Liability for Defective Products Act 1991

Number 28 of 1991

LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS ACT 1991

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Liability for Defective Products Act 1991. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), enacted 28 May 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including European Communities (Sheep Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 243 of 2019), made 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 28 of 1991


LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS ACT 1991

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS



Number 28 of 1991


LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS ACT 1991

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019


AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO THE PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE NO. 85/374/EEC OF 25 JULY 1985 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. [4th December, 1991]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E1

Functions under Act transferred to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (31.10.2014) by Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (29/2014), ss. 2, 10 and 39, S.I. No. 366 of 2014.

E2

Previous affecting provision: enforcement of Act provided for (1.05.2007) by Consumer Protection Act 2007 (19/2007), ss. 2, 8, 37 and sch. 1 pt. 1, S.I. No. 178 of 2007; functions transferred as per E-note above.