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Number 29 of 2014
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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2014
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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3. Orders and regulations
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4. Time limit for institution of summary proceedings
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5. Expenses
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6. Transitional provisions relating to mergers
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7. Repeals
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PART 2
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Establishment of Commission and Dissolution of Bodies
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Chapter 1
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Establishment of Commission
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8. Establishment day
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9. Establishment of Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
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10. Functions of Commission
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11. Supplementary powers of Commission with respect to carrying out certain functions
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12. Membership of Commission
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13. Indemnity for members, members of staff and authorised officers of Commission
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14. Functions of chairperson
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15. Meetings and procedures of Commission
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16. Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority
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17. Review of legislation
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18. Investigations by Commission
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19. Provision for co-operation between Commission and certain prescribed bodies
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20. Directions of Minister
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21. Grants to Commission
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22. Power to borrow
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23. Relationship of Commission with foreign competition or consumer bodies
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24. Disclosure of information relating to offences
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25. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information
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26. Accountability of chairperson to Committee of Public Accounts
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27. Accountability of chairperson to other Oireachtas Committees
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28. Staff
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29. Superannuation
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30. Strategy statement and work programme
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31. Accounts of Commission
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32. Reporting by Commission
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33. Saving for legal privilege
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Chapter 2
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Authorised Officers
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34. Definitions
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35. Appointment of authorised officers
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36. Powers of authorised officers for purposes of enforcing relevant statutory provisions (other than Act of 2002)
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37. Powers of authorised officers in relation to investigations under Act of 2002
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Chapter 3
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Dissolution of National Consumer Agency and Competition Authority
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38. Dissolution of National Consumer Agency and Competition Authority
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39. Transfer of functions to Commission
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40. Transfer of staff to Commission
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41. Transfer of land and other property
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42. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body
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43. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day
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44. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Commission
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45. Saving for certain acts
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46. Final accounts and final annual report of dissolved bodies
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PART 3
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Amendments of Act of 2002
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47. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2002
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48. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2002
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49. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2002
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50. Amendment of section 14A of Act of 2002
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51. Amendment of section 14B of Act of 2002
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52. Amendment of section 15C of Act of 2002
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53. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2002
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54. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2002
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55. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 2002
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56. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2002
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57. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2002
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58. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2002
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59. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2002
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60. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2002
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61. Amendment of section 26 of Act of 2002
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62. Amendment of section 27 of Act of 2002
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63. Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2002
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64. Amendment of section 47 of Act of 2002
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65. Amendment of section 47A of Act of 2002
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66. Amendment of section 47B of Act of 2002
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67. Amendment of section 47C of Act of 2002
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68. Amendment of section 47D of Act of 2002
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69. Amendment of section 47E of Act of 2002
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70. Amendment of section 47F of Act of 2002
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71. Amendment of section 47G of Act of 2002
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72. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2002
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73. Amendment of section 52 of Act of 2002
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PART 4
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Media Mergers
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74. Media Mergers
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PART 5
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Amendments of Act of 2007
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75. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007
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76. Amendment of Part 2 of Act of 2007
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77. Amendment of section 55 of Act of 2007
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78. mendment of section 83 of Act of 2007
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79. Amendment of section 87 of Act of 2007
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80. Amendment of section 90 of Act of 2007
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81. Insertion of Schedule 9 to Act of 2007
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82. Miscellaneous consequential amendments to Act of 2007
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PART 6
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Grocery Goods
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83. Grocery goods undertakings
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84. Amendment of section 86 of Act of 2007
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85. Commission may publish certain information in respect of grocery goods undertakings
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86. Res judicata
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PART 7
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Miscellaneous
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87. Amendment of Central Bank Act 1942
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88. Amendment of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
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89. Amendment of Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011
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90. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Criminal Justice Act 2011
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91. Amendment of European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008
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Acts Referred to
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005
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Broadcasting Act 2009
(No. 18)
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Carer’s Leave Act 2001
(No. 19)
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Central Bank Act 1942
(No. 22)
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Central Bank Reform Act 2010
(No. 23)
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
(No. 24)
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Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011
(No. 3)
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Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007
(No. 22)
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Companies Act 1990
(No. 33)
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Companies Acts
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Competition (Amendment) Act 1996
(No. 19)
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Competition (Amendment) Act 2012
(No. 18)
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Competition Act 1991
(No. 24)
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Competition Act 2002
(No. 14)
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Competition Acts 2002 to 2012
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Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993
(No. 8)
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Consumer Protection Act 2007
(No. 19)
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Courts Act 1964
(No. 11)
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Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Act 2012
(No. 33)
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Criminal Justice Act 1984
(No. 22)
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Criminal Justice Act 2011
(No. 22)
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Criminal Law Act 1976
(No. 32)
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Defence Act 1954
(No. 18)
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997
(No. 2)
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Interpretation Act 2005
(No. 23)
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Local Government Act 2001
(No. 37)
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005
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Offences Against the State Act 1939
(No. 13)
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Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
(No. 20)
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
(No. 46)
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vic, c. 93)
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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
(No. 29)
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Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001
(No. 45)
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004
(No. 33)
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Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012
(No. 37)
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2012
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 to 2012
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007
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Number 29 of 2014
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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2014
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An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known in the Irish language as An Coimisiún um Iomaíocht agus Cosaint Tomhaltóirí or in the English language the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, to provide for the dissolution of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency, to amend the law relating to media mergers and for that and other purposes to amend the
Competition Act 2002
, the
Central Bank Act 1942
, the
Consumer Protection Act 2007
, the
Criminal Justice Act 2011
and the
Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011
, and to provide for related matters. [28 th July, 2014]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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