Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
Amendment of section 15C of Act of 2002
52. Section 15C of the Act of 2002 is amended—
(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (3):
“(3) Subject to subsection (4), an action under subsection (1) may be brought in the Circuit Court or in the High Court.”,
(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):
“(3A) Subject to subsection (5), an action under subsection (2) may be brought in the Circuit Court or in the High Court.”,
(c) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4):
“(4) Subsections (4), (5), (8) and (9) of section 14 apply with the necessary changes for the purposes of an action under subsection (1) of this section and, for that purpose, a reference in subsections (4), (5), (8) and (9) of section 14 to an action under subsection (1) of that section is to be read as a reference to an action under subsection (1) of this section.”,
and
(d) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (4):
“(5) Subsections (3) and (5) of section 14A (inserted by section 4 of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2012) apply with the necessary changes for the purposes of an action under subsection (2) of this section and, for that purpose, a reference in subsections (3) and (5) of section 14A to an action under subsection (1) of that section is to be read as a reference to an action under subsection (2) of this section.”