All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

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

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	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
Act, s. 15 included in collectively cited Greyhound Racing Acts	Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 1(2)
S. 14 references to "Bord na gCon" construed	Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2)
S. 15 reference to "Bord na gCon" construed	Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 8(2)
S. 16 references to personal data construed	Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 17 repealed	Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023 (21/2023), s. 2(2)(c)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None