(LRC Revised)

Number 14 of 1969

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1969

REVISED

Updated to 29 July 2021

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Industrial Relations Act 1969

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

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Climate Action and Low Carbon

Development (Amendment) Act 2021

(32/2021), enacted 23 July 2021, and all

statutory instruments up to and including

Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous

Provisions) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021

(S.I. No. 397 of 2021), made 28

July 2021, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number

14

of

1969

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1969

REVISED

Updated to 29 July

2021

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Membership of the Court.

3.

Divisions of the Court.

3A.

Certain functions of Labour Court performable by chairman or deputy chairman of Labour

Court.

4.

Deputy chairman of the Court.

5.

Superannuation for chairman and ordinary members of the Court.

6.

Industrial relations officers.

7.

Interpretation of employment agreements.

8.

Investigation of trade dispute to be in private.

9.

Inclusion of members of the Court on public service arbitration boards.

10.

Breaches of registered employment agreements.

11.

Fair employment rules.

12.

Enforcement of sections 10 and 11.

13.

Rights commissioners.

14.

Prohibition on disclosure of information.

15.

Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

16.

Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.

17.

Extension of Part VI of Principal Act.

18.

Amendment of section 67 of Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 68 of Principal Act.

20.

Investigation of dispute by Court at request of parties.

21.

Dissolution of Electricity Supply Board manual workers and general employees tribunals.

22.

Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

23.

Repeals.

24.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE

Acts Referred to

Industrial Relations Act, 1946

1946, No. 26.

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No, 45.

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 46.

Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1958

1958, No. 34.

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23.

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 45.

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 46.

Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1958

1958, No. 34.

Public Assistance Act, 1939

1939, No. 27.

Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956

1956, No. 46.

Defence Act, 1954

1954, No. 18.

Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act, 1942

1942, No. 17.

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1949

1949, No. 12.

Number

14

of

1969

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1969

REVISED

Updated to 29 July 2021

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946

. [3

rd June

, 1969.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012

restricted by

Unfair Dismissals Act 1977

(10/1977), s. 8(10); as substituted (1.10.2015) by

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015

(22/2015), s. 14(1), commenced by S.I. No. 410 as per subs. (4).

[

(10) (

a

) A

dispute relating to a dismissal shall not be referred to an adjudication officer

under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012 if, in relation to the

dismissal—

(i) a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner under this Act, or a hearing

by the Tribunal under this Act has commenced,

(ii) a decision (other than a decision consisting of a dismissal of the claim concerned)

has been made by an adjudication officer under this Act,

(iii) a decision has been made by the Labour Court in accordance with subsection (2)

of section 8A affirming a decision (consisting of a dismissal of the claim concerned)

of an adjudication officer under this Act, or

(iv) a decision has been made by the Labour Court in accordance with the said subsection

(2) —

(I) setting aside a decision to which subparagraph (ii) applies, and

(II) not awarding any redress under section 7.

(

b

) An employee

shall not be entitled to redress under this Act in respect of a dismissal if, in

relation to the dismissal—

(i) a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner or an adjudication officer

under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012, or

(ii) a hearing by the Labour Court under those Acts has commenced.

]

C2

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

restricted (31.05.2001) by

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001

(11/2001), s. 2, S.I. No. 232 of 2001, as partly substituted (6.04.2004) by

Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

(4/2004), s. 2, S.I. No. 138 of 2004.

Investigation of dispute by Court.

2.—

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990,

at the request of a trade union or excepted body, the Court may investigate a trade

dispute where the Court is satisfied that—

[

(

a

) it is not the

practice of the employer to engage in collective bargaining negotiations in

respect of the grade, group or category of workers who are party to the trade

dispute and the internal dispute resolution procedures (if any) normally used by

the parties concerned have failed to resolve the dispute,

(

b

) either—

(i) the employer has failed to observe—

(I) a provision of the Code of Practice on Voluntary Dispute Resolution under section

