Updated to 5 December 2025
(Act No. 12 of 2025 and S.I. No. 587 of 2025)
Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|
Ss. 1 - 10 |
9 January 1998 |
Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) |
|
S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 19, 23-25, 27, 30 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 |
9 January 1998 |
Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) |
|
S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 20, 21, 22, 29 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 |
1 January 1999 |
Children Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 433 of 1998), art. 2 |
|
S. 11 in so far as it inserts ss. 26, 28 into the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 |
Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s.1(3) |
Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s.1(3) |
|
Ss. 12 - 18 |
9 January 1998 |
Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2) |
|
Ss. 19 - 28 |
1 January 1999 |
Children Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 433 of 1998), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
|
Forms and procedures prescribed |
S.I. No. 510 of 2001 |
|
Trans. of functns. under. |
42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 |
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S. 21(3) references construed |
13/2021, s. 4(1), schedule 1 |
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S. 27(a), (b) amended |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 6, schedule 2, ref. 4 |
|
S. 28(2) references construed |
13/2021, s. 4(2), schedule 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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