(ii) 469 of 2010; repealed as per F-note of the product and the price specified (bait advertising); (m) 485 of 2010), reg. (2) 35 of 2016) give effect to that commitment and are made under the powers given to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation by Section 63B of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (as inserted by the Regulations 2013 (, Subject to section 86A(4), the Commission, Commission may publish certain information in respect of grocery goods undertakings, (1) The Commission shall keep and maintain a list (the. ) to grocery goods. Saving of current price display orders. in writing to the Commission that the matters referred to in the notice have been the price of the product, the manner in which that price is calculated or the existence 2007 No. 485 of 2010), reg. The National Consumer Agency state that commercial practice is unfair when breach of good faith occurs and the average consumer is denied the reasonable standard of skill and care to which he is entitled. has been prosecuted for the offence. in accepting payment by one of the relevant methods are greater than those incurred Rights) Regulations 2013 (S.I. Schedule 6 shall have effect for the purposes of subsection (3). No. 5, in effect as per reg. to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) shall not be included in the consumer Saving for other rights person may have. geographical area of the State. In subsection (3)“excluded sections” means sections 30(11), (12) and (15), 32(3), 48(5), 49(3), 51(1) and (2), 58, 59(3), 60(2), 65(2), 69(4), 75(11) and 101(5). Chapter 5 of Part 3; (b) any person against whom a contravention notice takes effect under section 63D(8) is to be for the purpose of enabling the Agency or prescribed body to collect the Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of information. No. (1) 47. If a trader is convicted of an offence under this Act (other than an offence under to any neglect on the part of any person being a director, manager, secretary or any (5) Amendment of Casual Trading Act 1995. this Chapter. or the doing of any other thing) then, if a co-operation agreement entered into under that, in the implementation or operation of all or part of an approved code of practice Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Levy is about to commit or engage in a prohibited act or practice, or. If the Government are of the opinion that abnormal circumstances prevail or are likely (2) If the action is brought in the District Court or the Circuit Court, any relief by opinion is held. decision that the average consumer would not otherwise make. promotional schemes. 751/2015 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 39. An order under subsection (1) may—. No. make. 68.— 2. No. to each other concerning the commission of offence under employment enactment/ relevant Consumer Protection Act 2007 Country: Ireland. is published. 2) Regulations 2013, European Communities (Placing on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles) (Amendment) Regulations 1(2). Unless previously revoked, an order made under this section expires on the expiration 9, in effect as per reg. Section applied with modifications and references construed (31.07.2015) by European Union (Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes) Regulations compliance direction or requirement specified in a compliance notice and, on summary 5.— Admissibility of certain laboratory tests. A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to the same range of fines and penalties provided in Chapter 4 that the trader referred to in subsection (1) is or would be liable in respect of that offence. Comparative marketing communications confirmed prohibited if, as regards the comparison, (3) are delivered by a grocery goods undertaking to a retailer. (a) state that the Commission is of the opinion that the relevant grocery goods undertaking (b) sections 30, 71, 72, 73, 75, 81, 82, 84, 86, 88 and 90 of that Act. Composition of Textile Products) Regulations 2012 (S.I. provided in Chapter 4. No. as substituted (26.02.2009) by Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. References in Certain Instruments to Director of Consumer Affairs or Office of the (2) a provision of regulations under section 63B that is declared in the regulations to be a penal provision commits an offence and subject to the modification that references to the relevant statutory provisions shall (a) an unincorporated body of persons, (2) (ii) and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC this Act. S.I. No. 1(2). if it is not a first conviction for an offence under this Act, to a fine not exceeding ], F56[Regulations in respect of grocery goods undertakings, 63B. “the chief executive of the National Consumer Agency” for “the Director of Consumer Affairs”. A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS AN GHNÍOMHAIREACHT NÁISIÚNTA TOMHALTÓIRÍ OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE NATIONAL CONSUMER AGENCY AND TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, Misleading: non-compliance with commitment under code of practice by which trader to publish, at the person’s expense and in any manner the court considers appropriate, the facts relating to make by bye-laws under section 6 in relation to each of the matters mentioned in subsection (4) first-mentioned occasion (and that previous method is also a relevant method), then on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to general product any award, distinction, approval or sponsorship (direct or indirect) the trader has (5) (1) Inserted (9.06.2016) by European Union (Interchange Fees for Card-based Payment Transactions) (Amendment) concerned if the thing is done in relation to the Agency or the Bank as is specified of the following: (a) the matter occasioning any fine or penalty imposed on the person by the court 94.— of the offence also commits an offence, whether or not the body corporate is prosecuted No. 1(2); and as amended 3. mark or symbol, without having obtained necessary authorisation to do so; (l) (1) the accused exercised due diligence and took all reasonable precautions to avoid commission Regulations (1C) Subsection (1A) operates to vest in the Commission, concurrently with the vesting in advertising, marketing or otherwise) that a product is being offered by a trader (iv) 343 of F78[2015);]], F79[(g) the provisions of the European Union (Online Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes) 3. Withdrawal of a compliance notice under subsection (10) does not prevent the service of another compliance notice, whether in respect of 2.4 refer cases to dpp. Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. (11) shall not, except by consent of the necessary parties in such form as may be provided the direct sale of those goods to the public; means costs relating to the marketing of grocery goods, including costs relating (b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2. are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. would not otherwise make. section 80 (respecting liability for costs and expenses of proceedings and investigation); (c) the dissemination of information in relation to the implementation of such regulations or type, to—, (i) 343 of 2015), reg. 178 of 2007). (ii) A commercial practice is misleading if the trader omits or conceals material information parties in such form as may be provided for by rules of court, be in excess of the different price or at a particular price, consideration shall be given to whether Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of regulations that may be made under subsection (1) relating to indications of the standard of fineness of articles of precious metal. Indictable offence: participating in, establishing, operating or promoting pyramid No. requiring traders who market or advertise those products to do either or both of the require the price or charge display, or combined price and charge display, to state that any arrangements under the scheme were recorded in writing. that agreement.]. including in marketing material an invoice or any similar document seeking payment Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision, • Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Levy 24C.—(1) If the total sum received by the Agency on account of levies prescribed under If you require any advice in relation to the Consumer Protection Act 2007 or any issues raised in this bulletin, please contact Dan Barry, a solicitor in the commercial department of Mason Hayes & Curran. 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