Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
Commencement Information
Whole Act 21 March 2002 Commenced as per s. 9(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
Saver 30/2007, ss. 3, 31(5), 32(1)(j), 32(1)(k), 40(2), 50(1). 31 December 2007 Water Services Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 846 of 2007), art. 2
Trans. of cert. functns. under S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 29 July 2011 Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2)
National Sports Campus Development Authority is State authority for purposes of Act (subject to s. 7) 19/2006, s. 27 5 July 2006 Commenced on enactment
S. 1 references construed 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2) 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. 3(6) inserted 23/2014, ss. 1(3), 55 19 September 2014 National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 414 of 2014), art. 2
Sch. am. 15/2015, ss. 6, 19(2) 13 May 2015 Commenced on enactment
  23/2014, ss. 1(3), 5(1), sch. 1, pt. 7, item 1
  11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 41 1 July 2013 Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4
  19/2006, s. 27 5 July 2006 Commenced on enactment
  16/2007, s. 12 10 April 2007 Commenced on enactment
  15/2008, s. 23(1) 16 July 2008 Commenced on enactment

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None