42 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 specifying the period of time for the doing

of any thing (or such a provision of any code of practice amending or replacing that

code), or

(II) any agreement by the parties extending that period of time,

or

(ii) the dispute having been referred to the Commission for resolution in accordance

with the provisions of such code, no further efforts on the part of the Commission

will, in the opinion of the Commission, advance the resolution of the dispute and

the Court has received a report from the Commission to that effect,

]

(

c

) the trade union or the

excepted body or the employees, as the case may be, have not acted in a manner

which, in the opinion of the Court, has frustrated the employer in observing a

provision of such code of practice, and

(

d

) the trade union or the

excepted body or the employees, as the case may be, have not had recourse to

industrial action after the dispute in question was referred to the Commission in

accordance with the provisions of such code of practice.

(2) In the course of an investigation under subsection (1) the Court shall have regard

to the entirety of labour relations practices in the employment concerned including

labour relations practices engaged in by the employer or an associated employer in

another employment including an employment outside the State.

C3

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

potentially restricted (1.04.2000) by

National Minimum Wage Act 2000

(5/2000), s. 42, S.I. No. 96 of 2000.

Act not to derogate from certain provisions of or under Industrial Relations Acts,

1946 to 1990.

42.—

The provisions of this Act are in addition to and not in derogation of the Industrial

Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990, or—

(

a

) Employment Regulation

Orders, and the enforcement of such Orders, made under those Acts, or

(

b

) Registered Employment

Agreements, and the enforcement of such Agreements, on the register under those

Acts on the commencement of this section,

except that where a minimum hourly

rate of pay in accordance with this Act is a greater amount than the minimum rate

of pay prescribed under an Employment Regulation Order or such a Registered

Employment Agreement, the employee’s entitlement to pay in accordance with

this Act shall prevail.

C4

Functions transferred and terms “Department of Labour” and

“Minister for Labour” construed (20.01.1993) by

Labour (Transfer of

Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993

(S.I. No.

18 of 1993), arts. 3, 4, and sch. pt. 1, subject to transitional provisions in

arts. 5-9. Note that the name of the Minister for and Department of Industry and

Commerce was changed

• to the Minister for and Department of Enterprise and Employment (20.01.1993) by

Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

1993

(S.I. No. 19 of 1993);

• to the Minister for and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12.07.1997)

by

Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister)

Order 1997

(S.I. No. 307 of 1997);

• to the Minster for and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (2.05.2010)

by

Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister)

Order 2010

(S.I. No. 185 of 2010); and

• to the Minister for and Department

of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (2.06.2011) by

Enterprise, Trade and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 245 of 2011).

• to the Minister for and Department

of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (2.09.2017) by

Jobs, Enterprise and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2017

(S.I. No. 364 of 2017).

• to the Minister for and Department

of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10.11.2020) by

Business, Enterprise and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2020

(S.I. No. 519 of 2020).

...

3. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are hereby transferred

to the Department of Industry and Commerce.

(2) References to the Department of Labour contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed

as references to the Department of Industry and Commerce.

4. (1) There are hereby transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce the

functions vested in the Minister for Labour by or under:—

(

a

) any Act mentioned in the Schedule

to this Order, and

...

(

c

) the provisions mentioned in the

Schedule to the Order so mentioned.

(2) References to the Minister for Labour contained in any Act or instrument thereunder

and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on and after the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Industry

and Commerce.

...

Schedule

Part I

Acts functions under which are transferred from the Minister for Labour to the Minister

for Industry and Commerce.

...

Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990.

...

C5

Meaning of “rights commissioner” modified (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 35, commenced on enactment.

The Rights Commissioner Service.

35.

—(1) The rights commissioners shall operate as a service of the Commission and references

to rights commissioners in the Industrial Relations Act, 1969, the Unfair Dismissals

Act, 1977, and the Maternity Protection of Employees Act, 1981, shall be taken to

be references to rights commissioners so operating.

(2) A rights commissioner shall be independent in the performance of his functions.

C6

Meaning of terms “independent member” and “chairman” extended (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 44 and sch. 5 para. 2(3)

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Constitution and Proceedings of Joint Labour Committees

2. ...

