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S. 2 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 3 |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 12 substituted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 6 |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 13(2) deleted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 14(3) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 17(2) amended |
Houses of the Oireachtas (Enquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013 (No. 33 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 132 |
25 September 2013 |
Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 362 of 2013), art. 2 |
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S. 17(2)(i) substituted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 7(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 17(2)(j) amended |
Family Courts Act 2024 (48/2024), ss. 1(2), 6, schedule 2, ref. 7 |
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Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) |
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S. 17(2)(w) amended |
Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 38(a)(i) |
30 July 2021 |
Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 17(2)(x) inserted |
Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 38(a)(ii) |
30 July 2021 |
Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 17(2)(y) inserted |
Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 38(a)(ii) |
30 July 2021 |
Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 17(4) inserted |
Parole Act 2019 (28/2019), ss. 1(2), 38(b) |
30 July 2021 |
Parole Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 405 of 2021), art. 2 |
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S. 17(4) renumbered as s. 17(5) |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 7(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 18(1) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 8(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 18(1A) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 8(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 22(5)(b) substituted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 9(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 23(2) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 10(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 23(6) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 10(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 26 substituted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 11(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 26A inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 12 |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 27A inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 13(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 28(2)(a) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 14(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 28(6) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 14(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 29(1) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 15(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 30(2)(a) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 16(1)(a) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 30(2)(b) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 16(1)(b) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 30(2)(c) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 16(1)(c) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 30(4) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(c) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 31(2) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(d)(i) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 31(4)(k) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(d)(ii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 31(8) deleted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(d)(iii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 32(3) deleted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(e) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 33(1) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 17(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 34(1) amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 18(1) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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S. 34(4) deleted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 5(1)(f) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(a) |
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Part 4A (ss. 34A - 34I) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 19 |
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Part 4B (ss. 34J - 34L) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 21 |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(b) |
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Part 4B (ss. 34M, 34N) inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 21 |
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S. 36 repealed |
Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Act 2019 (43/2019), ss. 4, 5(2) |
17 January 2020 |
Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 13 of 2020), art. 2 |
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S. 37 repealed |
Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Act 2019 (43/2019), ss. 4, 5(2) |
17 January 2020 |
Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 13 of 2020), art. 2 |
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S. 45 inserted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 22 |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Sch. 1 part 1 para. 2 deleted |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(a)(i) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Sch. 1 part 1 para. 11 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(a)(ii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(a)(i) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 1 para. 12 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(a)(iii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(a)(ii) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 1 para. 13A inserted |
Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 14(2) |
15 July 2014 |
Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 2 para. 1 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(b)(i) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(b)(i) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 2 para. 2 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(b)(ii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(b)(ii) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 2 para. 3 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(b)(iii) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(b)(iii) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
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Sch. 1 part 2 para. 4 amended |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (2/2026), s. 23(1)(b)(iv) |
1 March 2026 |
Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 (Commencement) Order 2026 (S.I. No. 61 of 2026), art. 2(c) |
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(i), 127(b)(iv) |
31 December 2020 |
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Parts 17, 18, 19 and 20) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 693 of 2020), art. 2 |
