Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Protected Disclosures Act 2014
No. 14 of 2014
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 2A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 26 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(I) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(II) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(i)(III) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(iii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(a)(iv) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| S. 3(1)(i) substituted | Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 1(2), s. 145, sch. 4 | 10 November 2022 | Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 554 of 2022), art. 2(a) |
| S. 3(3) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 4(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 4A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 5 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(1) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 4 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 | |
| European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(a) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) | |
| S. 5(2)(b) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(g) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(i) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(h) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(3)(i) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(c)(iii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(5A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(d) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5(7) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 6(e) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(b) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) | |
| S. 5(7A) inserted | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), regs. 1(2), 7(c) | 9 June 2018 | European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 188 of 2018), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 5(7A) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 7 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 5A(2) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 5 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 6(3) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(4) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(5) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(6) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(7) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(8) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(9) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(10) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(11) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6(12) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 8 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 9 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 6A(1)(g)(iii) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 6 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(a) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(a)(i) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(1)(b)(i) amended | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(a)(ii) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2C) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 10(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7(3) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 11 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 7B inserted | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 7 | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 8 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 12 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 13 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(i) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(a) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(ia) inserted | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(b) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| S. 10(c)(ii)(II) amended | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), regs. 2, 8(c) | 22 July 2023 | European Union (Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 375 of 2023), reg. 2 |
| Part. 2A (ss. 10A-10F) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10B inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10C inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10D inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10E inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 10F inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 14 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(1) provision specified for the purposes of | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 28 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(7C) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 21 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(9) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(c) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 12(10) repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(c) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2A) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2B) inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13(3) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 22(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 13A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 23 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 14A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 24 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 16 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 17 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16B inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 18 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 16C inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 19 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 17(2)(b) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 27 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 21 substituted with saver | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 28(1), (2) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 21A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 29 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 22 substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 30 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 25 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 31 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| S. 26 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 32(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 other than para. 1(1) applied with modifications | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 (11/2001), s. 11A, as inserted by 27/2015, ss. 1(5), 34 | 31 May 2001 | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 232 of 2001), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 1 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 1 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(5)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch 2, para. 1(c) substituted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 25(a) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 2 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 2 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 2 item 34 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch 2, para. 2A inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 25(b) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 paras. 3-6 repealed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), sch. 2 pt. 1 item 32 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3, para 4 repealed | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 3(d) | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 5 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), ss. 1(2), 15 and sch. 1 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 6 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), s. 1(2), s. 33 and sch. 2 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
| Sch. 6 Pt. 1 Point J (iv) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Digital Markets Act) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 359 of 2023), reg. 2 | 11 July 2023 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Digital Markets Act) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 359 of 2023) |
| Sch. 6, part II amended | European Union (Markets In Crypto-assets) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 607 of 2024), regs. 1(2), 23 | 8 November 2024 | European Union (Markets In Crypto-assets) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 607 of 2024), reg. 1(2) |
| Sch. 7 inserted | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), s. 1(2), s. 32(b) and sch. 3 | 1 January 2023 | Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 510 of 2022), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 7 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 448 of 2015) |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Section 7(2)) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 339 of 2014) | |
| S. 7(2) | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 233 of 2025) |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 524 of 2023) | |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 367 of 2020) | |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Disclosure to Prescribed Persons) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 490 of 2016) |