(3) The Minister shall appoint an independent person who shall act as independent

member and chairman in the absence of the chairman and references in the Acts to an

independent member or the chairman shall include references to a person so acting.

...

C7

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

restricted (9.05.1977) by

Unfair Dismissals Act 1977

(10/1977), s. 8(10), S.I. No. 138 of 1977, as substituted (1.10.1993) by

Unfair Dismissals (Amendment) Act 1993

(22/1993), s. 7(d), commenced as per s. 17(4).

Determination of claims for

unfair dismissal.

8.—

...

[

(10) (

a

) A dispute

in relation to a dismissal as respects which a recommendation has been made by a

rights commissioner under this Act or a hearing by the Tribunal under this Act has

commenced shall not be referred, under the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to

1990, to a rights commissioner or the Labour Court.

(

b

) Where, in relation to

a dismissal, a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner, or a hearing

by the Labour Court under the said Acts has commenced, the employee concerned

shall not be entitled to redress under this Act in respect of the

dismissal.

]

...

C8

Application of Act restricted (18.05.1976) by

Industrial Relations

Act 1976

(15/1976), s. 8(1), commenced on enactment. The Minister for the

Public Service was most recently renamed as the Minister for Transport

(17.09.2020) by

Transport, Tourism and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department

and Title of Minister) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 351 of 2020), in effect as per

art. 1(2).

Additional divisions of the Court.

8.—

(1) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that for the speedy dispatch of the business

of the Court it is expedient that there should be added to the Court another division

or other divisions he may, notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1969, by order,

made with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, provide for such an

additional division or divisions.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

One year time limit for institution of summary proceedings for an offence under collectively

cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

prescribed (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 5, commenced on enactment.

E2

Previous affecting provision: application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 and 1969

extended (15.12.1975) by

Regulation of Banks (Remuneration and Conditions of Employment) (Temporary Provisions)

Act 1975

(27/1975), s. 3(1)(b)(ii), S.I. No. 305 of 1975; ceased (29.06.1976) by

Regulation of Banks (Remuneration and Conditions of Employment) (Temporary Provisions)

Act, 1975, (Expiration) Order 1976

(S.I. No. 137 of 1976).

E3

Previous affecting

provision: functions transferred and term “Minister for Finance”

construed (1.11.1973) by

Public Service (Transfer of Departmental

Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1973

(S.I. No. 294 of 1973,

arts. 3, 4(1)(n), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-8; superseded

(29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and

Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2-5, in

effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012

restricted by

Unfair Dismissals Act 1977

(10/1977), s. 8(10); as substituted (1.10.2015) by

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015

(22/2015), s. 14(1), commenced by S.I. No. 410 as per subs. (4).

[

(10) (

a

) A

dispute relating to a dismissal shall not be referred to an adjudication officer

under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012 if, in relation to the

dismissal—

(i) a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner under this Act, or a hearing

by the Tribunal under this Act has commenced,

(ii) a decision (other than a decision consisting of a dismissal of the claim concerned)

has been made by an adjudication officer under this Act,

(iii) a decision has been made by the Labour Court in accordance with subsection (2)

of section 8A affirming a decision (consisting of a dismissal of the claim concerned)

of an adjudication officer under this Act, or

(iv) a decision has been made by the Labour Court in accordance with the said subsection

(2) —

(I) setting aside a decision to which subparagraph (ii) applies, and

(II) not awarding any redress under section 7.

(

b

) An employee

shall not be entitled to redress under this Act in respect of a dismissal if, in

relation to the dismissal—

(i) a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner or an adjudication officer

under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2012, or

(ii) a hearing by the Labour Court under those Acts has commenced.

]

C2

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

restricted (31.05.2001) by

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001

(11/2001), s. 2, S.I. No. 232 of 2001, as partly substituted (6.04.2004) by

Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

(4/2004), s. 2, S.I. No. 138 of 2004.

Investigation of dispute by Court.

