Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement
2. Art. 2 Interpretation
3. Art. 3 Orders and regulations
4. Art. 4 Time limit for institution of summary proceedings
5. Art. 5 Expenses
6. Art. 6 Transitional provisions relating to mergers
7. Art. 7 Repeals
8. Art. 8 Establishment day
9. Art. 9 Establishment of Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
10. Art. 10 Functions of Commission
11. Art. 11 Supplementary powers of Commission with respect to carrying out certain functions
12. Art. 12 Membership of Commission
13. Art. 13 Indemnity for members, members of staff and authorised officers of Commission
14. Art. 14 Functions of chairperson
15. Art. 15 Meetings and procedures of Commission
16. Art. 16 Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority
17. Art. 17 Review of legislation
18. Art. 18 Investigations by Commission
19. Art. 19 Provision for co-operation between Commission and certain prescribed bodies
20. Art. 20 Directions of Minister
21. Art. 21 Grants to Commission
22. Art. 22 Power to borrow
23. Art. 23 Relationship of Commission with foreign competition or consumer bodies
24. Art. 24 Disclosure of information relating to offences
25. Art. 25 Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information
26. Art. 25A Professional secrecy under Digital Services Regulation
27. Art. 26 Accountability of chairperson to Committee of Public Accounts
28. Art. 27 Accountability of chairperson to other Oireachtas Committees
29. Art. 28 Staff
30. Art. 29 Superannuation
31. Art. 30 Strategy statement and work programme
32. Art. 31 Accounts of Commission
33. Art. 32 Reporting by Commission
34. Art. 33 Saving for legal privilege
35. Art. 34 Definitions
36. Art. 35 Appointment of authorised officers
37. Art. 36 Powers of authorised officers for purposes of enforcing relevant statutory provisions (other than Act of 2002)
38. Art. 37 Powers of authorised officers in relation to investigations under Act of 2002
39. Art. 37A Requests for information relating to investigations
40. Art. 38 Dissolution of National Consumer Agency and Competition Authority
41. Art. 39 Transfer of functions to Commission
42. Art. 40 Transfer of staff to Commission
43. Art. 41 Transfer of land and other property
44. Art. 42 Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body
45. Art. 43 Liability for loss occurring before establishment day
46. Art. 44 Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Commission
47. Art. 45 Saving for certain acts
48. Art. 46 Final accounts and final annual report of dissolved bodies
49. Art. 46A Interpretation
50. Art. 46B Commencement and terms of relevant investigation
51. Art. 46C Investigatory powers: oral hearings
52. Art. 46D Report of an authorised officer
53. Art. 46E Division of Commission
54. Art. 46F Action by Commission after receiving a report
55. Art. 46G Decision by Commission
56. Art. 46H Notice and publication of decision of Commission
57. Art. 46I Submissions and requests for information
58. Art. 46J Determination of amount of administrative fine
59. Art. 46K Limitations on amount of administrative fine for infringement of Artificial Intelligence Regulation
60. Art. 46L Appeal against decision
61. Art. 46M Circuit Court confirmation of decision
62. Art. 46N Treatment of amounts paid in respect of administrative fines
63. Art. 46O Reference on a question of law to High Court
64. Art. 46P Enforcement of investigatory powers by administrative fines
65. Art. 46Q Categories of offences
66. Art. 46R Rules
67. Art. 47 Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2002
68. Art. 48 Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2002
69. Art. 49 Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2002
70. Art. 50 Amendment of section 14A of Act of 2002
71. Art. 51 Amendment of section 14B of Act of 2002
72. Art. 52 Amendment of section 15C of Act of 2002
73. Art. 53 Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2002
74. Art. 54 Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2002
75. Art. 55 Amendment of section 18 of Act of 2002
76. Art. 56 Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2002
77. Art. 57 Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2002
78. Art. 58 Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2002
79. Art. 59 Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2002
80. Art. 60 Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2002
81. Art. 61 Amendment of section 26 of Act of 2002
82. Art. 62 Amendment of section 27 of Act of 2002
83. Art. 63 Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2002
84. Art. 64 Amendment of section 47 of Act of 2002
85. Art. 65 Amendment of section 47A of Act of 2002
86. Art. 66 Amendment of section 47B of Act of 2002
87. Art. 67 Amendment of section 47C of Act of 2002
88. Art. 68 Amendment of section 47D of Act of 2002
89. Art. 69 Amendment of section 47E of Act of 2002
90. Art. 70 Amendment of section 47F of Act of 2002
91. Art. 71 Amendment of section 47G of Act of 2002
92. Art. 72 Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2002
93. Art. 73 Amendment of section 52 of Act of 2002
94. Art. 74 Media Mergers
95. Art. 75 Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007
96. Art. 76 Amendment of Part 2 of Act of 2007
97. Art. 77 Amendment of section 55 of Act of 2007
98. Art. 78 Amendment of section 83 of Act of 2007
99. Art. 79 Amendment of section 87 of Act of 2007
100. Art. 80 Amendment of section 90 of Act of 2007
101. Art. 81 Insertion of Schedule 9 to Act of 2007
102. Art. 82 Miscellaneous consequential amendments to Act of 2007
103. Art. 83 Grocery goods undertakings
104. Art. 84 Amendment of section 86 of Act of 2007
105. Art. 85 Commission may publish certain information in respect of grocery goods undertakings
106. Art. 86 Res judicata
107. Art. 87 Amendment of Central Bank Act 1942
108. Art. 88 Amendment of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
109. Art. 89 Amendment of Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011
110. Art. 90 Amendment of Schedule 1 to Criminal Justice Act 2011
111. Art. 91 Amendment of European Communities (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2008