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
Whole Act in so far as it relates to either House of the Oireachtas, or members, or the Clerk, of either such House, or committees of either such House or joint committees of both such Houses or subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid, or their members or clerks	14 July 2001	Commenced on enactment
Whole Act except in so far as it relates to either House of the Oireachtas, or members, or the Clerk, of either such House, or committees of either such House or joint committees of both such Houses or subcommittees of any of the committees aforesaid, or their members or clerks	10 December 2001	Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 576 of 2001), art. 2
Brought into effect in part	10 December 2001	Resolution of Dáil Éireann, Volume 546, 6 December 2001, Standards in Public Office Act 2001: Motion.
		Resolution of Seanad Éireann, Volume 168, 28 November 2001, Standards in Public OfficeCommission: Motion.

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Electoral Acts	s. 1(4)
Act included in collectively cited Standards in Public Office Acts	s. 1(3)
Functions transferred and references construed	S.I. No. 89 of 2023, arts. 1(2), 2-4, sch.
	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
Non application of	10/2004, ss. 12(1), 13(2)
S. 1(d) am.	31/2010, ss. 123, 125 & sch. 7(pt. 1)
S. 1(1) amended	31/2021, s. 44
S. 5(2A) ins.	14/2014, ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 3
S. 14(2)(e) am.	S.I. No. 562 of 2001, art. 2(a)
S. 20(2) am.	S.I. No. 562 of 2001, art. 2(b)
S. 22 substituted	33/2023, ss. 1(3), 66
S. 22(1)(b) am.	14/2008, ss. 1(2), 53(a)
S. 22(2)(b) am.	14/2008, ss. 1(2), 53(b)
S. 22(3) am.	18/2014, ss. 1(2), 61

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 15	Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (Sections 15 and 27) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 562 of 2001)
S. 27	Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (Sections 15 and 27) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 562 of 2001)