Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.
(2) The Competition Acts 2002 to 2012 and Parts 3 and 4 may be cited together as the Competition Acts 2002 to 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.
(3) The Consumer Protection Act 2007 and Parts 5 and 6 may be cited together as the Consumer Protection Acts 2007 and 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.
(4) The Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 and section 89 may be cited together as the Communications (Retention of Data) Acts 2011 and 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.
(5) This Act, other than Part 4, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions, and for the repeal of different provisions effected by section 7.
(6) Part 4 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Annotations:
Editorial Notes:
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Power pursuant to subs. (6) exercised (31.10.2014) by Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 401 of 2014), art. 2.
2. The 31st day of October 2014 is appointed as the day on which Part 4 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall come into operation.
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Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.08.2014, 31.10.2014) by Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 366 of 2014), arts. 2, 3.
2. The 1st day of August 2014 is appointed as the day on which section 8 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall come into operation.
3. The 31st day of October 2014 is appointed as the day on which Parts 1, 2 (other than section 8), 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall come into operation.