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.
Protected Disclosures Act 2014
No. 14 of 2014
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 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 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. 2A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 26 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(I) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(II) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(III) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(iii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(iv) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| S. 3(1)(i) substituted | Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 1(2), s. 145, sch. 4 | 10 November 2022 | Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 554 of 2022), art. 2(a) |
| S. 3(3) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 4A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 5 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(1) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 4 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(a) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) | |
| S. 5(2)(b) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(g) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(i) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(h) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(i) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(iii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(5A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(d) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(7) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(e) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(b) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) | |
| S. 5(7A) inserted | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(c) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 5(7A) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5A(2) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 5 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 6(3) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(4) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(5) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(6) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(7) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(8) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(9) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(10) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(11) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(12) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 9 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6A(1)(g)(iii) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 6 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(a) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(a)(i) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(b)(i) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(a)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2C) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(3) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 11 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7B inserted | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 7 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 8 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 12 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 13 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(i) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(a) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(ia) inserted | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(b) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(ii)(II) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(c) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| Part. 2A (ss. 10A-10F) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10B inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10C inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10D inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10E inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10F inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(1) provision specified for the purposes of | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 28 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7C) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(9) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(c) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(10) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(c) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(3) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 23 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 14A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 24 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 16 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 17 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16B inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 18 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16C inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 19 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 17(2)(b) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 27 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 21 substituted with saver | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 28(1), (2) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 21A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 29 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 22 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 30 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 31 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 26 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 32(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 other than para. 1(1) applied with modifications | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 (11/2001), s. 11A, as inserted by 27/2015, ss. 1(5), 34 | 31 May 2001 | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 232 of 2001), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 1 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 1 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(5)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch 2, para. 1(c) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 25(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 2 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 2 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 2 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch 2, para. 2A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 25(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 paras. 3-6 repealed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), sch. 2 pt. 1 item 32 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para 4 repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(d) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 5 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 15 and sch. 1 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 6 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), s. 1(2), s. 33 and sch. 2 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 6 Pt. 1 Point J (iv) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Digital Markets Act) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 359 of 2023), reg. 2 | 11 July 2023 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Digital Markets Act) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 359 of 2023) |
| Sch. 6, part II amended | European Union (Markets In Crypto-assets) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 607 of 2024), regs. 1(2), 23 | 8 November 2024 | European Union (Markets In Crypto-assets) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 607 of 2024), reg. 1(2) |
| Sch. 7 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), s. 1(2), s. 32(b) and sch. 3 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 448 of 2015) |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Section 7(2)) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 339 of 2014) | |
| S. 7(2) | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 233 of 2025) |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 524 of 2023) | |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 367 of 2020) | |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 490 of 2016) |