Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023.

(2) The Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2019 and Part 2 may be cited together as the Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2023.

(3) This Act, other than Parts 3 and 4 and sections 40 and 41 , shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(4) Part 3 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(5) Part 4 and section 40 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.