C28

Prospective affecting provision: additional body inserted by Defence (Amendment) Act 2024 (25/2024), s. 23, not commenced as of date of revision.

F22[Comhlacht Formhaoirsithe Seachtrach Óglaigh na hÉireann]

C29

Prospective affecting provision: "Employment Appeals Tribunal" construed as "the Workplace Relations Commission" or "the Labour Court" by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 66(2), not commenced as of date of revision.

Establishment of Commission

10. (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day a body, which shall be known as the Workplace Relations Commission (in this Act referred to as the “Commission”), to perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act.

...

Transfer of functions from Employment Appeals Tribunal

66. (1) (a) All functions that, immediately before the dissolution day, were vested in the Employment Appeals Tribunal are transferred to the Commission in so far as they relate to any claim for redress, dispute or complaint determined by the Employment Appeals Tribunal under an employment enactment before that day.

(b) All functions that, immediately before the dissolution day, were vested in the Employment Appeals Tribunal are transferred to the Labour Court in so far as they relate to appeals determined by the Employment Appeals Tribunal under an employment enactment before that day.

(2) (a) References in any enactment or instrument under an enactment to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in so far as they relate to a function transferred by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall be construed as references to the Commission.

(b) References in any enactment or instrument under an enactment to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in so far as they relate to a function transferred by paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be construed as references to the Labour Court.

(3) This section shall come into operation on the dissolution day.

C30

“Patents Office” construed as "Intellectual Property Office of Ireland" by Patents Act 1992 (1/1992), s. 6(5), as inserted (2.12.2019) by Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (19/2019), s. 42(b), S.I. No. 586 of 2019.

The Patents Office and the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.

6.— ...

(5) The Patents Office continued in being by this section shall, from the commencement of section 42 of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019, cease to be known as the Patents Office and instead be known as the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland.

C31

“Office of Appeal Commissioners of Income Tax” construed (21.03.2016) by Finance (Tax Appeals) Act 2015 (59/2015), s. 33, S.I. No. 110 of 2016.

References to Appeal Commissioners in other enactments

33. References to Appeal Commissioners (however expressed) in any Act passed before the establishment day, or in any instrument made before that day under an Act, shall be read as references to Appeal Commissioners appointed under this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.

C32

“The Rent Tribunal” construed (8.01.2016) as "Residential Tenancies Board" by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 (42/2015), s. 76(3), S.I. No. 4 of 2016.

Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983

Establishment of the Tribunal.

2.—(1) There shall be established on such day as the Minister may by order appoint a body to be known as the Rent Tribunal (in this Act referred to as the Tribunal) to perform the functions assigned to it by this Act.

...

Residential Tenancies Act 2004

Establishment of Board.

150.—(1) On the establishment day there shall stand established a board to be known as An Bord um Thionóntachtaí Cónaithe Príobháideacha or, in the English language, the Private Residential Tenancies Board (in this Act referred to as “the Board”) to perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015

Change of name of Board

13. (1) The board established under section 150 of the Principal Act shall, on and from the commencement of this section, be re-named An Bord um Thionóntachtaí Cónaithe or, in the English language, the Residential Tenancies Board.

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Interpretation

74. In this Part—

“Act of 1983” means the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983;

“Tribunal” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1983.

...

Transfer of functions of Tribunal to Board

76. (1) The functions of the Tribunal that, immediately before the commencement of this Part, were vested in the Tribunal by or under the Act of 1983 shall, on the commencement of this Part, stand transferred to the Board.

...

(3) References to the Tribunal in any enactment or instrument under an enactment relating to any function or administration and business transferred by this section shall, on the commencement of this Part, be construed as references to the Board.

...

C33

"Rights Commissioners" construed (1.10.2015) as "Adjudication Officers" by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 40(8), S.I. No. 410 of 2015.

Adjudication officers

40. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may appoint—

(a) such and so many of the members of the staff of the Commission, and

(b) such and so many other persons,

as he or she considers appropriate to be an adjudication officer or adjudication officers for the purposes of this Act.

...

(9) A reference in any enactment to a rights commissioner shall be construed as including a reference to an adjudication officer.

...

C34

"National Consumer Agency" construed (31.10.2014) as "Competition and Consumer Protection Commission" by Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (29/2014), s. 39(2), S.I. No. 366 of 2014.

