Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010
Number 2 of 2010
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (PREMIUM RATE SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010. 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 the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 (4/2025), enacted 20 May 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237 of 2025), made 27 May 2025, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 2 of 2010
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (PREMIUM RATE SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citation and construction.
Regulation of Premium Rate Services
5. Function of Commission to regulate premium rate services.
6. Licence to provide premium rate services.
7. Regulations specifying conditions attached to premium rate service licence.
8. Application to High Court for immediate suspension of licence, etc.
9. Investigation to ensure compliance.
10. Revocation, amendment or suspension of premium rate service licence.
12. Offence — prohibition on providing premium rate service without licence.
13. Premium rate service provider not to overcharge or charge for services not supplied.
14. Register of licensed premium rate service providers.
16. Consequential amendments of Principal Act.
18. Transfer to Commission of staff of Regtel.
19. Transitional provision — Regtel.
Electronic Communications Infrastructure
22. Emergency directions — termination of electronic communications services.
Acts Referred to
Arbitration Acts 1954 to 1998 |
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2009, No. 18 |
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2007, No. 22 |
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2002, No. 20 |
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Companies Acts |
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2002, No. 14 |
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1987, No. 34 |
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1993, No. 14 |
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2007, No. 34 |
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Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 |
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1961, No. 24 |
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Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2007 |
Number 2 of 2010
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (PREMIUM RATE SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2010
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF PREMIUM RATE SERVICES BY THE COMMISSION FOR COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION AND TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION ACT 2002 AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.
[16th March, 2010]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
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
Sections 10 and 12A of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 (No 45 of 1926)
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Note change of name of Minister and Department 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).
C2
Application of collectively cited Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2010 affected (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2, in effect as per reg. 1(3).
Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of implications for European Sites
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(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies.
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Review of existing plans
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(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a decision, including a decision to adopt or undertake, or give approval for a plan, may include those adopted, undertaken or approved pursuant to any of the enactments set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
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General provisions regarding licences etc
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(2) A licence, consent, permission, permit, derogation or other authorisation given under these Regulations or under any of the enactments referred to in the Second Schedule may include conditions requiring compliance with any guideline or code of practice issued under Regulation 71 or such provisions thereof as may be specified in the conditions.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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... Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2010 ... |