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
Ss. 1-3	25 April 2004	Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 925 of 2004), art. 2
S. 4	18 December 2003	Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Section 4) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 712 of 2003), art. 2
Ss. 5-21	25 April 2004	Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 925 of 2004), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Trans. of cert. functns.	S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
	S.I. No. 218 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1) & sch.
	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), 74, schs. 3, 5 pt. 8
S. 2(1) am.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(a)(i)
S. 2(1), def. del and def. substit.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 2(6)(c) am.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(a)(ii)
S. 4(3)(c) am.	7/2004, ss. 3, 6, 7, 10, sch. 2, pt. 2
S. 4(3)(c) substituted	7/2004, schedule 2, pt. 3 as inserted by 39/2018, s. 7, schedule
S. 9(1)(a) am.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 9(1)(b) par. substit.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 9(1)(c) par. del.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 9(1)(c) am.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(b)
S. 9(4) del.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 10(7) rep.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(c)
S. 11(1)(e)(iii) ceases to have effect 1 July 2012	S.I. No. 210 of 2012, art. 2
S. 13(2)(b)(iii) am.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
S. 15 am.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(d)
S. 21(4) delegation of ministerial powers ceased 4 July 2006 with transitional provisions	18/2005, ss. 2(1), 14, 15
Sch. 1 references construed	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 57(2), (3)
	15/2015, ss. 6, 31
Sch. 1 rep.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(e)
Sch. 1, pt. 1 am.	12/2006, ss. 2(1), 78(2)
Sch. 1, pt. 1 par. 1 am.	10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6 & 90
Sch. 1, pt. 1 (4) am.	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
Sch. 1 part 2 references construed	7/2018, ss. 9, 14(4), 14(2)
Sch. 1 pt. 2 am.	21/2010, ss. 2, 168
	19/2007, ss. 1(2), 40(1) and sch. 3, pt. 1
	42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 23
Sch. 2 rep.	38/2012, ss. 1(3), 22(e)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 11(2)(a)	Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Section 11(2)(a)) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 210 of 2012)