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.
Charities Act 2009
No. 6 of 2009
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1, 2 | 1 September 2009 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 284 of 2009), art. 2 |
| S. 3 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(a) |
| S. 4 | 26 June 2010 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 315 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 5 | 1 September 2009 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 284 of 2009), art. 2 |
| Ss. 6 - 9 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(b) |
| S. 10(1), (2) | 1 September 2009 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 284 of 2009), art. 2 |
| S. 10(3), (4) | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(c) |
| S. 11 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(d) |
| Ss. 12 - 63 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(e)-(f) |
| Ss. 64-74 | 5 September 2016 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 350 of 2016) |
| Ss. 75 - 88 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(g)-(h) |
| S. 89 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 90 | 26 June 2010 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 315 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 91 | 15 August 2016 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 424 of 2016) |
| S. 92 | 15 August 2016 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 424 of 2016) |
| Ss. 93 - 98 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 99 | 1 September 2009 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 284 of 2009), art. 2 |
| Schs. 1, 2 | 16 October 2014 | Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 457 of 2014), art. 2(i)-(j) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer of certain functions | Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 348 of 2017, arts. 2, 3 | 26 July 2017 | Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 348 of 2017) |
| Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 194 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 1 May 2011 | Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 194 of 2011), art. 1(2) | |
| S. 2(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 3(a) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 1(2), s. 145 and sch. 4 | 10 November 2022 | Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 554 of 2022), art. 2(a) | |
| Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 68 | 28 October 2014 | Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 479 of 2014), art. 2(b), (c) | |
| Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (No. 11 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), schedule 6, item 53 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 | |
| S. 2(2)(a)(i) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 3(b)(i) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2(2)(b) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 3(b)(ii) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 3(1)(d) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 3(1)(e)-(r) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 3(11) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 4(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 17 substituted | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 98 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 28(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 5(a) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 28(1)(d) references construed | Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39 | 1 August 2014 | Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 366 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 28(1A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 5(b) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 28(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 5(c) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 33 amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 6(a), (b) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 33(6) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 6(c) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 39(4A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(b) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(l) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(c) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(c)(i) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(d) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(5)(da) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(b)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(6) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(6A), (6B) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(a) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(b) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(iii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(b)(i) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(iii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(f) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(fa) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(7)(g) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(e)(vi) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(9) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(11) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(g) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(11A)-(11C) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(h) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(12) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(13) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(15) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(k) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 39(18)-(20) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 7(l) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(4) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(a) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(ii)(I), (II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(b) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(iii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(b)(i) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(iii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(f) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(fa) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(6)(g) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(c)(vi) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(7)-(13) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 8(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 42A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 9 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(2A), (2B) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(3) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(4) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(5) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(5A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(g) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(6), (7) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(h) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(10) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 43(12)-(14) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 10(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(1A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(2A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(3) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(4), (5) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(5A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(g) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(6)-(8) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(h) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(11) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(12) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44(13)-(15) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 11(k) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 44A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 12 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(1A)-(1C) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(2), (3) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(3A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(5A)-(5C) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(6), (7) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45(7A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 13(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 45A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 14 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 46(2) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 15(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 46(6) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 15(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 46(7)(a) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 15(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 46(7)(b) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 15(c)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 46(7)(c)-(e) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 15(c)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 47(11) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 16(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 47(12) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 16(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(3)(a) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(3A), (3B) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(6)(a) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(d)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(6)(c) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(d)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 48(6)(d) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 17(d)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(13)(a) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(b)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(13)(c) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(13)(d) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(b)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(14)(b) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(c)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 50(14)(b)(i) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52 amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52(3)(c) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52(4)(a) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52(5) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 19(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 53(1) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 20(a) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 53(2) deleted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 20(b) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 53(3)-(6) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 20(c) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 54(1) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 21(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 54(2) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 21(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 54A-54D inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 22 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(1)(a), (b) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(1)(ea)-(ec) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(a)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(1)(f) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(a)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(1A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(2A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 55(4) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 23(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 59(3)(d) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 24 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 61 renumbered as s. 61(1) | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), schedule 4, pt. 1, item 10 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 61(2) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), schedule 4, pt. 1, item 10 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 62(1) redress and appeal provisions for purposes of | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 41(1), schedule 5 part 1 item 20, sch. 6 part 1 item 26, sch. 6 part 2 item 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(1) included in definitions of employment, relevant enactment | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 2, schedule 1, part 2, item 11 | 1 August 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 338 of 2015), art. 2(a) |
| S. 62(1A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), schedule 4, pt. 1, item 10 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 62(2) amended | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(2) references construed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 57(2), 57(3) | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(3) amended | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(4) deleted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(5) substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(5) relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 41(5)(b)(i), schedule 6, pt. 1, item 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(6) deleted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(7) deleted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(8) deleted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(8A) inserted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 52(1), 52(3), schedule 7, pt. 1, ref. 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 62(8A) relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), schedule 6, pt. 2, item 26 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 64 designated as s. 64(1) | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 25(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 64(2), (3) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 25(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 66A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 26 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 68A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 27 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 68B inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 27 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 69(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 28(a)(i)-(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 69(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 28(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 69(4) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 28(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 72(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 29 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73(1) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73(2A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 73(4) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 30(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 74(1)(d) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(a)(i) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(1)(e) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(a)(ii) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(1)(f) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(a)(iii) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(2A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(b) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(3A), (3B) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(c) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(4)(e) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(d)(i) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(4)(f) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(d)(ii) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 74(4)(g) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 31(d)(iii) | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 75(2) amended | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 75(9)(a), (b) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 32(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 77(1) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 33 | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| Part 6A (ss. 88A-88C) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 34 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 89 repealed | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 35 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 90A inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 36 | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| S. 93(a)(ii) amended | Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (35/2024), ss. 271(1), 271(2) | 23 October 2024 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 99 repealed | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 37 | 27 January 2025 | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 10 of 2025), art. 2(b) |
| Sch. 1, para 2(3A) inserted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 38(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 1, para 3(3)(a), (b) substituted | Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (21/2024), ss. 1(2), 38(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 4 | Charities Act 2009 (Section 34) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 587 of 2017) |
| S. 12 | Charities Act 2009 (Establishment Day) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 456 of 2014) |
| S. 26 | Charities Regulatory Authority Superannuation Scheme 2024 (S.I. No. 739 of 2024) |
| S. 33 | Charities Act 2009 (Section 33) (Relevant Regulator) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 276 of 2022) |
| Charities Act 2009 (Section 33) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 586 of 2017) | |
| S. 34 | Charities Act 2009 (Section 34) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 587 of 2017) |
| S. 79 | Charity Appeals Tribunal Rules 2018 (S.I. No. 209 of 2018) |