Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
Disclosure of information relating to offences
24. (1) F7[Notwithstanding F8[section 25 and section 25A, and section 15AV of the Act of 2002]], information, which in the opinion of the Commission may relate to the commission of an offence which is not an offence under the relevant statutory provisions, may be disclosed by a member of the staff of the Commission authorised by the Commission to act in that behalf to—
(a) a member of An Garda Síochána,
(b) the Director of Corporate Enforcement,
(c) an officer of the Revenue Commissioners,
(d) the Central Bank of Ireland,
(e) the Commission for Communications Regulation,
(f) the Department of Social Protection,
(g) the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority,
(h) the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland,
(i) the Commission for Aviation Regulation,
(j) the Commission for Energy Regulation,
(k) the Data Protection Commissioner,
(l) the Environmental Protection Agency,
(m) the Financial Services Ombudsman,
(n) the Food Safety Authority of Ireland,
(o) the Health Insurance Authority,
(p) the National Transport Authority, or
(q) such other person as may be prescribed after consultation by the Minister with any other Minister of the Government appearing to the Minister to be concerned.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, information which, in the opinion of any body or person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (q) of subsection (1), may relate to the commission of an offence under any of the relevant statutory provisions, may be disclosed by that body or person to the Commission, a member of the Commission, member of the staff of the Commission or an authorised officer.
Annotations
Amendments:
F7
Substituted (27.09.2023) by Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (12/2022), s. 28, S.I. No. 448 of 2023.
F8
Substituted (17.02.2024) by Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), s. 82, S.I. No. 53 of 2024.
Modifications (not altering text):
C11
Section applied with modifications and references construed (17.02.2024) by Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), s. 46(a), S.I. No. 53 of 2024.
Construction of references for Act of 2014
46. Parts 1 and 2 of the Act of 2014 (other than sections 17 and 19) shall apply for the purposes of the Digital Services Regulation and this Part in relation to the functions of the Commission under this Part, subject to the following and any other necessary modifications:
(a) in sections 10(1)(d) and (e), 24, 35 and 36, references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as including a reference to Part 3 of the Digital Services Act 2024;
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C12
Section applied with modifications and references construed (27.03.2024) by European Union (Contestable and Fair Markets in the Digital Sector) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 117 of 2024), reg. 5.
Construction of References
5. Sections 24, 25 and 35 of the Act of 2014 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as references to these Regulations.
C13
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed (12.07.2020) by European Union (Promoting Fairness and Transparency for Business Users of Online Intermediation Services) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 256 of 2020), reg. 7(3), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Construction of References
7. ...
(3) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations.
C14
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed (17.01.2020) by European Union (Cooperation Between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 14 of 2020), reg. 10(1), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Construction of References
10. (1) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations.
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C15
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed by Hallmarking Act 1981 (18/1981), s. 6C(4), as inserted (30.09.2019) by Hallmarking (Amendment) Act 2019 (2/2019), s. 9, S.I. No. 439 of 2019.
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6C. ...
(4) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 shall apply for the purposes of this section and section 6B, subject to the modification that references in those sections to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to this section and section 6B.
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C16
References to Financial Services Ombudsman construed (1.01.2018) by Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (22/2017), s. 29(3), S.I. No. 524 of 2017 and S.I. No. 525 of 2017 (establishment day).
References in enactments
29. ...
(3) References to the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the Pensions Ombudsman in any enactment (other than this Act) or any instrument made under such an enactment shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as references to the Ombudsman.
C17
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed (3.12.2018) by European Union (Unjustified Geoblocking of Consumers) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 513 of 2018), reg. 9(3), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Construction of References
9. ...
(3) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations.
C18
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed (9.01.2016) by European Union (Online Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 500 of 2015), reg. 8(3), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Construction of References
8. ...
(3) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Act of 2014 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations.
C19
Subs. (1) applied with modifications and references construed (31.07.2015) by European Union (Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 343 of 2015), reg. 22(3).
Construction of References
22. ...
(3) Sections 10(1), 24, 35 and 36 of the Act of 2014 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations.
Editorial Notes:
E7
Previous affecting provision: section applied with modifications and references construed (17.01.2020) by European Union (Cooperation Between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 691 of 2019), reg. 10(1), in effect as per reg. 1(2); revoked (17.01.2020) by European Union (Cooperation Between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 14 of 2020), reg. 11(f), in effect as per reg. 1(2).