2.—

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990,

at the request of a trade union or excepted body, the Court may investigate a trade

dispute where the Court is satisfied that—

[

(

a

) it is not the

practice of the employer to engage in collective bargaining negotiations in

respect of the grade, group or category of workers who are party to the trade

dispute and the internal dispute resolution procedures (if any) normally used by

the parties concerned have failed to resolve the dispute,

(

b

) either—

(i) the employer has failed to observe—

(I) a provision of the Code of Practice on Voluntary Dispute Resolution under section

42 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 specifying the period of time for the doing

of any thing (or such a provision of any code of practice amending or replacing that

code), or

(II) any agreement by the parties extending that period of time,

or

(ii) the dispute having been referred to the Commission for resolution in accordance

with the provisions of such code, no further efforts on the part of the Commission

will, in the opinion of the Commission, advance the resolution of the dispute and

the Court has received a report from the Commission to that effect,

]

(

c

) the trade union or the

excepted body or the employees, as the case may be, have not acted in a manner

which, in the opinion of the Court, has frustrated the employer in observing a

provision of such code of practice, and

(

d

) the trade union or the

excepted body or the employees, as the case may be, have not had recourse to

industrial action after the dispute in question was referred to the Commission in

accordance with the provisions of such code of practice.

(2) In the course of an investigation under subsection (1) the Court shall have regard

to the entirety of labour relations practices in the employment concerned including

labour relations practices engaged in by the employer or an associated employer in

another employment including an employment outside the State.

C3

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

potentially restricted (1.04.2000) by

National Minimum Wage Act 2000

(5/2000), s. 42, S.I. No. 96 of 2000.

Act not to derogate from certain provisions of or under Industrial Relations Acts,

1946 to 1990.

42.—

The provisions of this Act are in addition to and not in derogation of the Industrial

Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990, or—

(

a

) Employment Regulation

Orders, and the enforcement of such Orders, made under those Acts, or

(

b

) Registered Employment

Agreements, and the enforcement of such Agreements, on the register under those

Acts on the commencement of this section,

except that where a minimum hourly

rate of pay in accordance with this Act is a greater amount than the minimum rate

of pay prescribed under an Employment Regulation Order or such a Registered

Employment Agreement, the employee’s entitlement to pay in accordance with

this Act shall prevail.

C4

Functions transferred and terms “Department of Labour” and

“Minister for Labour” construed (20.01.1993) by

Labour (Transfer of

Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993

(S.I. No.

18 of 1993), arts. 3, 4, and sch. pt. 1, subject to transitional provisions in

arts. 5-9. Note that the name of the Minister for and Department of Industry and

Commerce was changed

• to the Minister for and Department of Enterprise and Employment (20.01.1993) by

Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

1993

(S.I. No. 19 of 1993);

• to the Minister for and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12.07.1997)

by

Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister)

Order 1997

(S.I. No. 307 of 1997);

• to the Minster for and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (2.05.2010)

by

Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister)

Order 2010

(S.I. No. 185 of 2010); and

• to the Minister for and Department

of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (2.06.2011) by

Enterprise, Trade and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 245 of 2011).

• to the Minister for and Department

of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (2.09.2017) by

Jobs, Enterprise and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2017

(S.I. No. 364 of 2017).

• to the Minister for and Department

of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (10.11.2020) by

Business, Enterprise and

Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order

2020

(S.I. No. 519 of 2020).

...

3. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are hereby transferred

to the Department of Industry and Commerce.

(2) References to the Department of Labour contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed

as references to the Department of Industry and Commerce.

4. (1) There are hereby transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce the

functions vested in the Minister for Labour by or under:—

(

a

) any Act mentioned in the Schedule

to this Order, and

...

(

c

) the provisions mentioned in the

Schedule to the Order so mentioned.

(2) References to the Minister for Labour contained in any Act or instrument thereunder

and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on and after the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Industry

and Commerce.

...

Schedule

Part I

Acts functions under which are transferred from the Minister for Labour to the Minister

for Industry and Commerce.

...

Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990.

...

C5

Meaning of “rights commissioner” modified (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 35, commenced on enactment.

The Rights Commissioner Service.

35.

