AI-assisted research summary: This Act amends Irish competition law to add non-criminal enforcement tools, penalties, leniency, surveillance powers, and related procedure changes.
Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRà arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 12 2022 COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 PART 1 Preliminary and general 1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Transitional provisions PART 2 Amendments to Principal Act - relevant competition law 4. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act 5. Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 6. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act 7. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act 8. Limitation of certain prosecutions 9. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act 10. Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act 11. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act 12. Repeal of sections 13 and 14B of Principal Act 13. Insertion of Parts 2C to 2H into Principal Act PART 3 Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act 14. Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act 15. Insertion of sections 18A and 18B into Principal Act 16. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act 17. Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act 18. Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act 19. Amendment of section 47B of Principal Act 20. Amendment of section 47E of Principal Act 21. Insertion of section 47H in Principal Act 22. Amendment of section 52 of Principal Act 23. Non-applicability of limitation periods to certain actions PART 4 Amendments to Act of 2014 24. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2014 25. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 2014 26. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 2014 27. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2014 28. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2014 29. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2014 30. Amendment of section 27 of Act of 2014 31. Amendment of section 33 of Act of 2014 32. Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2014 33. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2014 34. Requests for information relating to investigations PART 5 35. Surveillance PART 6 Amendment of Communications Regulation Act 2002 36. Amendment of section 34 of Communications Regulation Act 2002 37. Amendment of section 39 of Communications Regulation Act 2002 38. Amendment of section 38D of Communications Regulation Act 2002 39. Requests for information relating to investigations 40. Amendment of section 40 of Communications Regulation Act 2002 41. Insertion of sections 40A and 40B in Communications Regulation Act 2002 PART 7 Amendment of Consumer Protection Act 2007 42. Amendment of Consumer Protection Act 2007 PART 8 Amendment of National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 43. Amendment of section 12 of National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (No. 13) Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20) Competition Act 2002 (No. 14) Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29) Consumer Protection Act 2007 (No. 19) Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 (No. 19) Criminal Justice Act 1984 (No. 22) Criminal Law Act 1976 (No. 32) European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27) National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 (No. 28) Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 18) Statute of Limitations 1957 (No. 6) 12 2022 COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 An Act to give effect to the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market; for that purpose to provide for a system of nonâcriminal enforcement of certain provisions of competition law, including the appointment and empowerment of independent adjudication officers, and the issuing of prohibition notices in response to certain suspected infringements of competition law; to provide for a system of enforcement and non-criminal penalties in relation to certain breaches of competition law, including by the imposition of non-criminal structural and behavioural remedies and certain non-criminal financial sanctions, and to provide for processes by which such non-criminal sanctions may be appealed, remitted or confirmed by the High Court; to provide for a leniency programme in relation to certain undertakings; to provide for cooperation between competition authorities in the European Union and certain bodies in the State; to increase the penalties for certain criminal offences for breach of competition law; to provide additional powers of surveillance to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in relation to the investigation of certain criminal offences; to amend certain provisions relating to the procedure for notifying mergers to the relevant authorities; to make provision relating to the period of time within which certain proceedings relating to competition law may be brought; to make further provision regarding the power of the National Standards Authority of Ireland to charge fees in respect of certain matters; for those and other purposes to amend the Competition Act 2002 , the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 , the Communications Regulation Act 2002 , the Consumer Protection Act 2007 , the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 ; and to provide for related matters. th June , 2022] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: OJ No. L 11 14.1.2019, p. 3