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Children First Act 2015
No. 36 of 2015
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-5 | 11 December 2015 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 6-17 | 11 December 2017 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 18 | 1 May 2016 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
| S. 19 | 11 December 2017 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 20-26 | 1 May 2016 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
| S. 27 | 11 December 2017 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 28 | 11 December 2015 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| Schs. 1-3 | 11 December 2017 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Act extended | S.I. No. 230/2018 - European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, reg. 10(3) | 30 June 2018 | European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, reg. 1(2) |
| S. 2 amended | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(a) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 21(3)(d) amended | Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (17/2019), ss. 1(2), 35(a) | 28 June 2019 | Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 283 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 24(2)(d)(ii) amended | Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (17/2019), ss. 1(2), 35(b) | 28 June 2019 | Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 283 of 2019), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2, para. 14 amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), ss. 12, 13(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 13(3) | |
| Sch. 2, para. 15(j) amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 20(a), 23(2) | 30 September 2024 | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l) |
| Sch. 2, para. 18 amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 20(b), 23(2) | 30 September 2024 | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l) |
| Sch. 3, para. 9A inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(i) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para. 10(b) substituted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(ii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para. 10(c), (d) inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(ii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para. 14 inserted | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(iii) | 27 March 2017 | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 112 of 2017), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |