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Updated to 10 July 2025 (Act No. 5 of 2025 and S.I. No. 312 of 2025)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Health Identifiers Act 2014
No. 15 of 2014

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-4 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(a)
Ss. 5, 6 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(b)
S. 7(1) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(b)
Ss. 7(2)-(6) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 8, 9 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(b)
S. 10(1)(a)  30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(a)
S. 10(1)(b) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(c)
S. 10(2) 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(a)
S. 10(3) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 10(4) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(c)
S. 11(1)-(5) 31 March 2022 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 154 of 2022), art. 2
S. 11(6)(a) insofar as it relates to the purpose of the performance by the Minister of a function conferred on him or her by the Health Identifiers Act or any other enactment 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(d)
S. 11(6) insofar as it is not already in operation 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(b)
S. 11(7) 31 March 2022 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 154 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 12-20 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 21-23 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2 (e)
S. 24 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 25-27 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(e)
Ss. 28-34 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2(f)
Ss. 35-39 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Sch. 1 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(c)
Sch. 2 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(d)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision
Commencement Date		 Commencement Source
S. 2(1) amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 225(a) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 3 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 12 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 14 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
Part 6 (s. 27) substituted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 225(b) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 31 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 35(e) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 187 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 3(1) Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Service Providers) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 156 of 2022)
  Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Services Provider) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 237 of 2017)
S. 3(8)(b) Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Other Identifying Particulars) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 155 of 2022)
S. 26 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015)