Updated to 8 October 2024
(Act No. 30 of 2024 and S.I. No. 528 of 2024)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
Whole Act |
1 January 2019 |
Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
How Affected | Affecting Provision |
S. 15(2)(d) amended |
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 82(a)(i) |
S. 15(2)(e) amended |
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 82(a)(ii) |
S. 15(2)(f) inserted |
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 82(a)(iii) |
S. 40(5) amended |
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (24/2023), ss. 1(5), 82(b) |
S. 40(5)(aa) inserted |
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (32/2020), ss. 11(a), 13(2) |
S. 40(5)(g) amended |
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 (32/2020), ss. 11(b), 13(2) |
SIs made under the Act
Section | SIs made under the Act |
S. 3(1) |
District Court (Domestic Violence) Rules 2019 (S.I. No. 79 of 2019) |
S. 31(1) |
Circuit Court Rules (Family Law and Domestic Violence) 2020 (S.I. No. 282 of 2020) |