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.
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002
No. 9 of 2002
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-3 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 4 | See Schedule 1 | |
| Ss. 5-10 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 11 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 12 | 1 January 2001 | Commenced as per s. 12(4) |
| Ss. 13-16 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 17(a), (b) | 26 July 2006 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 391 of 2006), art. 2 |
| S. 17(c) | 25 April 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 163 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 17(d) | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 2 |
| S. 17(e) | 26 July 2006 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 391 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Ss. 18-24 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing Act 1996 (21/1966), s. 11(1)(a) and (2) | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979, s. 3 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979, s. 4 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3). | |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing Act 1988 (28/1988), s. 24 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 3 |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing Act 1988 (28/1988), s. 25 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(3). | |
| Sch. 1 in so far as it repeals Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 28 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 3 |
| Sch. 2 | 26 July 2006 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 391 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 | 27 June 2002 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 329 of 2002), art. 3 |
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. 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) |
| 42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 | 23 December 2004 | Health Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 886 of 2004), art. 2 | |
| 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 |
| Pt. 2 (ss. 5-10) affordable dwelling purchase arrangements | 21/2014, ss. 2, Part 3 (ss. 21 - 34 - except s. 34(d)) | 1 January 2016 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 482 of 2015), art. 2 |
| 21/2014, s. 34(d) | 15 September 2014 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 404 of 2014), art. 2(b) | |
| 22/2009, ss. 1(4), Part 5 (78 - 96) | 1 December 2009 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 449 of 2009), art. 2(a) | |
| Pt. 2 (ss. 5-10)exclusion from application of regs. | S. I. No. 535 of 2008, regs. 1(2) and 3(2)(b) | 1 January 2009 | Housing (Home Choice Loan) Regulations 2008 (S. I. No. 535 of 2008), reg. 1(2) |
| Pt. 2 (ss. 5-10) payments into affordable dwellings fund | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 94(2)(d) | 18 June 2018 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 206 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Pt. 2 (ss. 5-10) provision of loan finance for purchase under | S. I. No. 145 of 2009, arts. 1(2) and 3(b) | 27 April 2009 | Housing (Local Authority Loans) Regulations 2009 (S. I. No. 145 of 2009), art. 1(2) |
| Pt. 2 (ss. 5-10) transitional provisions | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 96(1), (2) | 18 June 2018 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 206 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 6 repealed with saver | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 7 and sch. 1, 96(7) | Not yet commenced, requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 6(1A), (1B) inserted | 32/2002, s. 19 | 24 December 2002 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7 housing authority services under | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 10(a)(v) | 1 December 2009 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 449 of 2009), art. 2(d) |
| S. 8 repealed with saver | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 7 and sch. 1, 96(7) | Not yet commenced, requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 8 saving for scheme established under | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 85(7) | 18 June 2018 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 206 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 8 restrictions on performance of reserved function under | S.I. No. 231 of 2014, regs. 2, 6-10 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government (Performance of Reserved Functions in Respect of Municipal District Members) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 231 of 2014), reg. 2 |
| S. 8 reserved function conferred | 37/2001, ss. 131, 131A, sch. 14A pt. 3 (see also 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 21(4), sch. 3) | ||
| S. 9 repealed with saver | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 7 and sch. 1, 96(7) | Not yet commenced, requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 9 moneys owing to housing authority, interest etc | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 33(1)(e) | ||
| S. 9 payments into affordable dwellings fund | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 94(2)(d) | 18 June 2018 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 206 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S.9 treatment of housing authority resources under | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 13(e) | 1 December 2009 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 449 of 2009), art. 2(d) |
| S.9(3A)(c) am. | 27/2009, ss. 2, 8(1), sch. 1 | 1 December 2009 | Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 356 of 2009), art. 2 |
| S. 10 moneys owing to housing authority, interest etc | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 33(1)(e) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 10 payments into affordable dwellings fund | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 94(2)(b) | 18 June 2018 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 206 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S.10 treatment of housing authority resources under | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 13(f) | 1 December 2009 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 449 of 2009), art. 2(d) |
| S. 10 repealed with saver | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 7 and sch. 1, 96(5) | Not yet commenced, requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 13 saver from disclosure | 30/2014, ss. 1(2), (3), 41, sch. 3 | 14 October 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13(2)(a) am. | 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 170, schedule, pt. 5, item 21 | 1 January 2011 | Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 648 of 2010), art. 3 |
| S. 14 repealed | 22/2009, ss. 1(4), 7 and sch. 1 | Not yet commenced, requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S.9 (3A), subsec. ins. | 43/2004, s.1 | 12 December 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7 | Housing (Mortgage Subsidy Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 914 of 2005) |