Updated to 8 May 2026 (Act No. 9 of 2026 and S.I. No. 190 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
No. 40 of 2011
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-2 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 3-4 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(a) |
| Ss. 5-6 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(b) |
| S. 7(1) in so far as it relates to the repeal of ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), 11-13 and 24(1), (2) of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947 (No. 10 of 1947) | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(a) |
| S. 7(1) except in so far as it relates to the repeal of ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), 11-13 and 24(1), (2) of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947 (No. 10 of 1947) | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(b) |
| S. 7(2) | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(b) |
| Ss. 8 - 27 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(c) |
| S. 28 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(c) |
| Ss. 29 - 34 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 35 - 37 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(d) |
| Ss. 38 - 42 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 43 - 44 in so far as not already in operation | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(e) |
| Ss. 45 - 48 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 49 - 61 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(f) |
| S. 62 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 63-73 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(g) |
| Ss. 74-76 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(f) |
| S. 77 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(g) |
| S. 78 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(h) |
| Ss. 79-81 | 1 December 2017 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Part 10) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 520 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 82-85 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(i) |
| Ss. 86-88 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 89-91 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(j) |
| S. 92 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(h) |
| S. 93 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(k) |
| S. 94 (1)-(6) in so far as it is not already in operation | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i) |
| S. 94(7) in so far as it is not already in operation | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(l) |
| S. 94 (7) other than in so far as it relates to an offence under s. 28 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i) |
| S. 94 (8)-(9) | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i) |
| Ss. 95 - 97 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 98 - 100 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(m) |
| S. 101 in so far as it is not already in operation | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(n) |
| S. 101 in so far as it relates to sch. 8 paras. 9, 10 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(f) |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it is not already in operation | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(o) |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it relates to the repeal of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947, ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), Part III (ss. 11-13) and 24(1), (2) | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(a) |
| Schs. 2-4 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(p) |
| Schs. 5 -6 | 7 June 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(j) |
| Sch. 7 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(q) |
| Sch. 8, paras. 1-8 | 6 July 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(r) |
| Sch. 8, paras. 9-10 | 3 April 2012 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(g) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions transferred | Property Services (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 392 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(1), 4-8 | 1 August 2025 | Property Services (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 392 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| S. 2 references construed | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (47/2019), ss. 1(3), 68 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(f) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 15(4)(ii) references construed | Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39 | 1 August 2014 | Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 366 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 42(2) substituted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 67(2A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(a) | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 67(3A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(b) | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 67(5A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(c) | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 93 substituted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(c) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Sch. 4 (other than paras. 1, 2, 3(7), (8)) repealed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), Sch. 2 pt. 1 item 28 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 1(1) substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 1(3) substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 2 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 3(7) amended | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 3(8)(a) amended | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 4 para. 3(8)(b) amended | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 8 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 113 of 2012) |
| S. 25 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 211 of 2025) |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 63 of 2024) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 180 of 2012) | |
| S. 46 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Client Moneys) Regulations 2012 (S.I No. 199 of 2012) |
| S. 79 | Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 348 of 2020) |
| Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 576 of 2017) | |
| S. 95 | Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 699 of 2024) |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Renewal of Certain Licences) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 475 of 2023) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Minimum Standards) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 564 of 2020) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Section 95) (Extension of Licences) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 162 of 2020) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 161 of 2020) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 456 of 2015) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 183 of 2012) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 182 of 2012) | |
| Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Qualifications) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 181 of 2012) |