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.
Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016
No. 2 of 2016
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 5 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 6, 7 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 8 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 9, 10 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 11 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 12 | 1 January 2019 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 640 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 13 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 14-16 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 17 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 18 | 24 May 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Section 18) (Forestry) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 190 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 19-21 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), 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.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act, s. 15 included in collectively cited Greyhound Racing Acts | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 1(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 14 references to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 15 reference to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 16 references to personal data construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 17 repealed | Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 (21/2023), s. 2(2)(c) | 11 July 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |