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

Children First Act 2015
No. 36 of 2015

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-5 11 December 2015 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(a)
Ss. 6-17 11 December 2017 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2
S. 18 1 May 2016 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2
S. 19 11 December 2017 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2
S. 20-26 1 May 2016 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2
S. 27 11 December 2017 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 470 of 2017), art. 2
S. 28 11 December 2015 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(b)
Schs. 1-3 11 December 2015 Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S. I. No. 555 of 2015), art. 2(a)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Application of Act extended S.I. No. 230/2018 - European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, reg. 10(3)
S. 2 amended Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(a)
S. 21(3)(d) amended Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (17/2019), ss. 1(2), 35(a)
S. 24(2)(d)(ii) amended Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2019 (17/2019), ss. 1(2), 35(b)
Sch. 2, para. 14 amended Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), ss. 12, 13(3)
Sch. 3, para. 9A inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(i)
Sch. 3, para. 10(b) substituted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(ii)
Sch. 3, para. 10(c), (d) inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(ii)
Sch. 3, para. 14 inserted Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (2/2017), ss. 1(2), 55(b)(iii)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None