Updated to 5 December 2025 (Act No. 12 of 2025 and S.I. No. 587 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016
No. 2 of 2016
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-4 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 5 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 6, 7 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 8 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 9, 10 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 11 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 12 | 1 January 2019 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 640 of 2018), art. 2 |
| S. 13 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Ss. 14-16 | 1 January 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions)(No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 629 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 17 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 18 | 24 May 2017 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Section 18) (Forestry) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 190 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Ss. 19-21 | 9 March 2016 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 138 of 2016), art. 2 |
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, s. 15 included in collectively cited Greyhound Racing Acts | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 1(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(a) |
| S. 14 references to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 15 reference to "Bord na gCon" construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| S. 16 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 |
| S. 17 repealed | Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 (21/2023), s. 2(2)(c) | 11 July 2023 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |