Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
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 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| 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 |