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. 1-3	31 August 2005	Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 568 of 2005), art. 3
Ss. 4-13	1 December 2005	Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 568 of 2005), art. 3
S. 14	31 August 2005	Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 568 of 2005), art. 3
S. 15	1 December 2005	Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 568 of 2005), art. 3
Ss. 16-19	31 August 2005	Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 568 of 2005), art. 3

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Records relating to certain functions under Act exempted from FOI	30/2014, ss. 1(2), (3), 6 and sch. 1 part 1 (ad)
S. 2(10) inserted	25/2024, s. 25
S. 4(3A) ins.	14/2014, ss. 1(2), 20
S. 5(1)(b) am.	24/2007, ss. 1(2), 11 and sch. 4
S. 5(1)(e)(i) am.	24/2007, ss. 1(2), 11 and sch. 4
S. 6 application potentially restricted	14/2014, ss. 1(2), 13(1), (2)(b)(iii)
S. 9 procedure prescribed for access to military installation to conduct investigation under	S.I. No. 781 of 2005, regs. 1(2), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & sch.
S. 16 trans. of functns. under	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 9	Defence Forces Ombudsman (Procedures for Access to Military Installations) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 781 of 2005)