Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023

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Number 22 of 2023

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS ACT 2023

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Regulations

4. Service of documents

5. Application

6. Revocation

7. Expenses

PART 2

Qualified entities

8. Designation of qualified entities

9. Refusal of designation

10. Directions notice

11. Revocation of designation

12. Representations

13. Review of designation

14. Review of refusal of designation or revocation of designation

15. Request by Minister for information

16. Register

17. National contact point

18. Information to be provided by qualified entities

PART 3

Representative actions

19. Representative action brought by qualified entity

20. More than one qualified entity may bring a representative action

21. Consultations with trader

22. Alternative dispute resolution

23. Injunctions

24. Notification to be represented by qualified entity for redress measures

25. Declaration by consumer concerning compensation

26. Redress measures

27. Funding of representative actions for redress measures

28. Reckoning of time for purpose of Statute of Limitations, etc.

29. Fees charged by qualified entity

30. Settlements under redress measures

31. Costs

32. Admissibility of final decisions of the Court or Courts or administrative authorities of other Member States

33. Requirement to inform consumers of final decisions or settlements

34. Disclosure of evidence

SCHEDULE

Relevant enactments specified for the purpose of section 2

Part 1

Acts of the Oireachtas

Part 2

Provisions of Acts of the Oireachtas

Part 3

Statutory Instruments

Part 4

Provisions of Statutory Instruments

Acts Referred to

Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004 (No. 11)

Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18)

Civil Liability Act 1961 (No. 41)

Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20)

Companies Act 2014 (No. 38)

Consumer Protection Act 2007 (No. 19)

Consumer Rights Act 2022 (No. 37)

Data Protection Act 2018 (No. 7)

Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23)

European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27)

Interpretation Act 2005 (No. 23)

Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 (No. 17)

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 18)

Statute of Limitations 1957 (No. 6)

Number 22 of 2023

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS ACT 2023

An Act to give effect to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020¹ on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC; and to provide for related matters.

[11th July, 2023]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

¹ OJ No. L 409, 4.12.2020, p. 1.