Establishment of Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

9. (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day, a body which shall be known, in the Irish language, as An Coimisiún um Iomaíocht agus Cosaint Tomhaltóirí or, in the English language, as the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (in this Act referred to as the “Commission”), to perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

Transfer of functions to Commission

39. ...

(2) References in any Act of the Oireachtas passed before the establishment day or in any instrument made before that day under an Act of the Oireachtas to—

(a) the National Consumer Agency, or

...

shall, on and after that day, be construed as references to the Commission.

C35

"Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests" construed as "Charities Regulatory Authority" (16.10.2014) by Charities Act 2009 (6/2009), s. 82(1), S.I. No. 457 of 2014.

Establishment of Charities Regulatory Authority.

13.— (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day, a body which shall, subject to subsection (2), be known as an tÚdarás Rialála Carthanas or in the English language the Charities Regulatory Authority (in this Act referred to as the “Authority”), to perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

...

Dissolution of Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland.

81.— (1) The Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland (in this Act referred to as the “dissolved body”) is dissolved.

...

Transfer of functions to Authority.

82.— (1) All functions that, immediately before the establishment day, were vested in the dissolved body are transferred to the Authority and references in any enactment or instrument under an enactment, to the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland shall be construed as references to the Authority.

...

C36

"National Manpower Service" construed (27.10.2013) as "An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh Agus Scileanna" by Further Education and Training Act 2013 (25/2013), s. 38(1)(c), S.I. No. 406 of 2013, having previously been construed (1.01.1988) by Labour Services Act 1987 (15/1987), s. 18(4), S.I. No. 248 of 1987.

Labour Services Act 1987

Definitions.

1.— (1) In this Act—

“An Foras” means the body established by section 3;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 2;

“the Manpower Service” means the National Manpower Service of the Minister;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;

...

Establishment of An Foras Áiseanna Saothair.

3.— (1) On the establishment day there shall stand established a body to be known as An Foras Áiseanna Saothair, and in this Act referred to as “An Foras”, to perform the functions assigned to it by this Act.

...

Dissolution of An Chomhairle, winding up and dissolution of Agency and winding up of Manpower Service.

18.— ...

(3) The Manpower Service shall, on the establishment day, be wound up.

(4) References in any Act of the Oireachtas passed before the establishment day or in any instrument made before the establishment day under an Act of the Oireachtas to An Chomhairle, the Agency or the Manpower Service shall, on and after that day, be construed as references to An Foras.

Further Education and Training Act 2013

Establishment of An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna.

6.— (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day, a body which shall be known as An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh Agus Scileanna (in this Act referred to as “An tSeirbhís”), to perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

...

Dissolution of An Foras Áiseanna Saothair.

37.— (1) An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (in this Act referred to as the “dissolved body”) is dissolved.

(2) ...

(3) This section shall come into operation on the establishment day.

Transfer of functions to An tSeirbhís.

38.— (1) (a) All functions (other than functions under the Act of 1987) that, immediately before the establishment day, were vested in the dissolved body are transferred to An tSeirbhís.

(b) The functions conferred on the dissolved body by virtue of subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act of 1987 are transferred to An tSeirbhís.

(c) References in any enactment or instrument under an enactment to An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (howsoever described) shall be construed as references to An tSeirbhís save where other provision is made as respects the construction of the first-mentioned references by any enactment passed before the passing of this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the establishment day.

C37

"Office of the Film Censor" and "Censorship of Films Appeal Board" construed as "Irish Film Classification Office" and "Classification of Films Appeal Board" respectively (20.07.2008) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), s. 71(1), (3), S.I. No. 274 of 2008.

Change of name of Official Censor, etc.

71.—(1) The office of Official Censor of Films shall, on and after the commencement of this section, be known, in English, as the Irish Film Classification Office and, in Irish, as Oifig Aicmithe Scannán na hÉireann and, accordingly, references (howsoever expressed) in any enactment to the office of the Official Censor of Films shall be read as references to the Irish Film Classification Office and the person appointed to the office of Official Censor of Films under that Act shall be known, in English, as the Director of Film Classification and, in Irish, as an Stiúrthóir Aicmithe Scannán.

...

(3) The Censorship of Films Appeal Board established by section 3 of the Censorship of Films Act 1923 shall, on and after the commencement of this section, be known, in English, as the Classification of Films Appeal Board and, in Irish, as an Bord Achomhairc um Aicmiú Scannán and, accordingly, references (howsoever expressed) in any enactment to the Censorship of Films Appeal Board shall be read as references to the Classification of Films Appeal Board.

