Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 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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| Whole Act | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
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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| Transfer of certain functions under | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (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) |
| S. 1 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 6(1)(a) | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), ss. 4, 6(1) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (No. 11 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 57 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 | |
| Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), ss. 1(2), 68 | 1 September 2013 | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013), art. 2 | |
| Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 8(a) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011), art. 2 | |
| S. 1A inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 8(b) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 2 substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 6(1)(b) | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 2 applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(1) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2 (iii) |
| S. 2(1) table substituted with savers | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 5(3), (4) | 1 July 2013 | Commenced as per s. 5(3) |
| Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 9 | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011), art. 2 | |
| S. 2(1A) inserted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 69 | 1 September 2013 | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1A) substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(2) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(1B) inserted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 69 | 28 July 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(2) amended | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 25(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), 25(2) | 1 January 2019 | Commenced as per s. 25(2) |
| S. 2(2), Tables D, E inserted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 25(1)(f), 25(2) | 1 January 2019 | Commenced as per s. 25(2) |
| S. 2(2)(iv), (v) inserted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 25(1)(e), 25(2) | 1 January 2019 | Commenced as per s. 25(2) |
| S. 2A inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 5(5) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2A applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(1) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2 (iii) |
| S. 2A(3), Table C amended | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), s. 26(a) | 1 January 2019 | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), s. 26(a) |
| Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), s. 26(b) | 1 January 2020 | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), s. 26(b) | |
| S. 2A(3) substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 7(a) | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 2A(3) applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(2) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2 (iii) |
| S. 2A(4) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 7(b) | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 3 applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(1) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2(iii) |
| S. 3 substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(3) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(1) substituted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 70 | 1 September 2013 | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 5 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5 applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(1) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2 (iii) |
| S. 5(1)(b) amended | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 71(a) | 1 September 2013 | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 5(2) amended | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 71(b) | 1 September 2013 | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71) (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 314 of 2013), art. 2 |
| S. 6 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6 applied with modifications | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (No. 50 of 2013), ss. 1(3), 30(1) | 1 February 2016 | Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 41 of 2016), art. 2 (iii) |
| S. 6A inserted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 72 | 28 July 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6B inserted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 73 | 28 July 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10 repealed subject to trans. provs. | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 12(3)(c), (4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10 transfer of functions following consultation | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20 & sch. 2, pt. 2 | 6 July 2011 | Day appointed by Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 11 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 12 substituted | Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37 of 2012), s. 74 | 28 July 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 12 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 6(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| Schedule references construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Act No. 15 of 2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 32(2) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment | |
| ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (5/2014), ss. 8(1), (2), 9(3) | 19 June 2014 | ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 286 of 2014), art. 2 | |
| Sch. para. 20A inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (39/2022), ss. 1(3), 31, schedule |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |