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
Whole Act	1 January 1992	Payment of Wages Act 1991 (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 350 of 1991), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in definitions of employment, relevant enactments	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 2 and sch. 1 item 1
Forms and procedures prescribed	S.I. No. 510 of 2001, ord. 57, rl. 2, para. 2, schedule, form 36B
Minister may refuse permit for offence under	16/2006, s. 12(1)(c), schedule 1, s. 41(4)
Transfer of functions under	S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, sch., part. 1
	S. I. No. 18 of 1993, schedule, pt. 1
S. 1(1) amended	23/2022, ss. 2, 10(2)
	1/2014, ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2 pt. 6
	11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), schedule 6, item 10
S. 1(1) references construed	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 66(2), 66(3)
S. 2(1)(b) references construed	S.I. No. 158 of 2014, reg. 152
S. 2(1)(h) transfer of functions under	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1
S. 4(4) relevant offence for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36(5)(b)
S. 4(4) amount of fixed payment prescribed	S.I. No. 419 of 2015, reg. 4(2)
S. 4A inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4B inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4B(1), (2) provisions specified for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 28(17), 41(1), schedules, 4, 5 part 1 item 3, item 3 as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 8, 10(2)
S. 4B(8) relevant offence for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36(5)(b) as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 7, 10(2)
S. 4C inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4C provision specified for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 28(17), 41(1), schedules, 4, 5 part 1 item 3, item 3 as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 8, 10(2)
S. 4D inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4D(2) relevant offence for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36(5)(b) as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 7, 10(2)
S. 4E inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4E(3) relevant offence for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36(5)(b) as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 7, 10(2)
S. 4F inserted	23/2022, ss. 3, 10(2)
S. 4F(3) relevant offence for purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36(5)(b) as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 7, 10(2)
S. 5 provision specified for the purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 28(17), 41(1), schedules, 4, 5 part 1 item 3, item 3 as substituted by 23/2022, ss. 8, 10(2)
S. 5(5)(c) amended	1/2014, ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 6 substituted	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), schedule 7, pt. 1, item 4
S. 6 relevant redress provision specified	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 41(5)(b)(i), schedule 6, pt. 1, item 4
S. 6(1) amended	23/2022, ss. 4, 10(2)
S. 7 substituted	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), schedule 7, pt. 1, item 4
S. 7 relevant redress provision specified	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), schedule 6, pt. 2, item 4
Ss. 8-9 repealed	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), schedule 2, pt. 1, item 4

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 4A	Payment of Wages Act 1991 (Application of Sections 4B to 4F) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 544 of 2022)
S. 4E(2)	Payment of Wages Act 1991 (Display of Notices) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 545 of 2022)
S. 4F(2)	Payment of Wages Act 1991 (Display of Notices) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 545 of 2022)
S. 7	Payment of Wages (Appeals) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 351 of 1991)