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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-13	1 November 2008	Passports Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 412 of 2008), art. 2
Ss. 14(1)-14(7)	1 November 2008	Passports Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 412 of 2008), art. 2
Ss. 14(8), 14(9)		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s.1(2)
Ss. 15-28	1 November 2008	Passports Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 412 of 2008), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 2 amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 207(a)
S. 8 transfer of functions under	Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1
S. 8(1) amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 207(b)
S. 11(1) deleted	Gender Recognition Act 2015 (No. 25 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 38(1)(a), 38(2)
S. 11(2) deleted	Gender Recognition Act 2015 (No. 25 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 38(1)(b), 38(2)
S. 11(2A)-(2C) inserted	Gender Recognition Act 2015 (No. 25 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 38(1)(c)
S. 11(4) substituted	Gender Recognition Act 2015 (No. 25 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 38(1)(d)
S. 14(1) substituted	Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (No. 9 of 2015), ss. 1(8), 100(a)
S. 14(5) amended	Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (No. 9 of 2015), ss. 1(8), 100(b)
S. 14(5A) inserted	Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (No. 9 of 2015), ss. 1(8), 100(c)
S. 15(2)(a) substituted	Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (18/2024), ss. 1(6), 229
S. 19(9) time limit prescribed for appeal	Passport (Appeals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 413 of 2008) regs. 1(2), 3(1)
S. 19(11) time limits prescribed	Passport (Appeals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 413 of 2008) regs. 1(2), 3(5), 3(6)
S. 19(12) time limit prescribed	Passport (Appeals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 413 of 2008) regs. 1(2), 3(8)
S. 21(1)(b) amended	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 207(c)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 9(1)	Passports (Periods of Validity) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 414 of 2008)
S. 19(15)	Passport (Appeals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 413 of 2008)