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Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

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Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016
No. 2 of 2016

Contents

Commencement
Amendments and other effects
SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement	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	Commencement	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
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