Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011

1.

Short title, collective citations and commencement.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011.

(2) The Child Care Acts 1991 to 2007 and this Act, other than sections 27 , 32 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 to 45 , 47 and 49 may be cited together as the Child Care Acts 1991 to 2011.

(3) The Children Acts 2001 to 2007, sections 27, 32 , 33 , 37 to 45 and 47 may be cited together as the Children Acts 2001 to 2011.

(4) The Health Acts 1947 to 2010 and sections 35 and 36 may be cited together as the Health Acts 1947 to 2011.

(5) The Adoption Act 2010 and section 49 may be cited together as the Adoption Acts 2010 and 2011.

(6) This Act, other than sections 7 and 49, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to subs. (6) exercised (31.12.2017) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 637 of 2017).

2. The 31st day of December 2017 is appointed as the day on which the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 19 of 2011), other than sections 3(b), 6, 13(b), (c) and (d), 14(b), 20, 21(b), 23, 24, 25 and 36(1)(a), insofar as it is not already in operation, comes into operation.

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Power pursuant to subs. (6) exercised (30.09.2011) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 497 of 2011.

2. The 30 day of September 2011 is appointed as the day on which sections 4 and 26 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 19 of 2011) shall come into operation.

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Power pursuant to subs. (6) exercised (8.09.2011) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 453 of 2011).

2. The 8 day of September 2011 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 19 of 2011) shall come into operation:

(a) Part 1;

(b) Part 4;

(c) Part 6.