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 Training Fund Act 2000
No. 41 of 2000
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 | 21 December 2000 | National Training Fund Act, 2000 (Commencement) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 494 of 2000), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer of functions | S.I. No. 451 of 2020 arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. 1 | 21 October 2020 | S.I. No. 451 of 2020, 2 |
| Transfer of certain functions under | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S.I. No. 187 of 2010, arts. 2, 3 | 1 May 2010 | Employment Programmes and Services and Skills Training (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 187 of 2010), art. 1(2) | |
| S. 1(1) amended | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(a) & (2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 1 reference to Minister construed | S.I. No. 451 of 2020 arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. 1 | 21 October 2020 | S.I. No. 451 of 2020, 2 |
| S. 3 substituted | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(b) & (2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 4(1) substituted | 48/2019, ss. 29(1), 29(2) | 1 January 2020 | Commenced as per s. 29(2) |
| 37/2018, ss. 31(1), 31(2) | 1 January 2019 | Commenced as per s. 31(2) & Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 655 of 2018), art. 4 | |
| 38/2017, ss. 17(1), 17(2) | 1 January 2018 | Commenced as per s. 17(2) | |
| 9/2011, s. 23(1)(c)(i), 23(2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) | |
| S. 4(4) substituted | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(c)(ii), 23(2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 4(5) deleted | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(c)(iii), 23(2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 4(6) deleted | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(c)(iii), 23(2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 4(7) deleted | 9/2011, s. 23(1)(c)(iii), 23(2) | 2 July 2011 | S. 23(2) |
| S. 4(13) inserted | 4/2003, ss. 1(4), 21(a) | 1 January 2004 | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003), art. 2 |
| S. 4(13) amended | 41/2003, s. 15(a), 15(b) | 19 December 2003 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(14) inserted | 9/2004, s. 21 | 25 March 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(15) inserted | 9/2004, s. 21 | 25 March 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(1) amended | 4/2003, ss. 1(4), 21(b) | 1 January 2004 | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3) amended | 26/2005, ss. 8, 364(1) | 1 December 2005 | Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 923 of 2005), art. 2 |
| S. 5(4) amended | 26/2005, ss. 8, 364(1) | 1 December 2005 | Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 923 of 2005), art. 2 |
| S. 5(6) substituted | 4/2003, ss. 1(4), 21(b)(ii) | 1 January 2004 | Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2A) inserted | 25/2013, ss. 1(2), 20(2) | 26 October 2013 | Further Education and Training Act 2013 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 400 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2B) inserted | 21/2025, ss. 1, 2(2) | 19 January 2026 | S.I. No. 6 of 2026 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |