Updated to 8 October 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024 and S.I. No. 528 of 2024)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Affordable Housing Act 2021
No. 25 of 2021
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-3 | 19 August 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement) (Parts 1 and 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 424 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 4, 5 | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(1) | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(2)(a) | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(2)(b) | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(2)(c) | 28 July 2022 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Section 6(2)(c)) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 408 of 2022), reg. 2 |
| S. 6(2)(d) | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(3)-(5) | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(6) | Not yet commenced. Require commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 6(7) | Not yet commenced. Require commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 7-27 | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| Ss. 28-40 | 19 August 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement) (Parts 1 and 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 424 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 41 | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 42 | Not yet commenced. Require commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 43-49 | 3 September 2021 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 450 of 2021), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Housing Acts | s. 1(2) |
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 |
| S. 6 reference to "Land Development Agency" construed | Land Development Agency Act 2021 (26/2021), ss. 1(3), 36(2) |
| S. 10(3) amended | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 65(a) |
| S. 10(5) amended | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 65(b) |
| S. 12(7)(h)(iii) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 87 |
| S. 13(1) substituted | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(a) |
| S. 13(2) substituted | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 88(b) |
| S. 16 minimum redemption payment provided | Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022), reg. 7 |
| S. 16(4) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 89 |
| S. 17(9) amended | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 90 |
| S. 41A inserted | Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 86 |
| S. 42(1) reference to "Land Development Agency" construed | Land Development Agency Act 2021 (26/2021), ss. 1(3), 36(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Eligibility) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 374 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 21 of 2023) | |
| Affordable Housing Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 20 of 2023) | |
| Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022) | |
| Affordable Housing Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 183 of 2022) | |
| Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Rent Setting) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 756 of 2021) | |
| Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Letting and Eligibility) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 755 of 2021) | |
| Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Designation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 425 of 2021) | |
| S. 9 | Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 21 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022) | |
| S. 10 | Affordable Housing Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 20 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 183 of 2022) | |
| S. 11 | Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 21 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022) | |
| S. 12 | Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 21 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022) | |
| S. 23 | Affordable Housing (No.2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 21 of 2023) |
| Affordable Housing (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 184 of 2022) | |
| S. 29 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Designation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 425 of 2021) |
| S. 30 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Designation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 425 of 2021) |
| S. 31 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Rent Setting) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 756 of 2021) |
| Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Letting and Eligibility) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 755 of 2021) | |
| S. 31(3)(b) | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Eligibility) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 374 of 2023) |
| S. 33 | Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Rent Setting) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 756 of 2021) |