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. 1-47	2 August 2011	Commenced on enactment
S. 48		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required as per s. 48(3)
Ss. 49-72	2 August 2011	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 16(2)(b) weight specified	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Services) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 150 of 2019), art. 2
S. 16(9) services specified	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 280 of 2012), regs. 1(2), 3
S. 30 deleted	Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (3/2017), ss. 1, 3(2)
S. 35(4)(b) regulations apply to undertakings following certain determination made under	Communications Regulation (Financing of Provision of Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 469 of 2013), reg. 3
S. 61(1)(i) substituted	Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 62 of 2015), s. 1(4)
S. 65A inserted	Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(a), 3(3)
S. 65A(1) amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(a)
S.65A(2)(i) references construed	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)
S. 65C references to personal data construed	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
Ss. 66A-E inserted	Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(b), 3(3)
S. 66A(2)(a) deleted	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(b)
S. 66C(1) amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(i)
S. 66C(2) substituted	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(ii)
S.66E(2) references construed	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 16(3)(a)	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Services) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 150 of 2019)
S. 16(9)	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 149 of 2019)
	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 534 of 2018)
	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 499 of 2018)
	Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 280 of 2012)
S. 36(2)	Communications Regulation (Financing of Provision of Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 469 of 2013)