Updated to 23 February 2024 (Act No. 4 of 2024 and S.I. No. 63 of 2024)

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
S. 1 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment
S. 2 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment
S. 3 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment
S. 4 9 March 2020 Commenced as per s. 2(1), 2(3)(a), 2(4)
S. 5 9 March 2020 Commenced as per s. 2(1), 2(3)(a), 2(4)
S. 6 9 March 2020 Commenced as per s. 2(1), 2(3)(a), 2(4)
S. 7 13 March 2020 Commenced as per s. 2(2), 2(3)(a), 2(4)
S. 8 13 March 2020 Commenced as per s. 2(2), 2(3)(a), 2(4)
S. 9 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment
S. 10 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment
S. 11 20 March 2020 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 2(3)(b) amended Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), ss. 1(a), 5(2)
S. 2(3)(b) substituted Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2021 (12/2021), ss. 1(a), 5(2)
S. 2(6) substituted Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), ss. 1(b), 5(2)
S. 2(6) inserted Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2021 (12/2021), ss. 1(b), 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
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
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 Protectionand 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
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

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs 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)