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S.I. No. 31/2026 - Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2026

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(2)of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (No. 35 of 2024) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 ( S.I. No. 242 of 2025 )), hereby order as follows:
  1. This Order may be cited as the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (Commencement) Order
  3. The 5th day of February 2026 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (No. 35 of 2024) shall come into operation: (a) in Part 1 — (i) section 6, and (ii) section 10 and Schedule 2 in so far as they relate to — (I) items 2 to 6 and 9 of Part 1 of that Schedule, and (II) items 1 to 4 of Part 2 of that Schedule; (b) in Part 2 — (i) in Chapter 1, paragraphs (a), (b)(i), (c) and (f) to (k) of section 15
(1), (
  1. ii)Chapter 2, in so far as it is not already in operation, and (iii) Chapter 4, other than sections 51, 54 and 55; (
  2. c)in Part 4 — (
  3. i)Chapter 1, other than — (I) subsections
(1)(a)(ii),
(2)and
(3)of section 67, (II) subsections
(2)to
(6)of section 68, and (III) sections 70 to 72, (
  1. ii)Chapter 2, and (iii) Chapter 3, insofar as it is not already in operation; (
  2. d)in Part 5 — (
  3. i)Chapter 1 and Schedule 3, (
  4. ii)in Chapter 2 — (I) section 84(a), (II) section 85, other than subsection
(1)(c), and (III) section 90, (iii) Chapter 4, other than — (I) paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 102
(1), (II) section 103, (III) section 104
(1)(b), and (IV) section 105
(6), (iv) Chapter 5, other than — (I) subsections
(2)and
(5)to
(10)of section 108, and (II) subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of section 110
(1)(a), (
  1. v)Chapter 6, other than — (I) paragraphs (a)(
  2. ii)and (iii) and (
  3. b)of section 112
(2), (II) section 113, (III) subsections
(1)(c),
(2)(a)(ii),
(3)(c) and
(5)(
  1. b)and (
  2. c)of section 114, (IV) subsections
(3)(a)(ii) and
(4)(c), of section 115, and (V) subsections
(1),
(2)and
(4)(
  1. b)of section 117, and (
  2. vi)Chapter 9, other than — (I) section 131(g), (II) section 133
(4), and (III) sections 137 to 140; (
  1. e)in Part 6 — (
  2. i)in Chapter 1, section 142
(1), (
  1. ii)Chapter 2, (iii) Chapter 3, other than sections 157 and 159, (
  2. iv)in Chapter 4, sections 161, 164 and 165, (
  3. v)Chapter 5, and (
  4. vi)Chapter 6; (
  5. f)Part 7; (
  6. g)Part 8; (
  7. h)Part 9; (
  8. i)in Part 10 — (
  9. i)Chapter 1, insofar as it is not already in operation, other than section 230, (
  10. ii)Chapters 2 and 3, and (iii) in Chapter 7 — (I) section 262, (II) section 264(a), (III) section 265, (IV) paragraphs (a), (b)(i), (c)(i), (d)(
  11. i)and (e)(
  12. i)of section 266, (V) section 267, and (VI) section 268. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 3 February, 2026. JIM O’CALLAGHAN, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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