...

C38

"National Prices Commission" and "Motor Insurance Advisory Board" rendered obsolete (1.05.2007) by Consumer Protection Act 2007 (19/2007), s. 4(1) and sch. 2, S.I. No. 178 of 2007, which repealed Prices Act 1958 (4/1958). The Commission had been established (15.10.1971) by National Prices Commission (Establishment) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 285 of 1971), made pursuant to Prices Act 1958 (4/1958), ss. 22B, 22C, as inserted (10.08.1965) by Prices (Amendment) Act 1965 (23/1965), s. 1, commenced on enactment. The Board had been established (16.11.1984) by Motor Insurance Advisory Board (Establishment) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 299 of 1984), made pursuant to the same statutory power.

C39

"General Register Office" construed as "an tArd-Chláraitheoir an tSeirbhís um Chlárú Sibhialta" (5.12.2005) by Civil Registration Act 2004 (3/2004), s. 7(9), S.I. No. 764 of 2005.

Births and Deaths Registration (Ireland) Act 1863

Registrar General

4. The Lord Lieutenant shall cause a proper Office to be provided in the City of Dublin, to be called the "General Register Office," and shall from Time to Time appoint for the said Office a fit and competent person to be the Registrar General of Births and Deaths in Ireland, who shall hold Office during the Pleasure of the Lord Lieutenant, and be removable by him: [etc]

Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1952

Change of titles.

3.—The titles of the offices provided under section 52 of the Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844, and section 4 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863, are each hereby changed to Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora and the title of the person appointed under those sections for those offices is hereby changed to an tArd-Chláraitheoir.

Civil Registration Act 2004

Ard-Chláraitheoir.

7.— ...

(9) References in any statute or any instrument made under any statute passed or made before the commencement of this section, or in any other document in existence immediately before such commencement, to the office of an tArd-Chláraitheoir provided for by section 52 of the Act of 1844 shall, upon such commencement, be construed as references to an tArd-Chláraitheoir.

C40

"Ordnance Survey" construed as "Ordnance Survey Ireland" (4.03.2002) by Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001 (43/2001), s. 31(2), S.I. No. 73 of 2002.

Establishment of Ordnance Survey Ireland.

3.—(1) There shall stand established on the establishment day a body to be known as Ordnance Survey Ireland, or in the Irish language as Suirbhéireacht Oidanáis Éireann, and in this Act referred to as OSI.

...

Dissolution of the Ordnance Survey.

31.— ...

(2) References in any Act of the Oireachtas passed before the establishment day or in any instrument made before that day under an Act of the Oireachtas to the Ordnance Survey shall, on and after that day, be construed as references to OSI.

C41

"Land Commission" construed (31.03.1999) by Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act 1992 (25/1992), ss. 2(1), 4, 11(1), S.I. No. 75 of 1999. Terms "Judicial Commissioner of Land Commission" and "Appeal Tribunal of Land Commission" rendered obsolete (31.03.1999) by Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act 1992 (25/1992), s. 3(1), S.I. No. 75 of 1999.

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Commission” means the Irish Land Commission;

...

“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture and Food;

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Jurisdiction of Judicial Commissioner and Appeal Tribunal.

3.—(1) The jurisdictions vested in the office of Judicial Commissioner and in the Appeal Tribunal are hereby vested in the High Court and shall be exercised by the President of the High Court or, where he so directs, by an ordinary judge of the High Court assigned in that behalf by him.

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Transitional provisions.

11.—(1) In the construction and for the purposes of any enactment or any instrument thereunder or of any judgement, decree, order, award, deed, contract or other document passed or made before the transfer by virtue of this Act from the Commission to the Minister of any functions, so far as may be necessary for the purpose of such transfer, the title of the Minister shall be substituted for that of the Commission.

...

C42

"Restrictive Practice Commission" and "Office of the Examiner of Restrictive Practices" rendered obsolete (1.10.1991) by Competition Act 1991 (24/1991), s. 22, S.I. No. 249 of 1991, which repealed Restrictive Practices Act 1972 (11/1972), s. 2 and s. 13.

C43

Terms "The Water Pollution Advisory Council" rendered obsolete (18.07.1990) by Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act 1990 (21/1990), s. 30, commenced on enactment, which repealed the provision by which that Council had been established: Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977 (1/1977), s. 2.