Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
British-Irish Agreement Act 1999
No. 1 of 1999
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-10 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
| S. 11 as respects the Erne System, the Grand Canal (including the Barrow Navigation), the Lower Bann Navigation, the Royal Canal, and the Shannon Navigation | 1 April 2000 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1), (2) |
| S. 12 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
| S. 13 as respects the Erne System, the Grand Canal (including the Barrow Navigation), the Lower Bann Navigation, the Royal Canal, and the Shannon Navigation | 1 April 2000 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1), (2) |
| Ss. 14-35 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
| Ss. 36-38(1) as it applies to An Act of the Irish Parliament entitled “an Act for promoting the Trade of Dublin by rendering its Port and Harbour more commodious" | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 38(1) as it applies to the Foyle Fisheries Act, 1952 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
| S. 38(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 39, 40 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
| S. 41 as respects the Erne System, the Grand Canal (including the Barrow Navigation), the Lower Bann Navigation, the Royal Canal, and the Shannon Navigation | 1 April 2000 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1), (2) |
| Ss. 42-56 | 2 December 1999 | British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 377 of 1999), art. 3(1) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted | S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3), 42(22), schedule 2 (col. cit.) | 21 September 2011 | S.I. No. 477 of 2011 |
| Trans. of cert. functns. under | S.I. No. 175 of 2025, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 4-8, schedule, part 2 | 1 June 2025 | S.I. No. 175 of 2025, arts. 1(2) |
| S.I. No. 340 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule | 9 September 2020 | S.I. No. 340 of 2020, 3 | |
| S.I. No. 480 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(a), schedule | 20 September 2011 | S.I. No. 480 of 2011, arts. 1(2), | |
| S. I. No. 195 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1), schedule, pt. 2 | 1 May 2011 | S. I. No. 195 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1), schedule, pt. 2 | |
| S. I. No. 164 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1), schdeule, pt. 2 | 1 May 2011 | S. I. No. 164 of 2011, arts. 1(2), | |
| S. 2(1) amended | 32/2006, ss. 2(a)(i), 2(a)(ii), 4(3) | 19 January 2007 | 32/2006, ss. 2 |
| 16/1999, ss. 2(a), 3(3) | 2 December 1999 | 16/1999, ss. 2(a) | |
| S. 23 substituted | 16/1999, ss. 2(b), 3(3) | 2 December 1999 | 16/1999, ss. 2(a) |
| S. 23(4) substituted | 32/2006, ss. 2(b), 4(3) | 19 January 2007 | 32/2006, ss. 2 |
| S. 50 amended | 38/2012, ss. 1(3), 21 | 31 October 2012 | 38/2012, ss.1(3),21 |
| S. 51 references construed | 7/2018, ss. 9, 14(2), 14(4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 51(1) amended | 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 186(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 51(1) references to processing construed | 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 51(6) deleted | 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 186(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 51(7) references to processing construed | 7/2018, ss. 1(3), 166 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 53 substituted | 6/2005, ss. 2(a), 3 | 6 May 2005 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 53A inserted | 6/2005, ss. 2(b), 3 | 6 May 2005 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. references construed | 7/2018, ss. 9, 14(2), 14(4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |