Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
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Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 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. 5 and so much of the other provisions of the Act as are necessary for the purposes of giving effect to s. 5 | 23 December 2010 | Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 648 of 2010), art. 3(2) |
| Ss. 6-208 | 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 |
| Sch. | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (44/2012), ss. 1(2), 69(4)(b), 104(4)(b) | 31 July 2013 | Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 285 of 2013), art. 2(c) |
| S. 2 amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 135 | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(c) |
| S. 5 recognition of certain registered foreign relationships | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 132 of 2016), art. 2, schedule | 3 March 2016 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foregin Relationships) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 132 of 2016) |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 212 of 2014), art. 2, schedule | 19 May 2014 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 212 of 2014) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 490 of 2013), art. 2, schedule | 10 December 2013 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 490 of 2013) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 505 of 2012), art. 2, schedule | 10 December 2012 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 505 of 2012) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 642 of 2011), art. 2, schedule | 4 December 2011 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 642 of 2011) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 649 of 2010), art. 2, schedule | 23 December 2010 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 649 of 2010) | |
| Ss. 5(1A)-5(1B) inserted | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (34/2014), ss. 1(3), 36 | 18 August 2015 | Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 357 of 2015), art. 2(h) |
| S. 5A inserted | Marriage Act 2015 (35/2015), ss. 1(2), 13 | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 28 charging orders made under section and charges arising under such orders confirmed not conveyances for the purposes of section | Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (28/2022), ss. 34(3), (4), 34(6) | 22 June 2023 | Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 321 of 2023), art. 2 |
| Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (15/2009), s. 14B(8), as inserted by Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Act 2021 (27/2021), ss. 4, 33(2) | 27 October 2009 | Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 (Commencement) (Remaining Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 423 of 2009), art. 3 | |
| Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (21/2014), ss. 2, 26(12) | 1 January 2016 | Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 482 of 2015), art. 2 | |
| S. 29(2)(a) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 136 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 30 application extended | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 15(1), 2(e) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30(1), 30(2) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 137 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 34 application extended | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 15(1), 2(e) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 34(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 138 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 34(2) application extended | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 14(1) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 34(3) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(a) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(4) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 138 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 39(2)(a) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(b) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 43(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 139 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 45 application extended | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 15(1), 2(e) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 45(1) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 140(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 45(3) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 140(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 46(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 141(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| Ss. 46(4)-46(5) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 141(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 47 amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 142 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 48(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 143(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 48(2)(a) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 143(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 48(3) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 143(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 50(6) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 51(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 144(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 51(2A) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 144(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 51(3) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(b)(i), (ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (32/2013), ss. 1(3), 21(a) | 3 February 2014 | Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (Jurisdiction of District Court and Circuit Court) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 566 of 2013), art. 2 | |
| S. 52 amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 145 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 52A-52B inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 146 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 52A(2) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(3) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(4)(c) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(iii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(4)(d) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(iii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(5) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(6) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(7) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(vi) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(9)(b) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(vii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 52A(13) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(c)(viii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 53(1)(a) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(d)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 53(1)(b) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(d)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 53(1)(c) substituted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(d)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 59(1) amended | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (11/2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), schedule 6, item 56 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 63(2) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(c)(i) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 63(3) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(c)(ii) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 67A inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 147 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 108A inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 148 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 109(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 149(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 109A inserted | Marriage Act 2015 (35/2015), ss. 1(2), 11 | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 110 substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 150 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 110(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 110(1A) inserted with transitional provisions | Family Law Act 2019 (37/2019), ss. 1(2), 4(1), 4(3) | 1 December 2019 | Family Law Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 585 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 110A inserted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(f) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 113 renumbered as s. 113(1) | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 151(a) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(d) |
| S. 113(2) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 151(b) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(d) |
| S. 115(a) substituted | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 51(a) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Ss. 115(a), 115(b) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 152(a), (b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 115(c) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 152(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 116(1) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 153(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 116(3) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 153(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(a)(i), (iii), (v) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(1)(aa) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(a)(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(1)(ba) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(a)(iv) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(1)(ca) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(a)(vi) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(2) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(4A) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 117(7) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 154(d) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 118 forms prescribed for cancellation of Property Adjustment Order | Land Registration Rules 2012 (S.I. No. 483 of 2012), rls. 1, 103, forms 59A, 59B, 59C | 1 February 2013 | Land Registration Rules 2012 (S.I. No. 483 of 2012), rl. 1 |
| S. 118(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 155 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 119(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 156(a)(i) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 119(1)(d) substituted | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 51(b) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 119(1)(d) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 156(a)(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 119(1)(e) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 156(a)(iii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 119(1)(f) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 156(a)(iv) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 119(2) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 156(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(i) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1)(a) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1)(aa) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(iii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1)(b) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(iv) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1)(ba) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(v) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(1)(c) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(a)(vi) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 120(2)-(4) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 157(b)-(d) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 121(2) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 158(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 121(3)(b) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 158(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 121(5) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 158(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 121(7) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 158(d) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 122(2) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 159(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 122(2A) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 159(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 123(4) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 160(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 123(5)(a) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 160(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 123(9) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 160(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 124(2) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 161 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 125(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 162(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 125(2) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 162(b)(i)-(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| Ss. 125(2)(a)-125(2)(b) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 162(b)(iii)-(iv) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 129(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 163(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 129(2)(c) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 163(b)(i) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 129(2)(f) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 163(b)(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 129(2)(g) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 163(b)(iii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 129(3A) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 163(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 131 forms prescribed for cancellation of Property Adjustment Order | Land Registration Rules 2012 (S.I. No. 483 of 2012), rls. 1, 103, forms 59A, 59B, 59C | 1 February 2013 | Land Registration Rules 2012 (S.I. No. 483 of 2012), rl. 1 |
| S. 131(2)(b) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 164(a) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 131(4A) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 164(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 131(7) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 164(c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 131A inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 165 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 133 amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 166 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 137(1) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 167 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 138 amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 168 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 139 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(g)(i), (ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 51(c) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 | |
| S. 140 application restricted | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 14(2) | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 140(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(2) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(2)(a) substituted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(ii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(2)(a) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 169 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 140(2)(b) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(ii)(III) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(2)(c) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(ii)(IV) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(2A)-(2E) inserted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(4) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(5) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(5) substituted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(2)(a), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 140(5A) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(vi) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(5A) inserted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(2)(a), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 140(5B) inserted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(2)(a), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 140(6) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(vii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(7) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(vii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(7) amended | Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (32/2013), ss. 1(3), 21(b)(i) | 3 February 2014 | Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (Jurisdiction of District Court and Circuit Court) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 566 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 140(8), (9) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(vii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 140(10) substituted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(h)(viii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(2)(b), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 | |
| S. 140(10)(b) amended | Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (32/2013), ss. 1(3), 21(b)(ii) | 3 February 2014 | Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (Jurisdiction of District Court and Circuit Court) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 566 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 141A-141B inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 170 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 142(1) substituted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 171 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 143 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 144 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 145 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(j) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 171 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(k) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 172(6) amended with transitional provisions | Family Law Act 2019 (37/2019), ss. 1(2), 4(2)(a), 4(3) | 1 December 2019 | Family Law Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 585 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 172(6)(b) amended with transitional provisions | Family Law Act 2019 (37/2019), ss. 1(2), 4(2)(b), 4(3) | 1 December 2019 | Family Law Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 585 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 182(1) amended | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (11/2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), schedule 6, item 56 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 186(2) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(d)(i) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 186(3) amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(d)(ii) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 190(2)(b)-(c) amended | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 149(b)(i)-(ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 190(2)(d) inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 149(b)(iii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 196(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(2) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(ii)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(2)(a) substituted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(ii)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(2)(b) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(ii)(III) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(2)(c) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(ii)(IV) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(2A)-(2D) inserted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(5) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(6) deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(v) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(6) substituted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(3), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 196(6A) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(vi) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(6A) inserted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(3), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 196(6B), (7) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(l)(vii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 196(6B) inserted | Courts Act 2016 (22/2016), ss. 2(3), 2(4) | 11 January 2017 | Courts Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 1 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 196A inserted | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), ss. 1(5), 172 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| S. 197 amended | Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 61(e) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 198 deleted | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(m) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 199 amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 88(n) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. references to 'Science Foundation Ireland' construed as 'Taighde Éireann' | Research and Innovation Act 2024 (15/2024), ss. 1(2), 61 | 1 August 2024 | Research and Innovation Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 373 of 2024), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5 | Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foregin Relationships) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 132 of 2016) |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 212 of 2014) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 490 of 2013) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 505 of 2012) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 642 of 2011) | |
| Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 649 of 2010) |