Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022

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Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act, other than Parts 8 and 9, 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 appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(3) Part 2 shall come into operation on such day or days, not earlier than 3 months after the date on which Part 6 comes into operation, 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 appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(4) Part 9 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Social Protection may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

E1

A table showing commencement dates ordered by section is available at https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/isbc/2022_14.html.

E2

Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (3.10.2022) by Birth Information And Tracing Act 2022 (Part 9) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 496 of 2022).

2. The 3rd day of October 2022 is appointed as the day on which Part 9 of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (No. 14 of 2022) shall come into operation.

E3

Power pursuant to subss. (2), (3) exercised (3.10.2022) by Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 448 of 2022).

2. The 3rd day of October 2022 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 shall come into operation:

(a) section 5;

(b) Parts 2, 3 and 4;

(c) sections 32, 35, 36 and 37;

(d) Part 7;

(e) section 64 and 70;

(f) Part 11.

E4

Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (1.07.2022) by Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 321 of 2022).

2. The 1st day of July 2022 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 shall come into operation:

(a) Part 1, other than section 5;

(b) section 33;

(c) section 34;

(d) Part 6;

(e) Part 10, other than sections 64 and 70.