Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 47 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014
No. 34 of 2014
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1, 2 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 3, 4 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| S. 5 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 6 | 10 December 2025 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Section 6) (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 595 of 2025), art. 2 |
| Ss. 7-9 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 10 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| S. 11 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 12 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 13 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 14 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| S. 15(a) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 15(b) | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 16-18 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S. 19(1) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(c) |
| S. 19(2) | 4 December 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 20 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S. 21(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 21(b) | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(d) |
| S. 22 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 23-25 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(f) |
| S. 26(1) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(d) |
| S. 26(2) | 4 December 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(a) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(e) |
| S. 27(b) | 11 July 2016 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 359 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
| S. 27(c) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(e) |
| S. 27(d) | 11 July 2016 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 359 of 2016) |
| S. 28 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(f) |
| S. 29(a) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(g) |
| S. 29(b) | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 29(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 29(d), (e) | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 30(a) | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(h) |
| S. 30(b) | 11 July 2016 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 359 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 31-34 | 20 November 2020 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 550 of 2020), art. 2(i) |
| Ss. 35-36 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
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 Civil Registration Acts | S. 1(2) | ||
| Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 1(2) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(a) | |
| Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (37/2018), s. 1(4) | 31 December 2018 | Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 655 of 2018), art. 3 | |
| Civil Registration Act 2019 (13/2019), s. 14(2) | 23 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 (23/2019), s. 1(2) | 1 November 2019 | Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 579 of 2019), art. 2 | |
| S. 6(1)(c)(i) substituted | Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Act 2024 (27/2024), ss. 24(1), 24(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 6(2) substituted | Civil Registration Act 2019 (13/2019), ss. 11(1), (2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under Act 34/2014, s. 1(3) | |
| S. 26 amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 22 | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |