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.
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020
No. 1 of 2020
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-3 | 20 March 2020 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 4-6 | 9 March 2020 | Commenced as per s. 2(1), 2(3)(a), 2(4) |
| Ss. 7-8 | 13 March 2020 | Commenced as per s. 2(2), 2(3)(a), 2(4) |
| Ss. 9-11 | 20 March 2020 | 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.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 2(3)(b) amended | Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), ss. 1(a), 5(2) | 10 February 2022 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 2(3)(b) substituted | Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2021 (12/2021), ss. 1(a), 5(2) | 10 June 2021 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 2(6) substituted | Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), ss. 1(b), 5(2) | 10 February 2022 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| S. 2(6) inserted | Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2021 (12/2021), ss. 1(b), 5(2) | 10 June 2021 | Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
| Part 2 (ss. 4 - 6) application extended from 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022 | Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 301 of 2022), reg. 2 | 1 July 2022 | Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 301 of 2022), reg. 2 |
| Part 2 (ss. 4 - 6) application extended from 9 February 2022 to 30 June 2022 | Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 47 of 2022), reg. 2 | 9 February 2022 | Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 47 of 2022), reg. 2 |
| Part 3 (ss. 9-11) application extended from 10 November 2021 to 9 February 2022 | Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 1013 No. 3, 3 November 2021 - Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion, and by Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 279 No. 11, 3 November 2021, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion | 10 November 2021 | |
| Part 3 (ss. 9-11) application extended from 9 November 2020 to 9 June 2021 | Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 999 No. 7, 22 October 2020, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion, and by Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 272 No.1, 22 October 2020, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 Part 3: Motion | 9 November 2020 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2(4) | Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 301 of 2022) |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 47 of 2022) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Part 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 325 of 2021) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Part 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 133 of 2021) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 7 and 8 of Part 2) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 740 of 2020) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Sections 7 and 8 of Part 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 350 of 2020) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Part 2) (No. 3) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 285 of 2020) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Part 2) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 207 of 2020) | |
| Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (Continuation of Part 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 155 of 2020) |