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

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-2 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(a)
Ss. 3-4 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(a)
Ss. 5-6 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(b)
S. 7(1) in so far as it relates to the repeal of ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), 11-13 and 24(1), (2) of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947 (No. 10 of 1947) 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(a)
S. 7(1)  except in so far as it relates to the repeal of ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), 11-13 and 24(1), (2) of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947 (No. 10 of 1947) 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(b)
S. 7(2) 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(b)
Ss. 8 - 27 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(c)
S. 28 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(c)
Ss. 29 - 34 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(b)
Ss. 35 - 37 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(d)
Ss. 38 - 42 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(c)
Ss. 43 - 44 in so far as not already in operation 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(e)
Ss. 45 - 48 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 49 - 61 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(f)
S. 62 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(e)
Ss. 63-73 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(g)
Ss. 74-76 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(f)
S. 77 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(g)
S. 78 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(h)
Ss. 79-81 1 December 2017 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Part 10) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 520 of 2017), art. 2
Ss. 82-85 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(i)
Ss. 86-88 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(d)
Ss. 89-91 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(j)
S. 92 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(h)
S. 93 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(k)
S. 94 (1)-(6) in so far as it is not already in operation 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 94(7) in so far as it is not already in operation 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(l)
S. 94 (7) other than in so far as it relates to an offence under s. 28 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011  7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i)
S. 94 (8)-(9) 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(i)
Ss. 95 - 97 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(e)
Ss. 98 - 100 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(m)
S. 101 in so far as it is not already in operation  6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(n)
S. 101 in so far as it relates to sch. 8 paras. 9, 10 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(f)
Sch. 1 in so far as it is not already in operation  6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(o)
Sch. 1 in so far as it relates to the repeal of Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947, ss. 8(1), (2), 10(1), (2), Part III (ss. 11-13) and 24(1), (2) 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(a)
Schs. 2-4 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(p)
Schs. 5 -6 7 June 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 2(j)
Sch. 7 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(q)
Sch. 8, paras. 1-8 6 July 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 198 of 2012), art. 3(r)
Sch. 8, paras. 9-10 3 April 2012 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 112 of 2012), art. 2(g)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Contributions to Property Services Compensation Fund specified Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 183 of 2012), regs. 1(2), 3
Levels of professional indemnity insurance prescribed Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 182 of 2012)
Licence classes & fees prescribed Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 180 of 2012), regs. 1(2), 4 & table
Provisions on protection of client moneys prescribed Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Client Moneys) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 199 of 2012)
S. 2 references construed Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (47/2019), ss. 1(3), 68
S. 2(1) amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(a)
S. 2(1) construction of references European Union (Capital Requirements) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 158 of 2014), reg. 160
S. 8 establishment day appointed Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 113 of 2012), art. 2
S. 15(4)(ii) references construed Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39
S. 30(2)(a) qualifications for licence specified Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Qualifications) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 181 of 2012), regs. 1(2), 3
S. 31(6) license period extended Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Section 95) (Extension of Licences) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 162 of 2020), reg. 2
S. 42(2) substituted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(b)
S. 67(2A) inserted Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(a)
S. 67(3A) inserted Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(b)
S. 67(5) provision specified for the purposes of Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), Sch. 5 Pt. 1 item 24
S. 67(5A) inserted Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 14(c)
Part 12 (ss. 86-88) applied Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (No. 44 of 2012), ss. 1(2), 105(5)(i)
S. 93 substituted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 218(c)
Sch. 4 (other than paras. 1, 2, 3(7), (8)) repealed Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), Sch. 2 pt. 1 item 28
Sch. 4 para. 1(1) substituted Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30
Sch. 4 para. 1(3) substituted Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30
Sch. 4 para. 2 substituted Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30
Sch. 4 para. 3(7) amended Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30
Sch. 4 para. 3(8)(a) amended Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30
Sch. 4 para. 3(8)(b) amended Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3) Sch. 7 pt. 1 item 30

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 8 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 113 of 2012)
S. 25 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 63 of 2024)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Licensing) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 180 of 2012)
S. 46 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Client Moneys) Regulations 2012 (S.I No. 199 of 2012)
S. 79 Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 348 of 2020)
  Property Services (Maintenance of Professional Competence of Licensees) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 576 of 2017)
S. 95 Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Renewal of Certain Licences) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 475 of 2023)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Minimum Standards) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 564 of 2020)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Section 95) (Extension of Licences) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 162 of 2020)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 161 of 2020)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 456 of 2015)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 183 of 2012)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 182 of 2012)
  Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 (Qualifications) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 181 of 2012)