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.
Youth Work Act 2001
No. 42 of 2001
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-7 | 22 April 2002 | Youth Work Act 2001 (Commencement Order) 2002 (S.I. No. 189 of 2005), art. 2 |
| Ss. 8-16 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| Ss. 17, 18 | 22 April 2002 | Youth Work Act 2001 (Commencement Order) 2002 (S.I. No. 189 of 2005), art. 2 |
| Ss. 19-23 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 24 | 22 April 2002 | Youth Work Act 2001 (Commencement Order) 2002 (S.I. No. 189 of 2005), art. 2 |
| Ss. 25-37 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. | 22 April 2002 | Youth Work Act 2001 (Commencement Order) 2002 (S.I. No. 189 of 2005), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans. of cert. functns. under. | S.I. No. 181 of 2025, arts. 1(2), 3(a), 4-8 | 1 May 2025 | S.I. No. 181 of 2025, arts. 1(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) | |
| S.I. No. 218 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch. | 3 June 2011 | S.I. No. 218 of 2011, arts. 1(2) | |
| S.I. No. 596 of 2008, arts. 1(2), 4(1) | S.I. No. 596 of 2008, arts. 1(2) | ||
| 42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 | 1 January 2005 | Health Act 2004 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 887 of 2004), art. 2 | |
| S. 2(1) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 8(1), (7), (8) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 9(1), (2) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 10 am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 11(1) - (6) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 12 am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 13(1), (4), (6), (7), (8) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 14(1), (2), (3) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 15 am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 17(2)(k) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 18(4)(d) functions transferred and references construed | S.I. No. 185 of 2025, arts. 1(2), 2, 3(1) | ||
| S.I. No. 595 of 2008, arts. 1(2), 4(1) | |||
| S. 18(5) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 19(1)-(8), (11) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 20 references construed | 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 20(1), (2), (2)(a) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 20(2)(b)(iv) am. | 40/2013, ss. 1(2), 97, sch. 2 pt. 17 | 1 January 2014 | Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 502 of 2013), art. 2 |
| 42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 7, pt. 13 | 1 January 2005 | Health Act 2004 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 887 of 2004), art. 2(c) | |
| S. 2(b)(vi) amended | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 20(3), (5) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 21 am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 22(1), (3), (5)(a), (7)-(10) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 23(4) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 26 am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 29(1), (2) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 30(1), (2) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 31(1), (3)-(5) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 32, 32(3)(d) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 33(1)-(3) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 34(1)(a) substit. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 35(1)-(3), (5) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 37(c) am. | 11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 38 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 24 | Youth Work Act 2001 (Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 131 of 2008) |
| Youth Work Act 2001 (Prescribed National Representative Youth Work Organisation) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 926 of 2005) |