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.
Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022
No. 14 of 2022
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(a) |
| S. 5 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 6-31 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(b) |
| S. 32 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| S. 33 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(b) |
| S. 34 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 35-37 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 38-42 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 43-51 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 52-56 | 30 June 2022 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 57, 58 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 496 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Ss. 59-63 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(e) |
| S. 64 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 65-69 | 1 July 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022), art. 2(e) |
| S. 70 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 71, 72 | 3 October 2022 | Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022), art. 2(f) |
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. 5(2) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(a) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 25(2) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(b) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 31(2) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(c) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 32(4) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(d) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 33A inserted | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(e) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(1) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(f)(i) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(1)(a) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(f)(ii) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(1)(b) amended | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(f)(iii) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(1)(c) inserted | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(f)(iv) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(8A) inserted | Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (8/2023), ss. 1(5), 41(g) | 4 April 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |