Statute Law Revision Bill 2024

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Revokes all statutory instruments made before 1 January 1861, except certain specified ones that remain in force.
• Assigns new citations to surviving pre-1861 instruments to make them easier to reference and use in legal contexts.
• Establishes methods for proving the existence and content of old surviving instruments as evidence in legal proceedings.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   3 Oct 2024
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Oct 2024
3. Committee Stage 27th Seanad

   27 Feb 2025
4. Report Stage 27th Seanad

   6 Mar 2025
5. Fifth Stage 27th Seanad

   6 Mar 2025
6. Second Stage 34th Dáil

   6 Mar 2025
7. Committee Stage 34th Dáil

   11 Jun 2025
8. Report Stage 34th Dáil

   9 Jul 2025
9. Fifth Stage 34th Dáil

   9 Jul 2025
10. Cream List 27th Seanad

    16 Jul 2025
11. Enacted

    23 Jul 2025