Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987

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Number 31 of 1987


RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Repeals and revocations.

4.

Commencement.

PART II

Amendment to Principal Act and to the Act of 1978

5.

Fair Trade Commission and Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trade.

6.

Transfer of functions of Examiner to Director.

7.

Transfer of functions of Examiner to Commission.

8.

Orders relating to restrictive practices.

9.

Service provided under a contract of employment.

10.

Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act.

11.

Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.

12.

Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act.

13.

Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

14.

Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

15.

Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

16.

Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act.

17.

Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act.

18.

Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act.

20.

Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act.

21.

Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

22.

Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act.

23.

Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act.

24.

Amendment of section 1 of Act of 1978.

25.

Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1978.

26.

Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1978.

PART III

Amendment to certain other enactments

27.

Amendment of section 2 of Prices Act, 1958.

28.

Amendment of section 24 of Prices Act, 1958.

29.

Amendment of section 28 of Prices Act, 1958.

30.

Amendment of Consumer Information Act, 1978.

31.

Amendment of section 40 of the Act of 1980.

32.

Amendment of section 55 of the Act of 1980.

33.

Orders under the Consumer Information Act, 1978, or the Act of 1980.

34.

Amendment of section 31 of Merchandise Marks Act, 1931.

PART IV

Miscellaneous

35.

Prosecution of offences by Director.

36.

Prohibition of disclosure of information.

37.

Impersonating an authorised officer.

38.

Superannuation of Director.

39.

Short weight and short measure.

40.

Judicial notice of signature of Director and signature of a member of the Commission.

41.

Power of High Court to authorise inspection of accounts maintained by financial institutions.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Enactments and Statutory Instruments under which summary prosecutions may be brought by Director

SECOND SCHEDULE

Part I

Repeal of enactments

Part II

Revocation of Statutory Instruments


Acts Referred to

Bankers' Books Evidence Acts, 1879 and 1959

Central Bank Act, 1971

1971, No. 24

Consumer Information Act, 1978

1978, No. 1

Hire Purchase (Amendment) Act, 1960

1960, No. 15

Industrial Research and Standards Act, 1961

1961, No. 20

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23

Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 to 1978

Merchandise Marks Act, 1931

1931, No. 48

Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Act, 1978

1978, No. 17

Packaged Goods (Quantity Control) Act, 1980

1980, No. 11

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

1851, c. 93

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983

1983, No. 24

Prices Act, 1958

1958, No. 4

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1965

1965, No. 23

Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972

1972, No. 20

Restrictive Practices Act, 1972

1972, No. 11

Sale of Goods Act, 1893

1893, c. 71

Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980

1980, No. 16

Statutory Instruments Act, 1947

1947, No. 44

Superannuation Acts, 1934 to 1963

Trading Stamps Act, 1980

1980, No. 23

Trustee Savings Banks Acts, 1863 to 1965

Weights and Measures Act, 1878

1878, c. 49

Weights and Measures Act, 1889

1889, c. 21

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Number 31 of 1987


RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES ACT, 1972 , THE MERGERS, TAKE-OVERS AND MONOPOLIES (CONTROL) ACT, 1978 , THE PRICES ACT, 1958 , THE CONSUMER INFORMATION ACT, 1978 , THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACTS, 1887 TO 1970, THE POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACT, 1983 , AND THE SALE OF GOODS AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES ACT, 1980 , TO MAKE PROVISION IN RESPECT OF SHORT WEIGHT AND SHORT MEASURE AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [23rd December, 1987]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: