Control of Exports Act 2023

Reporting on operation of Act

4. (1) The Minister shall—

(a) cause a report to be prepared on the operation of this Act not more than 15 months after this section comes into operation and not less than once every 12 months thereafter, and

(b) cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it has been prepared.

(2) A report prepared under this section shall, subject to subsection (3), include—

(a) aggregated details on the number of applications for and grants of authorisations,

(b) aggregated details on the number of relevant notices given,

(c) aggregated details on the number of directions given under Part 2 or Part 3 ,

(d) aggregated details on enforcement, including the number of compliance notices given,

(e) information on sectoral trends in policy relating to dual-use or military items, and

(f) any other matters relating to the operation of this Act that the Minister considers to be relevant.

(3) A report under this section shall not include—

(a) commercially sensitive information,

(b) personal data, or

(c) information the disclosure of which would create a risk to the security or public order of the State.