Updated to 10 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 474 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019
No. 47 of 2019
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1, 2 | 8 June 2020 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 188 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 3-7 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021. (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 8 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021. (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(b) |
| S. 9(1)(a), (b) | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(1)(c) | 1 July 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 320 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(1)(d) | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(1)(e) | 1 July 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 307 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 9(1)(f), (g) | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(1)(h) | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(c) |
| S. 9(1)(i), (j) | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(2)-(5) | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(c) |
| S. 10 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(d) |
| S. 11(1)-(4) | 8 June 2020 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 188 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 11(5)-(11) | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 12-23 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(f) |
| S. 24 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 25-36 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(c) |
| S. 37(1)-(6) | 1 July 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 320 of 2021), art. 2(b) |
| S. 37(7), (8) | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(c) |
| S. 37(9)-(10) | 1 July 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 320 of 2021), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 38-52 | 1 July 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 307 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Ss. 53-60 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(d) |
| S. 61 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(g) |
| Ss. 62-64 | 1 January 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 728 of 2021), art. 2(e) |
| S. 65 | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(h) |
| S. 66 | 1 July 2022 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 307 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Ss. 67-70 | 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) |
| Schedule | 1 February 2021 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021. (S.I. No. 25 of 2021), art. 2(b) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2 amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 3 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 2A inserted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 4 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 25(3) deleted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 5 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 26A inserted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 6 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 34(1) deleted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 7 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 34(4)-(10) deleted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 7 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 34(6)(a) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 100(a), 101 | 6 July 2022 | Commenced as per s. 101 |
| S. 34(6)(b) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 100(b), 101 | 6 July 2022 | Commenced as per s. 101 |
| S. 34(6)(c) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 100(c), 101 | 6 July 2022 | Commenced as per s. 101 |
| S. 34(6)(d) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 100(d), 101 | 6 July 2022 | Commenced as per s. 101 |
| S. 53(1)(a), (b) deleted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(a) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 53(2) amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(b) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 54(1)(g) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 9 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 56(2)(f) amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 10 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 57(3)(a) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(i) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 57(3)(aa) inserted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(ii) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 57(4) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(b) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 57(5) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(c) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 57(6)(a) amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(d) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 58(2)(c) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(a)(i) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 58(2)(d) amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(a)(ii) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 58(2)(e) deleted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(a)(iii) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 58(3) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(b) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 58(4)(a)(i) substituted | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 12(c) | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 60(1)(c)(ii) amended | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (39/2024), ss. 1(2), 13 | 18 November 2024 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 627 of 2024), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7 | Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (Establishment Day) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 27 of 2021) |
| S. 19 | Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority Superannuation Scheme 2023 (S.I. No. 339 of 2023) |