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Contents

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

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1, 2	17 January 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 7 of 2017), art. 2(a)
S. 3 except insofar as is necessary for the purposes of enabling the commencement of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (17/2016), s. 19, as provided for under S.I. No. 31 of 2017, s. 2(a)	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(a)(i)
S. 3 insofar as is necessary for the purposes of enabling the commencement of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (17/2016), s. 19, as provided for under S.I. No. 31 of 2017, s. 2(a)	2 February 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 31 of 2017), art. 2(b)
Ss. 4-18	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(a)(ii)
S. 19 except insofar as it relates to the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, s. 144 in determining and giving notice of fees payable to the Board in respect of matters relating to proposed strategic housing developments	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(a)(iii)
S. 19 insofar as it relates to the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, s. 144 in determining and giving notice of fees payable to the Board in respect of matters relating to proposed strategic housing developments	2 February 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 31 of 2017), art. 2(a)
Ss. 20-25	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(a)(iv)
S. 26		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)(a)
S. 27	1 January 2019	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Section 27) (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 588 of 2018), art. 2
S. 28(1)	9 September 2021	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 455 of 2021), art. 2
S. 28(2)	9 August 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Section 28(2)) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 341 of 2017), art. 2
S. 29	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(b)
Ss. 30-32	17 January 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 7 of 2017), art. 2(b)
Ss. 33-37	24 December 2016	Commenced as per s. 1(3)(b)
Ss. 38-43	17 January 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017, S.I. No. 7 of 2017, art. 2(b)
Ss. 44, 45		Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)(a)
Ss. 46, 47	24 December 2016	Commenced as per s. 1(3)(b)
S. 48	23 July 2018	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 266 of 2018), art. 2(a)
S. 49	19 December 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Section 49) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 590 of 2017), art. 2
S. 50	24 December 2016	Commenced as per s. 1(3)(b)
S. 51	3 July 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 3) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 270 of 2017), art. 2(c)
S. 52	23 December 2016	Commenced on enactment as per s. 1(3)(c)
Sch. parts 1, 2	17 January 2017	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017, S.I. No. 7 of 2017, art. 2(b)
Sch. part 3	23 July 2018	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 266 of 2018), art. 2(b)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Planning and Development Acts	S. 1(2)(a)
Act included in collectively cited Residential Tenancies Acts	S. 1(2)(b)
Act included in collectively cited Local Government Acts	s. 1(2)(c)
S. 1(3) application extended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), s. 48(2)
Part 2 ch. 1 (ss. 3-25A) repealed	Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (40/2021), ss. 17(6), 18(3)
S. 2 amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
Ss. 3-25 reference to time period construed	30/2000, s. 251A(1)(e) as inserted by 2/2020, s. 9
S. 3 amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 50(1), (2)
S. 4 specified period extended	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Section 4) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 598 of 2019), art. 2
S. 4(1) repealed with transitional provisions	Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (40/2021), ss. 17(1)-(5), 18(3)
S. 5(4) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 51(1)(a), (2)
S. 5(8) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 51(1)(b), (2)
S. 6(1)(b) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 52(1)(a), (2)
S. 6(5)(a) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 52(1)(b), (2)
S. 6(7) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 52(1)(c), (2)
S. 6(9) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 7(1)(a)(i)(I) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 38(a)
S. 7(1)(b) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 1
S. 7(2)(b)(i) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 38(b)(i)
S. 7(2)(b)(ii) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 38(b)(ii)
S. 7(2A) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 38(c)
S. 7(2B) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 38(c)
S. 8(1)(a)(i) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), s. 53(1)(a)(i), (2)
S. 8(1)(a)(iii) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 2
S. 8(1)(a)(iv)(I) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 53(1)(a)(ii), (2)
S. 8(1)(a)(v) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 3
S. 8(1)(aa) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 39(a)
S. 8(1)(b) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 4
S. 8(1)(i) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 53(1)(a)(i), (2)
S. 8(1)(c) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 5
	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 53(1)(a)(iii), (2)
S. 8(2) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 6
S. 8(3)(a) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 7
S. 8(3)(b) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 39(b)
S. 8(3)(b)(i)(I) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 8
S. 8(3)(c)(iii) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 53(1)(b), (2)
S. 8(3A) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 39(c)
S. 8(4)(c) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 9
S. 9(1)(b) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 43, sch. 2, ref. 10
S. 9(5) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 40, 43, sch. 2, ref. 11
S. 10(2)(a) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 54(1), (2)
S. 10(3)(aa) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(i)
S. 10(3)(ab) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(i)
S. 10(3)(b) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(ii)
S. 10(3)(c) amended	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(iii)
S. 10(3)(d) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(iv)
S. 10(3)(e) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(a)(iv)
S. 10(3A) inserted	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 41(b)
S. 10(5)(a) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 10(5)(b) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 10(5)(c) inserted	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 11(2) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 11(3) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 11(10)(b)(ii) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 12(2)(b) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 46
S. 12(2)(c) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 55(1), (2)
S. 13(d) deleted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 56
S. 25 substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 (40/2021), ss. 16, 18(3)
S. 25A inserted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 48(1), (2)
S. 26 repealed	European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), regs. 2(1), 4(1)
S. 28(1) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 57(1), (2)
S. 28(2)(a) substituted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2017 (20/2017), s. 1

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 4	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)
S. 4(2)(b)	Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Section 4) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 598 of 2019)
S. 5	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)
S. 7	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)
S. 8	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)
S. 9	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)
S. 12	Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 271 of 2017)