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.
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 |
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Ss. 1- 4 | 1 November 2007 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 730 of 2007), art. 2 |
S. 5 | 1 November 2007 | Commenced under s. 5(5) |
Ss. 6, 7 | 1 November 2007 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 730 of 2007), art. 2 |
S. 8 | 1 November 2007 | Commenced under s. 8 |
Ss. 9-18 | 1 November 2007 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 730 of 2007), art. 2 |
S. 19 | 1 February 2008 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 782 of 2007), art. 2 |
Ss. 20- 24 | 1 November 2007 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 730 of 2007), art. 2 |
S. 25 | 1 January 2008 | Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 730 of 2007), 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 |
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S. 3(1) amended | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (No. 23 of 2010), ss. 2, 15(14), sch. 2, pt. 14, para. 24 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
S. 5 deleted | Markets in Financial Instruments Act 2018 (25/2018), s. 3 | 29 October 2018 | Commenced on enactment |
S. 5(1) amended | European Communities (Assessment of Acquisitions in the Financial Sector) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 206 of 2009), regs. 2, 8(a) | 6 June 2009 | European Communities (Assessment of Acquisitions in the Financial Sector) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 206 of 2009), reg. 2 |
S. 5(2)(b) amended | European Communities (Assessment of Acquisitions in the Financial Sector) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 206 of 2009), regs. 2, 8(b) | 6 June 2009 | European Communities (Assessment of Acquisitions in the Financial Sector) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 206 of 2009), reg. 2 |
S. 6A new section inserted | Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2009 (No. 7 of 2009) ss. 12, 13(2) | 30 March 2009 | Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 102 of 2009), art. 2 |
S. 13 references to the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the Pensions Ombudsman shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman | 22/2017, s. 29(3) | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
S. 13 reference to "Financial Services Ombudsman Council" construed as "Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Council" | 22/2017, s. 29(2) | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
Section | SIs made under the Act |
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None |