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Updated to 27 March 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025 and S.I. No. 95 of 2025)

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

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019
No. 14 of 2019

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-2 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 3-5 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a)
S. 6(1)(a), (b) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5A) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(c) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(5B) 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 6(1)(d) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, s. 19(6A) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
S. 6(1)(e) insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004, ss. 19(6B), (6C) 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 6(2) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(a)
Ss. 7-9 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
Ss. 10, 11 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 12-16 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
S. 17 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 18 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(a)
Ss. 19-21 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(b)
S. 22(1)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(1)(b)(i) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(1)(b)(ii)-(iv) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 22(1)(c)-(g) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 22(2) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(b)(i) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 23(b)(ii), (iii) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2(c)
S. 24(a) 4 June 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(2)(c)
S. 24(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(a) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(1)(b)  15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts. 2, 2(d)
S. 25(1)(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(a) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(1)(c) insofar as it relates to Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 137(4)(b) 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), arts.2, 2(d)
S. 25(1)(d), (e) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(2) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 26 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
S. 27 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 28 insofar as it effects the insertion of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/ 2004), ss. 148R, 148AF 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(b)
S. 28 other than insofar as it effects the insertion of Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004) ss. 148R, 148AF  1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(b)
S. 29(a) 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(c)
S. 29(b) 4 April 2022 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 167 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 30-33 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
Ss. 34, 35 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a)
S. 36 31 May 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 236 of 2019), art. 3(1)(a)
S. 37 15 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 354 of 2019), art. 2(a)
S. 38 1 July 2019 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 286 of 2019), art. 2(a)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision
Commencement Date		 Commencement Source
Act other than s. 38 included in collectively cited Residential Tenancies Acts S. 1(2)
S. 8(2) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 635 18 October 2024 Commenced as per s. 1(4)
  Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 (17/2021), s. 18 9 July 2021 Commenced on enactment
S. 22(2) substituted Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(a), 28(5) 4 April 2022 Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2
S. 25(2) substituted Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(b), 28(5) 4 April 2022 Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2
S. 26(2) substituted Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(c), 28(5) 4 April 2022 Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 164 of 2022), art. 2
S. 37 substituted Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019), ss. 26(d), 28(5) 15 July 2019 Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 355 of 2019), art. 2(c)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
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