—(1) The rights commissioners shall operate as a service of the Commission and references

to rights commissioners in the Industrial Relations Act, 1969, the Unfair Dismissals

Act, 1977, and the Maternity Protection of Employees Act, 1981, shall be taken to

be references to rights commissioners so operating.

(2) A rights commissioner shall be independent in the performance of his functions.

C6

Meaning of terms “independent member” and “chairman” extended (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 44 and sch. 5 para. 2(3)

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Constitution and Proceedings of Joint Labour Committees

2. ...

(3) The Minister shall appoint an independent person who shall act as independent

member and chairman in the absence of the chairman and references in the Acts to an

independent member or the chairman shall include references to a person so acting.

...

C7

Application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

restricted (9.05.1977) by

Unfair Dismissals Act 1977

(10/1977), s. 8(10), S.I. No. 138 of 1977, as substituted (1.10.1993) by

Unfair Dismissals (Amendment) Act 1993

(22/1993), s. 7(d), commenced as per s. 17(4).

Determination of claims for

unfair dismissal.

8.—

...

[

(10) (

a

) A dispute

in relation to a dismissal as respects which a recommendation has been made by a

rights commissioner under this Act or a hearing by the Tribunal under this Act has

commenced shall not be referred, under the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to

1990, to a rights commissioner or the Labour Court.

(

b

) Where, in relation to

a dismissal, a recommendation has been made by a rights commissioner, or a hearing

by the Labour Court under the said Acts has commenced, the employee concerned

shall not be entitled to redress under this Act in respect of the

dismissal.

]

...

C8

Application of Act restricted (18.05.1976) by

Industrial Relations

Act 1976

(15/1976), s. 8(1), commenced on enactment. The Minister for the

Public Service was most recently renamed as the Minister for Transport

(17.09.2020) by

Transport, Tourism and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department

and Title of Minister) Order 2020

(S.I. No. 351 of 2020), in effect as per

art. 1(2).

Additional divisions of the Court.

8.—

(1) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that for the speedy dispatch of the business

of the Court it is expedient that there should be added to the Court another division

or other divisions he may, notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1969, by order,

made with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, provide for such an

additional division or divisions.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

One year time limit for institution of summary proceedings for an offence under collectively

cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 1990

prescribed (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s. 5, commenced on enactment.

E2

Previous affecting provision: application of collectively cited

Industrial Relations Acts 1946 and 1969

extended (15.12.1975) by

Regulation of Banks (Remuneration and Conditions of Employment) (Temporary Provisions)

Act 1975

(27/1975), s. 3(1)(b)(ii), S.I. No. 305 of 1975; ceased (29.06.1976) by

Regulation of Banks (Remuneration and Conditions of Employment) (Temporary Provisions)

Act, 1975, (Expiration) Order 1976

(S.I. No. 137 of 1976).

E3

Previous affecting

provision: functions transferred and term “Minister for Finance”

construed (1.11.1973) by

Public Service (Transfer of Departmental

Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1973

(S.I. No. 294 of 1973,

arts. 3, 4(1)(n), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-8; superseded

(29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and

Ministerial Functions) Order 2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2-5, in

effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Membership of the Court.

3.

Divisions of the Court.

3A.

Certain functions of Labour Court performable by chairman or deputy chairman of Labour

Court.

4.

Deputy chairman of the Court.

5.

Superannuation for chairman and ordinary members of the Court.

6.

Industrial relations officers.

7.

Interpretation of employment agreements.

8.

Investigation of trade dispute to be in private.

9.

Inclusion of members of the Court on public service arbitration boards.

10.

Breaches of registered employment agreements.

11.

Fair employment rules.

12.

Enforcement of sections 10 and 11.

13.

Rights commissioners.

14.

Prohibition on disclosure of information.

15.

Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.

16.

Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.

17.

Extension of Part VI of Principal Act.

18.

Amendment of section 67 of Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 68 of Principal Act.

20.

Investigation of dispute by Court at request of parties.

21.

Dissolution of Electricity Supply Board manual workers and general employees tribunals.

22.

Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

23.

Repeals.

24.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE

Number

14

of

1969