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

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	1 September 1971	Redundancy Payments Act, 1971 (Commencement) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 230 of 1971), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in definitions of employment, relevant enactments	16/2015, s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 item 18
Application of collectively cited Redundancy Payments Act extended, not restricted	45/2001, ss. 9, 11
	45/2001, ss. 2, 8
	5/2000, ss. 1(2), 41(12)
	S.I. No. 168 of 1997, rule 7
S. 3 repealed	27/2007, s. 20
S.3, substituted	7/1979, ss. 5, 21 (3)
S.10 (c) am.	14/2003, ss. 14, 17 (2)
S. 15 transfer of functions	S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, sch., part. 2
	S.I. No. 189 of 2010, arts. 2, 3
S.15 am.	7/1979, ss. 15, 21 (3)
S.15 (4), subsec. substit.	5/1990, ss. 27, 31
S. 16 transfer of functions	S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, sch., part. 2
	S.I. No. 189 of 2010, arts. 2, 3
S. 16(1) am.	27/2007, s. 21
	7/1979, ss. 18, 21 (3)
S. 16(2) am.	27/2007, s. 21
	7/1979, ss. 18, 21 (3)
S. 17 transfer of functions	S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, sch., part. 2
	S.I. No. 189 of 2010, arts. 2, 3

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act