All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-5	21 December 1960	Commenced on enactment
S. 6	1 October 1960	S. 6(6)
Ss. 7-8	21 December 1960	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Defence Acts	s. 8(2)
Application of collectively cited Defence Acts extended to women	28/1979, ss. 2, 8(4)
Enlisted members under 18 years excluded from application of Children Act 2001	24/2001, ss. 2(1), 271
S. 2 am.	20/2006, s. 2(1)
S. 2, constr. of ref.	18/1993, s.3 (1)
S. 2(1) amended	33/2021, ss. 14(a)(i), (ii), 18(2)
	20/2006, s. 8(a)
S. 2(2) amended	33/2021, ss. 14(b), 18(2)
S. 2(3) amended	33/2021, ss. 14(c), 18(2)
S. 2(3) subsec. ins.	20/2006, s. 8(b)
S. 2(4) inserted	33/2021, ss. 14(d), 18(2)
S. 3 repealed	20/2006, s. 12 and sch.
S.3 rstrct.	18/1993, s.2 (3) (a)
S. 4 (other than subsec. (7)) construction of references	18/1993, s.3 (1)
S. 4 am.	20/2006, s. 2(1)
S. 4(1) amended	33/2021, ss. 15(a), 18(2)
S.4 (1) exempt.	16/1996, ss. 6 (5) (a), 29 (2)
S. 4(4)(a) am.	20/2006, s. 9(a)(i)
S. 4(4)(a) am.	20/2006, s. 9(a)(ii)
S. 4(4)(b) am.	20/2006, s. 9(b)
S. 4(5) amended	33/2021, ss. 15(b), 18(2)
	20/2006, s. 9(c)
S. 4(7) repealed	20/2006, s. 12 and sch.
S.5 construction of references	18/1993, s.3 (1)
S.5, rep. with savings.	27/1965, ss. 8, 9, sch. 2, pt. 4
S. 6 am.	20/2006, s. 2(1)
S.6 rep.	3/2004, ss. 1 (2), 4, 5, sch. 2
S.6 constr. of ref.	18/1993, s.3 (1)
S. 6 (1) am.	20/2006, s. 10
S.6 (1) (b) (c) am.	28/1979, ss. 7, 8 (4)
S.6 (3) (c) am.	36/1996, ss. 6 (1), 7 (3)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 6	Defence Forces (Registration of Certain Births and Deaths Occurring Outside The State) Regulations, 1962 (S.I. No. 188 of 1962)