Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
National Shared Services Office Act 2017
No. 26 of 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 1 January 2018 | National Shared Services Office Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 579 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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2 amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 232(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 6(1) amended | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (5/2019), ss. 1(2), 75 | 18 April 2019 | Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 189 of 2019), art. 2(j) |
| S. 9(2)(a)(iv) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 232(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 9(2)(a)(iv) references to personal data construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 35(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 232(c)(i) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 35(3) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 232(c)(ii) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 35(4) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 232(c)(iii) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1 references to the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the Pensions Ombudsman shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (22/2017), s. 29(3) | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1, para. 7 substituted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 295 | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3(2) | National Shared Services Office (Appointment of Public Service Bodies) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 268 of 2018) |
| S. 5 | National Shared Services Office Act 2017 (Establishment Day) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 580 of 2017) |
| S. 9(1) | National Shared Services Office (Delegation of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 267 of 2018) |