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Contents

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

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-6	29 July 2005	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 7-23 in relation to persons born on or after 1 June 2002	6 January 2022	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 3 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 7-23 in relation to persons under 5 years of age	1 June 2007	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 234 of 2007), art. 2
S. 24	29 July 2005	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(1)(b)
S. 25	31 December 2005	S. 25(7)
S. 26	31 December 2005	S. 26(3)
S. 27	31 December 2005	S. 27(4)
S. 28	31 December 2005	S. 28(4)
S. 29	31 December 2007	S. 29(4)
Ss. 30-37	29 July 2005	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(1)(b)
Ss. 38-51	31 December 2005	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(2)(a)-3(2)(c)
S. 52	1 January 2007	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(3)
Ss. 53-58	29 July 2005	Disability Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 474 of 2005), art. 3(1)(c)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Regard to be had to transport sectoral plan under Act	15/2008, ss. 4, 12(5)(e), 64(2)(d)
Transfer of certain functions under	S.I. No. 688 of 2022, regs. 1(2), 2(b)(ii)
	S.I. No. 436 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, schedule 1
	S.I. No. 139 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1), schedule
	S.I. No. 217 of 2010, arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch.,
S. 2(1) definition of "public body" paragraph (e) amended	44/2009, ss. 14(1), 15(3), schedule part 1
S. 3 functions transferred and references construed	S.I. No. 595 of 2023, arts. 1(2), 2-8
	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 and sch. 1
Part 2 (ss. 7-23) transfer of functions	S.I. No. 688 of 2022, regs. 1(2), 4, schedule, part 2
S. 8 applied	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 13
S. 9(1)(a) application procedure prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 4 - 8
S. 9(1)(b) application procedure prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 4- 8
S. 9(2)(a) amended	24/2010, ss. 1(2), 170, schedule part. 5 item 23
S. 9(7) procedure prescribed under	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 8
S. 9(8) review date prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 12
S. 10 amended	23/2007, ss. 3, 105, schedule 2 part 6
S. 10 Health Information and Quality Authority body standing prescribed	23/2007, ss. 3, 8(1)(m)(ii)
S. 11(1) applied	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 17
S. 11(2) applied	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 17
S. 11(9) amended service statement procedure prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 21
S. 12 information to be included in service statement	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 18(f)
S. 12(3) deleted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(a)
S. 12A processing of certain genetic data prescribed	S.I. No. 687 of 2007, regs. 1(2), 3
S. 13(4) deleted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(b)
S. 14 form for complaints prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 23
S. 14 time limit for complaints prescribed	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 24
S. 18 form for appeal prescribed under	S.I. No. 263 of 2007, regs. 2, 25
S. 24 substituted	1/2014, ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2 pt. 6
S. 29(3) amended	26/2023, ss. 1, 239
S. 29(3)(c) amended	34/2024, ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 25
S. 30 code of practice prepared and approved	S.I. No. 484 of 2011, art. 2, schedule
	S.I. No. 163 of 2006, art. 2, schedule
S. 31(1)(g) inserted	6/2022, ss. 1(2), 49
S. 32(1)(c) deleted	6/2022, ss. 1(2), 50
S. 32(1)(d) deleted	6/2022, ss. 1(2), 50
S. 32A inserted	6/2022, ss. 1(2), 51
S. 35(1)(a) transfer of functions under	S.I. No. 842 of 2005, arts. 1(2), 4, schedule
S. 35(1)(b) transfer of functions under	S.I. No. 842 of 2005, arts. 1(2), 4, schedule
S. 40 amended	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 25(a)
S. 40(b) amended	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 25(b)
S. 40(d) amended	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 25(c)
S. 41 amended	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(c)
S. 41 data controller of genetic information not specified for purposes of s. 16(1) of the Data Protection Act 1988	S. I. No. 657 of 2007, reg. 4(g). See also reg. 4(h) in relation to data processor
S. 42(1)(b) amended	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(d)(i)
S. 42(2)(a) amended	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(d)(ii)
S. 42(4) substituted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(d)(iii)
Ss. 42(5), 42(6) inserted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(d)(iv)
S. 43 deleted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(e)
S. 43(2)(c) amended	23/2010, ss. 2, 15(8), schedule 2 part 8 item 1
S. 44(2) references construed	7/2018, ss. 9, 14(2), 14(4)
S. 44(2) amended	23/2010, ss. 2, 15(8), schedule 2 part 8 item 2
S. 45(1) deleted	7/2018, ss. 1(3), 202(f)
Part 5 (ss. 46-51) applied	S.I. No. 600 of 2006, art. 2
S. 46(3) amended	1/2024, ss. 1(2), 278
	46/2022, ss. 1(5), 101(a)
S. 47 functions transferred and references construed	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 and sch. 1
S. 47(4) substituted	46/2022, ss. 1(5), 101(b)
S. 53 repealed	18/2009, s. 3, schedule 1
S. 55(4)(c) references construed	7/2018, ss. 9, 14(2), 14(4)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 3	Disability (Assessment of Needs, Service Statements and Redress) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 601 of 2023)
S. 21	Disability (Assessment of Needs, Service Statements and Redress) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 601 of 2023)
	Disability (Assessment of Needs, Service Statements and Redress) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 704 of 2021)
	Disability (Assessment of Needs, Service Statements and Redress) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 263 of 2007)
S. 30(4)	Disability Act 2005 (Code of Practice) (Declaration) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 484 of 2011)
	Disability Act 2005 (Code of Practice) (Declaration) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 163 of 2006)