Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015

1.

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015.

(2) The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009 and this Act, other than subsection (3) and sections 15, 85 and 87, may be cited together as the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2015 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) The Housing Acts 1966 to 2014, sections 15, 85 and 87 and this subsection may be cited together as the Housing Acts 1966 to 2015 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) This Act, other than section 25, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 26, section 26(2) and section 31, 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 provisions.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E1

A table showing commencement information ordered by section is available at https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/isbc/2015_42.html#commencement.

E2

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (15.03.2023) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Section 63(a)) (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I No. 96 of 2023).

2. The 15th day of March 2023 is appointed as the day on which paragraph (a) of section 63 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) shall come into operation.

E3

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (25.02.2018) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 37 of 2018).

2. The 25th day of February 2018 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation:

(a) Part 1, insofar as it is not already in operation;

(b) section 22;

(c) section 57 other than paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of that section;

(d) section 58.

E4

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (20.04.2017) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Section 17(c)) (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 159 of 2017).

2. The 20th day of April 2017 is appointed as the day on which paragraph (c) of section 17 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) comes into operation.

E5

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (9.05.2016) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 216 of 2016).

2. The 9th day of May 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation:

(a) section 26, insofar as it is not already in operation;

(b) sections 28 and 29;

(c) section 36;

(d) paragraph (b) of section 60, other than paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 135 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004) as that subsection is substituted by paragraph (b) of section 60.

E6

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (7.08.2016) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 151 of 2016).

2. The 7th day of April 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation:

(a) sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15;

(b) paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) of section 16;

(c) paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 17;

(d) sections 18, 19, 20 and 21;

(e) section 85.

E7

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (1.03.2016) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 119 of 2016).

2. The 1st day of March 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation:

(a) section 27;

(b) sections 32 and 33;

(c) sections 39 to 41;

(d) sections 44 and 45;

(e) section 47;

(f) sections 49 and 50;

(g) section 51 other than paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of that section;

(h) section 52, insofar as it relates to the insertion of subsections (4) and (5) into section 115 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004);

(i) sections 54 to 56;

(j) paragraph (d) of section 60;

(k) paragraph (e) of section 60, insofar as it relates to the insertion of subsections (6) and (8) into section 135 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004);

(l) section 62 other than subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of that section;

(m) sections 66 to 69;

(n) sections 86 and 87;

(o) the Schedule.

E8

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (8.01.2016) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of sections 30 and 42 and Part 4) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 4 of 2016).

2. The day appointed as the day on which sections 30 and 42 and Part 4 (sections 74 to 84) of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation is 8 January 2016.

E9

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (1.01.2016) by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 631 of 2015).

2. The 1st day of January 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 42 of 2015) come into operation:

(a) section 2;

(b) paragraph (d) of section 63, insofar as it relates to the insertion of subsection (7) into section 139 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27 of 2004).