Updated to 27 March 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025 and S.I. No. 95 of 2025)

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Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Whole Act 27 February 1997 Commenced pursuant to s. 1(2)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Proceedings under Act included in definition of Family Law proceedings 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 2(1)
Basis of calculation of period of living apart for purposes of Act  35/2015, ss. 1(2), 12(5)
Construction of references amended S. I. No. 298 of 1997, art. 4(2), schedule
  52/1998, ss. 1(2), 22(2)
Court fees excluded for proceedings under S.I. No. 369 of 1997, arts. 2, 5(a)(xi)
Effect in relation to judgment mortgages 27/2009, ss. 2, 117(4)(a)
Forms and procedures prescribed S.I. No. 510 of 2001
Income tax not to be deductable for cert. payments. 39/1997, ss. 1027, 1097
Saver for jurisdiction of court under 27/2009, ss. 2, 31(5)
Trans. of functns. under. S. I. No. 298 of 1997, art. 4(1)(a), schedule
Transfer of functions and references construed S.I. No. 297 of 1997, arts. 1(2), 3, 4(a), schedule
S. 2(1) amended 6/2018, ss. 1(2), 47(a)
S. 2(1) definitions amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 150
  18/2002, ss. 1(3), 57(2)
S. 5 amended 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(a)
S. 5(1)(a) amended with transitional provisions 37/2019, ss. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 3(2)
S. 5(1A) inserted with transitional provisions 37/2019, ss. 1(2), 3(1)(b), 3(2)
S. 5(2) power of court to request HSE to investigate 17/1991, s. 20(1) as substituted by 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 17
S. 6(2)(b) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(a)(i)
S. 6(4)(a) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(a)(ii)
S. 6(4)(b) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(a)(iii)
S. 6(5) deleted 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(a)(iv)
S. 6A inserted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(b)
S. 7(2)(b) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(b)(i)
S. 7(4)(a) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(b)(ii)
S. 7(4)(b) amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(b)(iii)
S. 7(5) deleted 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(b)(iv)
S. 10A inserted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(c)
Part 3 (ss. 11-30) oo. under exempted 22/1997, ss. 142(1), 142(2)(d)
Part 3 applied 1/2003, ss. 88(1), 88(2)(d)
Part 3 transfer of certain assets exempt from CGT 39/1997, ss. 1031, 1097(1)(c)
Part 3 exemption from stamp duty 31/1999, s. 97(2)(a)(ii)
S. 11(a) substituted 6/2018, ss. 1(2), 47(b)
S. 11(b) power of court to request HSE to investigate 17/1991, s. 20(1) as substituted by 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 17
S. 13(5)(a) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 151(a)
S. 13(5)(b) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 151(b)
S. 14 registration of court order under S.I. No. 52 of 2008, rls. 1, 14(2)
S. 14 Property Adjustment Order cancellation forms prescribed S.I. No. 483 of 2012, rls. 1, 103, forms 59A, 59B, 59C
  S.I. No. 350 of 2009, rls. 2, 3, schedule
  S.I. No. 349 of 2009, rls. 2, 5
S. 14(3) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 152
S. 14(4A) inserted 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 75(a)
S. 15(1)(d) substituted 6/2018, ss. 1(2), 47(c)
S. 15(1)(e) amended 27/2009, ss. 2, 8(1), schedule 1
S. 16(2)(b) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 153(a)
S. 16(2)(c) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 153(b)
S. 17 information to be furnished where transfer amount applied S.I. No. 182 of 2007, regs. 1(2), 14(4)-14(5), schedule G, pars. 2, 7, 8
  S.I. No. 301 of 2006, reg. 17(5)
  S.I. No. 633 of 2005, reg. 17(5)
  S.I. No. 349 of 1998, reg. 15(5)
S. 17 information to be furnished where no transfer amount paid S.I. No. 182 of 2007, regs. 1(2), 14(4)-14(5), schedule G, pars. 2, 3, 6
  S.I. No. 301 of 2006, reg. 17(4)
  S.I. No. 633 of 2005, reg. 17(4)
  S.I. No. 349 of 1998, reg. 15(4)
S. 17 applied S.I. No. 301 of 2006, regs. 1(2), 17(4), 17(5)
  S. I. No. 633 of 2005, arts. 2, 17 (4) (5)
S. 17 procedure for payment of designated benefit prescribed S.I. No. 107 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 35-41
S. 17(1) amended 2/2008, ss. 1(6), 31
S. 17(3) procedure for calculation of contingent benefit payment prescribed S.I. No. 107 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 42-46
S. 17(5),(6),(8) procedure for calculation of transfer amounts prescribed S.I. No. 107 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 29-34
Ss. 17(15), 17(16) procedure for calculation of residual benefit prescribed S.I. No. 107 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 25-28
S. 17(19) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 154(a)
S. 17(23)(a) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 154(b)
S. 17(25) procedure prescribed S.I. No. 107 of 1997, regs. 1(2), 47-50
S. 18(2) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 155(a)
S. 18(5) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 155(b)
S. 19(4) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 156
S. 20(2)(b) amended 24/2010, ss. 1(2), 157
S. 22 registration of court order under S.I. No. 52 of 2008, rls. 1, 14(2)
S. 22 Property Adjustment Order cancellation forms prescribed S.I. No. 483 of 2012, rls. 1, 103, forms 59A, 59B, 59C
S. 22(8) inserted 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 75(b)
S. 31 repealed 39/1997, ss. 1097, 1098, 1102, 1103, schedule 30
S. 32 repealed 22/1997, ss. 5(b), 166(9)
S. 33 repealed 22/1997, s. 127(4)
S. 34 repealed 22/1997, s. 142(3)
S. 35 repealed 22/1997, s. 71(4)
S. 36 repealed 22/1997, s. 143(2)
S. 37(5) inserted 14/2008, ss. 1(2), 75(c)
S. 38 application restricted with prospective effect 31/2004, ss. 1(2), 40(3)-40(10)
S. 38(1) substituted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(d)(i)
S. 38(2) substituted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(d)(ii)
S. 38(2) amended 31/2004, ss. 1(2), 52(a)
S. 38(2A)-(2C) inserted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(d)(iii)
S. 38(3) substituted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(d)(iv)
S. 38(4) repealed 31/2004, ss. 1(2), 52(b)
S. 38(5) substituted 48/2024, ss. 1(2), 83(d)(v)
S. 38(8) inserted 31/2004, ss. 1(2), 52(c)
S. 39(1) application restricted S.I. No. 400 of 2022, regs. 1(2), 7(d)
  S.I. No. 472 of 2001, reg. 3
  S.I. No. 112 of 2005, regs. 1(2), 7(d)
S. 41 power of court to request HSE to investigate 17/1991, s. 20(1) as substituted by 40/1997, ss. 1(2), 17
S. 43 amended 27/2017, ss. 1(2), 26(c)
S. 51 repealed 6/2018, ss. 1(2), 3(a)

SIs made under the Act

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