Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007

4.

Repeal of section 9 and miscellaneous amendments to other enactments.

4.— (1) Section 9 of the Principal Act is repealed.

(2) The Acts specified in Schedule 1 are amended as indicated in that Schedule.

(3) The statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2 are amended as indicated in that Schedule. The fact that those instruments are so amended does not preclude their subsequent amendment by the relevant instrument-making authority.

(4) The savings and transitional provisions specified in Schedule 3 have effect.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Functions transferred and references to Minister for and Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications construed as Minister for and Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (1.06.2025) by Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), arts. 2, 3 and sch. part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8. See below in E-notes for history of transfers of functions and changes of names of Minister and Department.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

(2) References to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or any instrument made under an Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications —

(a) by or under the Acts or provisions of the Acts mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule,

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are transferred to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

(2) References to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Schedule

Part 1

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Section 4 (4) of the Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 22 of 2007)

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Note change of name of Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to

• Culture, Communications and Sport (2.06.2025) by Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 236 of 2025), in effect as per art. 1(2).