Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
No. 21 of 2011
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-47 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 48 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required as per s. 48(3) | |
| Ss. 49-72 | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act other than ss. 62-65, 67-72 included in collectively cited Communications Regulation Acts | s. 1(2) | 2 August 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| Act, s. 62 included in collectively cited Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts | 62/2015, s. 6(2) | 29 December 2015 | Commenced on enactment. |
| Whole Act other than ss. 62-65, 67-72) functions transferred and references construed | Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(a), 4-8, sch., part 1 | 1 June 2025 | Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), art. 1(2) |
| S. 30 deleted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (3/2017), ss. 1, 3(2) | 21 March 2017 | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 119 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 61(1)(i) substituted | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 62 of 2015), s. 1(4) | 29 December 2015 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 65A inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(a), 3(3) | 6 July 2015 | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement Order) 2015 (S.I. No. 337 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 65A(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(a) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S.65A(2)(i) references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 65C references to personal data construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| Ss. 66A-E inserted | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(b), 3(3) | 6 July 2015 | Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement Order) 2015 (S.I. No. 337 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 66A(2)(a) deleted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(b) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 66C(1) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(i) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 66C(2) substituted | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(ii) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S.66E(2) references construed | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 16(3)(a) | Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Services) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 150 of 2019) |
| S. 16(9) | Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 149 of 2019) |
| Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 534 of 2018) | |
| Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 499 of 2018) | |
| Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 280 of 2012) | |
| S. 36(2) | Communications Regulation (Financing of Provision of Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 469 of 2013) |