(aa) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(iv) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(b) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(v) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(c) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(vi) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(1)(g) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 20(b) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a)(vii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 | |
| S. 139ZK(1A), (1B) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(3) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(d) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZK(8A), (8B) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(e) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZKA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 20 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZLA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 21 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZLB inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 21 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(1) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(2)(d) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(c)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(2)(e) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(c)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(2)(f), (g) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(c)(iii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(6) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(d) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(7) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(e) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(7A) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(f) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(8) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(g) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZM(9) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(h) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZMA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 23 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZN(1) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 24(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZN(2) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 24(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZP(1) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 25(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZP(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 25(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(1)(b) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(4)(c) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(d)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(4)(d) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(d)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(6A), (6B) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(e) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZR(9A) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 26(f) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZS amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 27(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZS(3)(a) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 27(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZS(4) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 21(a) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZS(4A) inserted | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 21(b) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZSA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 28 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZT(1)-(5) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 29(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZT(1) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 29(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZT(5A), (5B) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 29(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZT(7)-(9) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 29(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZU amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZU(3) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZU(4) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZV(3) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 31 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(1) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(1A), (1B) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(1AA) inserted | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(3) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(b) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(d)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 | |
| S. 139ZW(3)(e) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(d)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(3)(k) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(d)(iii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(3)(l) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(d)(iv) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(3)(la) inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(d)(v) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(3A) inserted | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(c) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(4)(b) amended | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), ss. 1(2), 22(d) | 27 September 2024 | Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Part 7) (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 486 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(4)(b) substituted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(e) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZW(5) deleted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(f) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZX amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 33(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZX(2) deleted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 33(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZX(3) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 33(c)(i) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZX(3)(b) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 33(c)(ii) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZY(1) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 34(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZY(4) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 34(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZAA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 35 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZB(1) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(a) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZB(2) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(b) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZB(4) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(c) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZB(5) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 36(d) | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZBA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 37 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZBB inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 37 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZCA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 38 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZCB inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 38 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZD(5) amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 39 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZGA inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 40 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 139ZZGB inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 40 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 145(15) inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 71 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 145(16) inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 71 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 153 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 49(a), (b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 154(1)(e) substituted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011), s. 72 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 154(2)(a)(ii) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 50(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(d) |
| S. 154(11) deleted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 50(b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(d) |
| S. 155A inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 51 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 157(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 52(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(d) |
| S. 157(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 52(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 159(3) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 53 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 159B(4)(b) amended | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 4(c) | 8 February 2025 | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 159C(5)(e) amended | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), regs. 1(2), 4(d) | 8 February 2025 | European Union (Media Freedom Act) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 22 of 2025), reg. 1(2) |
| Part 10A ss. 159A-159J inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 54 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 160(1) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 55(a), (b) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 162(5) amended | Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021 (11/2021), s. 17 | 30 May 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 162(5) Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism construed | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 June 2011 | Tourism and Sport (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 217 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 163(1)(a) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 56 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 165 amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 57 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 170(e) amended | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 58 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| Part 12 ss. 174-179 repealed | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 73(g) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 184 functions transferred and references construed | Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 4-8, sch., part 1 | 1 June 2025 | Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| Ss. 186-202 inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 41 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 46 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Sch. 3, para. 11A inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 76(a) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 3, para. 13 substituted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 76(b) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 3, para. 13A inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 76(c) | 1 November 2023 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 525 of 2023), art. 3(g) |
| Sch. 3, paras. 43, 44 inserted | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 76(d) | 2 September 2024 | Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 378 of 2024), art. 3(c) |
| Sch. 4 inserted | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), ss. 1(3), 48 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| Sch. 4, para. 4A inserted | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 42 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5 | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Establishment Day) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 72 of 2023) |
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (Establishment Day) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 389 of 2009) | |
| S. 16(1) | Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (Superannuation) Scheme 2017 (S.I. No. 269 of 2017) |
| S. 21 | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 21) Levy (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 698 of 2024) |
| Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 21) Levy Order 2024 (S.I. No. 175 of 2024) | |
| Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 21) Levy Order 2023 (S.I. No. 657 of 2023) | |
| S. 26(5) | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 26(5)) (Conferral of Additional Functions - Broadcasting Services) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 67 of 2011) |
| S. 33 | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 33) Levy (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 521 of 2020) |
| Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 33) Levy Order 2010 (S.I. No. 7 of 2010) | |
| S. 130(1)(a)(iv) | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 130(1)(A)(IV) Designation) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 328 of 2016) |
| Broadcasting Act 2009 (Section 130(1)(a)(iv) Designation) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 542 of 2014) | |
| S. 130(1)(b)(i)(I) | RTÉ (National Television Multiplex) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 85 of 2010) |
| S. 142 (3) | Television Licence (Exemption of Classes of Television Set) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 319 of 2009) |
| S. 144, continued in force | Wireless Telegraphy (Uhf Television Programme Retransmission) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 445 of 2009) |
| Wireless Telegraphy (Digital Terrestrial Television Licence) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 198 of 2008) | |
| Television Licences Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 851 of 2007) | |
| Broadcasting Amendment Act (Digital Terrestrial Television Licence Fees) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 796 of 2007) | |
| Television Licences (Free Licences) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 496 of 2004) | |
| S. 145(14), continued in force | Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (Issue of Television Licences) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 497 of 2004) |
| S. 162(1) | Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 465 of 2017) |
| S. 162(7), continued in force | Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 99 of 2003) |