Updated to 16 April 2025 (Act No. 2 of 2025 and S.I. No. 141 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Children and Family Relationships Act 2015
No. 9 of 2015
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-3 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(a) |
| Ss. 4-42 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Parts 2 and 3) (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 541 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 43(a)(i), (ii) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 43(a)(iii) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 43(a)(iv) insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015" and "donor-conceived child" in s. 2 of the Guardian of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 43(a)(iv) except insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015" and "donor-conceived child" in s. 2 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 43(b), (c) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| Ss. 44-46 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 47(a)-(b) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(a) |
| S. 47(c) insofar as section 6(4) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), amended by that paragraph, relates to section 6(1A) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(a) |
| S. 47(c) except insofar as section 6(4) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), amended by that paragraph, relates to section 6(1A) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) | 31 July 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 355 of 2017), art. 3 |
| S. 48 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 49 insofar as it inserts s. 6B in the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) and s. 6F of that Act, inserted by that section, relates to s. 6B(3) of that Act | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 49 except insofar as it inserts s. 6B in the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964) and s. 6F of that Act, inserted by that section, relates to s. 6B(3) of that Act | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 50 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| S. 51 insofar as section 8 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), amended by that section, relates to section 6B of that Act | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(a) |
| S. 51 except insofar as section 8 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), amended by that section, relates to section 6B of that Act | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| Ss. 52-63 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(b) |
| Ss. 64, 65 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 66(a), (b) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(b) |
| S. 66(c) insofar as it relates to the insertion of subsection (2)(b) in section 27A of the Succession Act 1965 (27/1965) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 66(c) except insofar as it relates to the insertion of subsection (2)(b) in section 27A of the Succession Act 1965 (27/1965) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(b) |
| S. 67 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 68 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016). art. 3(c) |
| S. 69 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(b) |
| S. 70 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(c) |
| S. 71 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(d) |
| S. 72(a) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
| S. 72(b) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(d) |
| Ss. 73, 74 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(d) |
| S. 75 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
| S. 76 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(d) |
| S. 77 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(c) |
| S. 78 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(d) |
| S. 79 insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015", "donor-conceived child", "parent" and "second parent" into the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987), s. 33 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(d) |
| S. 79 except insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015", "donor-conceived child", "parent" and "second parent" into the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987), s. 33 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(e) |
| S. 80 insofar as ss. 35(1)(b), (1A), (1B) and (8) of the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987) amended by that section relate to a "second parent" | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(d) |
| S. 80 except insofar as ss. 35(1)(b), (1A), (1B) and (8) of the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987) amended by that section relate to a "second parent" | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(e) |
| S. 81 insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015", "DAHR procedure", "donor-conceived child" and "parent" into the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987), s. 37 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(d) |
| S. 81 except insofar as it inserts the definitions of "Act of 2015", "DAHR procedure", "donor-conceived child" and "parent" into the Status of Children Act 1987 (26/1987), s. 37 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(e) |
| Ss. 82-88 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(e) |
| Ss. 89-91 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(f) |
| Ss. 92-99 | 6 October 2019 | Commenced as per s. 1(7), as amended by the Civil Registration Act 2019 (13/2019), s. 12 |
| S. 100 | 1 July 2015 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Part 10) (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 263 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Ss. 101-134 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(9) | |
| S. 135 insofar as paragraph (a) of the definition of "dependent child of the civil partners", inserted by that section in section 2 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010), relates to a dependent child adopted by both civil partners under the Adoption Act 2010 (21/2010) | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(c) |
| S. 135 except insofar as paragraph (a) of the definition of "dependent child of the civil partners" inserted by that section in s. 2 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010) relates to a dependent child of both civil partners or adopted by both civil partners under the Adoption Act 2010 (21/2010) | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(g) |
| Ss. 136-150 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(h) |
| S. 151 except insofar as subs. (2), inserted by that section, in Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010), s. 113, relates to Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), s. 6B | 2 November 2017 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 474 of 2017), art. 3(d) |
| Ss. 151 insofar as subs. (2), inserted by that section, in Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010), s. 113, relates to Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 (7/1964), s. 6B | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(e) |
| Ss. 152-172 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(i) |
| Ss. 173-175 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(j) |
| S. 176 | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 624 of 2019), art. 2(f) |
| S. 177 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(5) | |
| Ss. 178-180 | 18 January 2016 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 12 of 2016), art. 3(j) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement Date |
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in definition of family law proceedings | Mediation Act 2017 (27/2017), ss. 1(2), 2 | 1 January 2018 | Mediation Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 591 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Collectively cited Child Care Acts excluded from application of | Mediation Act 2017 (27/2017), ss. 1(2), 3(1)(i) | 1 January 2018 | Mediation Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 591 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 1(7) substituted | Civil Registration Act 2019 (13/2019), s. 12 | 23 May 2019 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4 amended | Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 188(a) | 24 March 2021 | Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(h) |
| S. 4(a)(ii) amended | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (20/2018), ss. 2, 5(2) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 542 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 5(1)(b) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(a) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 5(8)(a) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(a) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 5(8)(b) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(a) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 9(3)(d) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(b) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(c) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11(3)(a) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(c) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 14(7) amended | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (20/2018), ss. 3, 5(2) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 542 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 16(7) amended | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (20/2018), ss. 4, 5(2) | 4 May 2020 | Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 542 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 19(3)(b), (c) deleted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 19(3)(b)-(d) inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(1)(b) substituted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(i)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(1)(d) substituted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(i)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(1)(e) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(i)(III) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(1)(f) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(i)(iv) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(1)(i) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 20(1)(g)-(i) inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(i)(V) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 20(2) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 21(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 21(4A) inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 22(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(c)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 22(5A) inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 22(6) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(c)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 22(7) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(c)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 25(1)(b) amended | Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 188(b) | 24 March 2021 | Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(h) |
| S. 25(3)(b)(ii) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(d) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 26(5)(a) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(e)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 26(6)(b) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(e)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S.27(5)(c)(i) substituted | Civil Registration Act 2019 (13/2019), ss. 13, 14(4) | 4 May 2020 | Civil Registration Act 2019 (Section 13) (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 543 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 27(5)(e) amended | Marriage Act 2015 (No. 35 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 23(e) | 16 November 2015 | Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 504 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 34(1) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(f)(i), (ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 35(1) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(g)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 35(1A) inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(g)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 35(2)-(6) deleted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(g)(iii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 35(5) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 36(1) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(h)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 36(2) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(h)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 37(1) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(i)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 37(2) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(i)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 38(1) amended | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(j)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 38(2) deleted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 232(j)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 40(1) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(e)(i)(I) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(1)(a) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(e)(i)(II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 40(2) amended | Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 89(e)(ii)(I), (II) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 41A inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 233 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 42A inserted | Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(4), 234 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(4) | |
| Ss. 101-134 deleted | Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017, s. 2(2) | 19 October 2017 | Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 443 of 2017), art. 3(1) |
| S. 177 repealed | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (4/2021), ss. 1(2), 3 | 1 April 2021 | Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 148 of 2021), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 21 | District Court (Donor-Assisted Human Reproduction) Rules 2020 (S.I. No. 434 of 2020) |
| District Court (Children and Family Relationships Act 2015) Rules 2016 (S.I. No. 17 of 2016) | |
| S. 41 | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Certification) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 546 of 2019) |
| Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Parentage Declaration) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 545 of 2019) | |
| Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (Consent to Use Declaration) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 544 of 2019) |