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IE · Electronic Commerce Act 2000

Electronic Commerce Act 2000

En vigueur31 articlesTexte vérifié le 24.10.2026

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  1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
  2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
  3. Art. 3 Regulations.
  4. Art. 4 Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
  5. Art. 5 Expenses of Minister.
  6. Art. 6 Prosecution of offenses.
  7. Art. 7 Offences by bodies corporate.
  8. Art. 8 Penalties.
  9. Art. 9 Electronic form not to affect legal validity or enforceability.
  10. Art. 10 Excluded laws.
  11. Art. 11 Certain laws not to be affected.
  12. Art. 12 Writing.
  13. Art. 13 Signatures.
  14. Art. 14 Signatures required to be witnessed.
  15. Art. 15 Consumer law to apply.
  16. Art. 16 Documents under seal.
  17. Art. 17 Electronic originals.
  18. Art. 18 Retention and production.
  19. Art. 19 Contracts.
  20. Art. 20 Acknowledgement of receipt of electronic communications.
  21. Art. 21 Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic communications.
  22. Art. 22 Admissibility.
  23. Art. 23 Defamation law to apply.
  24. Art. 24 Electronic form not required.
  25. Art. 25 Prohibition of fraud and misuse of electronic signatures and signature creation device.
  26. Art. 26 Activities partly outside the State.
  27. Art. 27 Investigative procedures.
  28. Art. 28 Confidentiality of deciphering data.
  29. Art. 29 Accreditation and supervision of certification service providers.
  30. Art. 30 Liability of certification service providers.
  31. Art. 31 Interpretation: Part 4.