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.
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 | 28 August 2024 | Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 417 of 2024), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, & sch. 1 part 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 14(1) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 22 amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 24(4)(f)(vi) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(1) substituted | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(2)(a)(i) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(2)(a)(ii) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(2)(b)(ii) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(4)(d) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 25(7) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 37(3)(b) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 38(1) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 58(2) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 62(3)(j) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 66(2)(b) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 66(7) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 67(5)(b) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 68(7) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 65 | 18 June 2025 | Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(3), schedule, part 3, item 8 |
| S. 90, 91 functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 7 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 97 functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 101 functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 108 functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 4 | Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 419 of 2024) |
| Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) (Licensing Fees) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 418 of 2024) | |
| S. 8 | Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 419 of 2024) |
| S. 9 | Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 419 of 2024) |
| S. 57 | Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 419 of 2024) |
| Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) (Licensing Fees) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 418 of 2024) |