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.
Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011
No. 29 of 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 1 January 2012 | Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 657 of 2011), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Welfare of Greyhounds Acts | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 1(3) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 10, & sch. 1 part 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2 reference to "Bord na gCon" 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) |
| S. 9 application affected | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 36 | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2) application restricted | Microchippng of Dogs Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 63 of 2015), regs. 1, 14 | 1 June 2015 | Microchippng of Dogs Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 63 of 2015), reg. 1 |
| S. 11(3) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 59(a)(i) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 11(3A) inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 59(a)(ii) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 11(3B) inserted | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 59(a)(ii) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 12(7)(b)(iii) substituted | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 78(a) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(a)(iii) substituted | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 78(b)(i) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 15(8)(b)(iii) substituted | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 78(b)(ii) | 6 March 2014 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 106 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 26(2) amended | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 59(b) | 28 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 26(3)(d) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 286 | 2 April 2025 | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 107 of 2025), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5 | Welfare of Greyhounds Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 310 of 2016) |
| S. 8 | Welfare of Greyhounds Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 310 of 2016) |