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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 18 July 1990

Industrial Relations Act, 1990 (No. 19)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary (ss. 1-7)
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 1. Short title.
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 2. Collective citations and construction.
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⚠ 3. Interpretation.
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 4. Increase of fines.
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 5. Summary proceedings for an offence.
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 6. Expenses.
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 7. Repeals.
Part II Trade Union Law (ss. 8-22)
Trade Disputes (ss. 8-19)
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 8. Definitions for Part II.
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⚠ 9. Application of provisions of Part II.
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 10. Acts in contemplation or furtherance of trade dispute.
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 11. Peaceful picketing.
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 12. Removal of liability for certain acts.
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 13. Restriction of actions of tort against trade unions.
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 14. Secret ballots.
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 15. Power to alter rules of trade unions.
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 16. Enforcement of rule for secret ballot.
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 17. Actions contrary to outcome of secret ballot.
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 18. Non-application of sections 14 to 1 7 to employers' unions.
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 19. Restriction of right to injunction.
Amendment of Trade Union Acts, 1941, 1971 and 1975 (ss. 20-22)
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 20. Change of deposit consequent on change in number of members.
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 21. Amendment of section 2 of Trade Union Act, 1971.
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 22. Amalgamations and transfers.
Part III Industrial Relations Generally (ss. 23-56)
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⚠ 23. "worker".
The Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission (ss. 24-41)
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 24. Establishment of the Commission.
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 25. Functions of the Commission.
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 26. Investigation of dispute by Court.
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 26A. Time limit in relation to trade dispute where retired worker is party to dispute.
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 27. Procedure of the Commission.
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 28. The chief executive.
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 29. Superannuation and gratuities for and in respect of the chief executive of the Commission.
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 30. Grants to the Commission and power to borrow.
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 31. Accounts and audits.
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 32. Staff of the Commission.
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 33. Industrial relations officers and advisory service.
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 34. Rights commissioners.
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 35. The Rights Commissioner Service.
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 36. Objections and appeals.
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 37. Equality officers.
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 38. Reference of dispute by Minister.
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 39. Review of joint labour committees.
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 40. Superannuation and gratuities for and in respect of chairman, deputy chairmen and ordinary members of the Court.
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 41. Divisions of Court.
Codes of Practice (ss. 42-43)
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⚠ 42. Codes of practice.
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 43. Functions of Labour Court relating to codes of practice.
Joint Labour Committees (ss. 44-50)
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 44. Constitution and proceedings of joint labour committees.
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 45. Making of establishment orders.
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 46. Exclusion from scope of joint labour committee.
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 47. Report for assistance of joint labour committee.
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 48. Proposals for employment regulation order.
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 49. Enforcement of employment regulation order by inspector by civil proceedings.
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 50. Amendment of section 52(2)(d) of Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
Registered Employment Agreements (ss. 51-55)
Repealed
 52. Powers of inspection for enforcement of registered employment agreement.
Repealed
 53. Proof of registered employment agreement and related matters.
Repealed
 51. Records.
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 55. Amendment of section 12(2)(d) of Industrial Relations Act, 1969.
Repealed
 54. Enforcement of registered employment agreement by inspector by civil proceedings.
Failure to Attend Sitting of Court (s. 56)
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 56. Evidence of failure to attend sitting of Court.
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 First Schedule Increase of Fines
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 Second Schedule Repeals
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 Third Schedule Deposits
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 Fourth Schedule Workplace Relations Commission
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 Fifth Schedule Constitution and Proceedings of Joint Labour Committees
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 Sixth Schedule Enactments to which Sections 23(1A) and 23(1B) shall not apply to members of the Garda Síochána
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