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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement2. Interpretation3. Regulations4. Expenses5. Service of documents6. Penalties7. RepealsPart 2 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (ss. 8-28)8. Establishment day9. Establishment of Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission10. Functions of Commission11. Conferral of additional functions on Commission12. Membership of Commission13. Appointment of members of Commission14. Conditions of office of membership of Commission15. Casual vacancies16. Meetings and procedure17. Membership of Management Board of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights18. Advisory committees, etc.19. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament20. Director21. Functions of Director22. Accountability of Director to Public Accounts Committee23. Accountability of Director to other Oireachtas Committees24. Staff of Commission25. Strategy statement26. Grants to Commission27. Accounts of Commission28. Annual reportPart 3 Enforcement and Compliance (ss. 29-42)29. Definitions for purposes of this Part30. Provision of information to public, review of operation of certain enactments, etc.31. Codes of practice32. Equality reviews and equality action plans33. Substantive notices34. Appeal of substantive notice35. Inquiries36. Equality and human rights compliance notices37. Appeal of equality and human rights compliance notice38. Register of equality and human rights compliance notices39. Injunctions for failure to comply with equality and human rights compliance application notice40. Legal and other assistance41. Institution of legal proceedings by Commission42. Public bodiesPart 4 Dissolved Bodies (43-51)43. Dissolution of bodies44. Transfer of functions to Commission45. Transfer of staff45A.46. Transfer of land and other property47. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body48. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day49. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Commission50. Final accounts and final annual report of dissolved body51. Saver in respect of certain schemesPart 5 Amendment of European Convention on Human Rights Act 2023 (ss. 52-55)52. Definition for purposes of this Part53. Amendment of section 1 of Act of 200354. Enforceable right to compensation only to extent required by Article 5(5) of Convention55. Text of Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsSchedule 1 RepealsSchedule 2 InquiriesSchedule 3 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsSchedule 4 Insertion of a Schedule 6 in Act of 2003
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 8 October 2014 - onwards
Version 2 of 2

1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014.

(2) The European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 and Part 5 may be cited as the European Convention on Human Rights Acts 2003 and 2014.

(3) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions, and for the repeal of different provisions of the enactments effected by section 7.

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