(LRC Revised)

Number 34 of 2014

CIVIL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 10 December 2025

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014

.

It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and

to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2025

(14/2025), enacted 10 December 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including

the

Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 (Section 6) (Commencement) Order 2025

(S.I. No. 595 of 2025), made 9 December 2025, were considered in the preparation

of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been

taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume

no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning

the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and

does

not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please

notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

34

of

2014

CIVIL REGISTRATION

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 10 December 2025

CONTENTS

PART

1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective

citation and commencement

2. Definition

PART

2

Amendment of Principal Act

3. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

4. Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act

5. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act

6. Amendment of section 22 of

Principal Act

7. Re-registration of

birth

8. Re-registration on foot of

court order

9. Failure to agree surname and

subsequent registration of surname

10. Amendment of section 28 of

Principal Act

11. Amendment of section 37 of

Principal Act

12. Notification of early

neonatal deaths

13. Part 5A of Principal

Act

14. Amendment of section 45 of

Principal Act

15. Amendment of section 46 of

Principal Act

16. Amendment of section 51 of

Principal Act

17. Amendment of section 52 of

Principal Act

18. Amendment of section 58 of

Principal Act

19. Marriage ceremonies

performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions

20. Amendment of section 59A

of Principal Act

21. Amendment of section 59B

of Principal Act

22. Amendment of section 59C

of Principal Act

23. Amendment of section 59D

of Principal Act

24. Amendment of section 59E

of Principal Act

25. Amendment of section 59F

of Principal Act

26. Civil Partnership

ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions

27. Amendment of section 61 of

Principal Act

28. Amendment of section 64 of

Principal Act

29. Amendment of section 66 of

Principal Act

30. Amendment of section 67 of

Principal Act

31. Amendment of section 68 of

Principal Act

32. Amendment of section 69 of

Principal Act

33. Amendment of section 70 of

Principal Act

34. Amendment of First

Schedule to Principal Act

PART

3

Miscellaneous Amendments

35. Amendment of Immigration

Act 2003

36. Amendment of Civil

Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act

2010

Acts Referred to

Civil

Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

(No. 24)

Civil

Registration Act 2004

(No. 3)

Civil Registration Acts 2004

to 2013

Education Act

1998

(No. 51)

Immigration

Act 2003

(No. 26)

Road Safety

Authority Act 2006

(No. 14)

Social

Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993

(No. 27)

Social

Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

(No. 26)

Status of

Children Act 1987

(No. 26)

Number

34

of

2014

CIVIL REGISTRATION

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 10 December 2025

An Act to amend and extend the

Civil

Registration Act 2004

; to amend the

Immigration Act 2003

; to

amend the

Civil

Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

; and

to provide for matters connected therewith.

[4

th December

, 2014]

Be it enacted by the

Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART

1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective

citation and commencement

2. Definition

PART

2

Amendment of Principal Act

3. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

4. Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act

5. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act

6. Amendment of section 22 of

Principal Act

7. Re-registration of

birth

8. Re-registration on foot of

court order

9. Failure to agree surname and

subsequent registration of surname

10. Amendment of section 28 of

Principal Act

11. Amendment of section 37 of

Principal Act

12. Notification of early

neonatal deaths

13. Part 5A of Principal

Act

14. Amendment of section 45 of

Principal Act

15. Amendment of section 46 of

Principal Act

16. Amendment of section 51 of

Principal Act

17. Amendment of section 52 of

Principal Act

18. Amendment of section 58 of

Principal Act

19. Marriage ceremonies

performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions

20. Amendment of section 59A

of Principal Act

21. Amendment of section 59B

of Principal Act

22. Amendment of section 59C

of Principal Act

23. Amendment of section 59D

of Principal Act

24. Amendment of section 59E

of Principal Act

25. Amendment of section 59F

of Principal Act

26. Civil Partnership

ceremonies performed at certain embassies or diplomatic missions

27. Amendment of section 61 of

Principal Act

28. Amendment of section 64 of

Principal Act

29. Amendment of section 66 of

Principal Act

30. Amendment of section 67 of

Principal Act

31. Amendment of section 68 of

Principal Act

32. Amendment of section 69 of

Principal Act

33. Amendment of section 70 of

Principal Act

34. Amendment of First

Schedule to Principal Act

PART

3

Miscellaneous Amendments

35. Amendment of Immigration

Act 2003

36. Amendment of Civil

Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act

2010

Number

34

of

2014