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Updated to 11 December 2024 (Act No. 48 of 2024 and S.I. No. 697 of 2024)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019
No. 14 of 2019

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-2 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 3-5 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a)
S. 6(1)(a), (b) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5A) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5B) 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 6(1)(d) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(6A) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, ss. 19(6B), (6C) 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 6(2) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
Ss. 7-9 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
Ss. 10, 11 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 12-16 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
S. 17 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 18 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a)
Ss. 19-21 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
S. 22(1)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(1)(b)(i) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(1)(b)(ii)-(iv) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 22(1)(c)-(g) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(2) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(b)(i) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(b)(ii), (iii) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(c)
S. 24(a) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(c)
S. 24(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(b)  15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(d)
S. 25(1)(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(b) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts.2, 2(d)
S. 25(1)(d), (e) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(2) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 26 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 27 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 28 insofar as it effects the insertion of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/ 2004), ss. 148R, 148AF 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(b)
S. 28 other than insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004) ss. 148R, 148AF  1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 29(a) 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(c)
S. 29(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 30-33 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 34, 35 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a)
S. 36 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 37 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(a)
S. 38 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Act other than s. 38 included in collectively cited Residential Tenancies Acts S. 1(2)
S. 8(2) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 635
  Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 (17/2021), s. 18
S. 22(2) substituted 24/2019, ss. 26(a), 28(5)
S. 25(2) substituted 24/2019, ss. 26(b), 28(5)
S. 26(2) substituted 24/2019, ss. 26(c), 28(5)
S. 37 substituted 24/2019, ss. 26(d), 28(5)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None