Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Standards in Public Office Act 2001
No. 31 of 2001
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 in so far as it relates to either House of the Oireachtas, or members, or the Clerk, of either such House, or committees of either such House or joint committees of both such Houses or subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid, or their members or clerks | 14 July 2001 | Commenced on enactment |
| Whole Act except in so far as it relates to either House of the Oireachtas, or members, or the Clerk, of either such House, or committees of either such House or joint committees of both such Houses or subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid, or their members or clerks | 10 December 2001 | Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 576 of 2001), art. 2 |
| Brought into effect in part | 10 December 2001 | Resolution of Dáil Éireann, Volume 546, 6 December 2001, Standards in Public Office Act 2001: Motion. |
| Resolution of Seanad Éireann, Volume 168, 28 November 2001, Standards in Public OfficeCommission: Motion. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Electoral Acts | s. 1(4) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited Standards in Public Office Acts | s. 1(3) | ||
| Functions transferred and references construed | S.I. No. 89 of 2023, arts. 1(2), 2-4, sch. | 1 March 2023 | S.I. No. 89 of 2023, 2 |
| S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2) | |
| Non application of | 10/2004, ss. 12(1), 13(2) | 27 September 2006 | Aer Lingus Act 2004 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 475 of 2006), art. 2 |
| S. 1(d) am. | 31/2010, ss. 123, 125 & sch. 7(pt. 1) | 1 November 2010 | S. 125 |
| S. 1(1) amended | 31/2021, s. 44 | 22 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(2A) ins. | 14/2014, ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 3 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 14(2)(e) am. | S.I. No. 562 of 2001, art. 2(a) | 12 December 2001 | |
| S. 20(2) am. | S.I. No. 562 of 2001, art. 2(b) | 12 December 2001 | |
| S. 22 substituted | 33/2023, ss. 1(3), 66 | 1 January 2025 | Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 553 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 22(1)(b) am. | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 53(a) | 20 July 2008 | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 274 of 2008), art. 3(1) |
| S. 22(2)(b) am. | 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 53(b) | 20 July 2008 | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 274 of 2008), art. 3(1) |
| S. 22(3) am. | 18/2014, ss. 1(2), 61 | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(b), (c) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 15 | Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (Sections 15 and 27) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 562 of 2001) |
| S. 27 | Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (Sections 15 and 27) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 562 of 2001) |