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Published date: 28 July 2014

Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)
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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
Part 2 Establishment of Commission and Dissolution of Bodies (ss. 8-46)
Chapter 1 Establishment of Commission (ss. 8-33)
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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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25A. Professional secrecy under Digital Services Regulation
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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
Chapter 2 Authorised Officers (ss. 34-37A)
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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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37A. Requests for information relating to investigations
Chapter 3 Dissolution of National Consumer Agency and Competition Authority (ss. 38-46)
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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
Part 3 Amendments of Act of 2002 (ss. 47-73)
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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
Part 4 Media Mergers (s. 74)
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74. Media Mergers
Part 5 Amendments of Act of 2007 (ss. 75-82)
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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. Amendment 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
Part 6 Grocery Goods (ss. 83-86)
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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
Part 7 Miscellaneous (ss. 87-91)
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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