Updated to 26 September 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 416 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
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S. 1 |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
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S. 2(1) other than paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "relevant parent" |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
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S. 2(1) insofar as it relates to paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of "relevant parent" |
1 July 2022 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 331 of 2022), art. 2 |
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S. 2(2)-(5) |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
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Ss. 3 - 5 |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(c) |
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Ss. 6-29 |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(d) |
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S. 30 |
3 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Sections 30 and 31) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 434 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
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S. 31 insofar as it relates to the insertion in Part 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), of Chapter 11A, other than paragraph (b)(ii)(III) of the definition of “relevant parent” in section 61A(1) of Chapter 11A |
August 3 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Sections 30 and 31) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 434 of 2016), art. 2(b) |
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S. 31 insofar as it relates to the insertion, in Part 2 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005) of Chapter 11A, ss. 61A(1)(b)(ii)(III) and 62B-E |
1 July 2022 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Section 31) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 361 of 2022), art. 2 |
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Ss. 32- 37 |
1 August 2016 |
Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 435 of 2016), art. 2(e) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
Affecting Provision
Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
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S. 2 transfer of functions, construction of references |
S.I. No. 436 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, schedule 1 |
14 October 2020 |
S.I. No. 436 of 2020, art. 1(2) |
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S. 2(1) amended |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 21 |
1 April 2021 |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 6(1) amended |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 22 |
1 April 2021 |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 7(3)(a)(ii) amended |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 23(a) |
1 April 2021 |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 7(3)(b)(ii) amended |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 23(b) |
1 April 2021 |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 7(4)(a) amended |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 23(c) |
1 April 2021 |
Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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None |
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