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Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 34 of 1996
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
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
Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996
. 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.
All Acts up to and including
Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025
(4/2025), enacted 20 May 2025, and all statutory
instruments up to and including
Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 244 of 2025), made 4 June 2025, were considered in the preparation of this
Revised Act.
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Number
34
of
1996
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Director of Telecommunications
Regulation.
(Repealed)
3.
Functions of Director.
(Repealed)
4.
Transfer of functions from
Minister to Director.
(Repealed)
5.
Staff and other
resources.
(Repealed)
6.
Levies and fees.
(Repealed)
7.
Tariff regulation.
8.
Issue of shares, etc.
9.
Miscellaneous agreements.
10.
Employee directors.
(Repealed)
11.
Amendment of Principal
Act.
(Repealed)
12.
Authorised officers.
13.
Offences.
14.
Repeals.
(Repealed)
15.
Laying of orders.
16.
Expenses.
17.
Short title and commencement.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Office of Director of Telecommunications Regulation
SECOND SCHEDULE
Transfer of Functions From Minister to Director
Part I
Acts Under Which Functions are Transferred
Part II
Statutory Instruments Under Which Functions are Transferred
THIRD SCHEDULE
Repeals
Part I
Part II
Number
34
of
1996
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 1 June 2025
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
REGULATION, FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM THE MINISTER TO THE DIRECTOR, FOR THE
IMPOSITION OF A LEVY ON PROVIDERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, AND FOR THE REGULATION
OF TARIFFS FOR CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TO AMEND THE
POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ACT, 1983
, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10
th December
, 1996]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Functions transferred and
references to Minister of and Department for
Environment, Climate and
Communications
construed as Minister of and Department for
Tourism,
Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
(1.06.2025) by
Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial
Functions) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 237 of 2025), arts. 2, 3, in effect as per
art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration
and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any
functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Tourism,
Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
(2) References to the
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or
any instrument made under an Act and relating to any administration and business
transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be
construed as references to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,
Sport and Media.
3. (1) The
functions vested in the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
–
(a) by or under the
Acts or provisions of the Acts mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule,
(b) Under the
Regulations or provisions of the Regulations mentioned in Part 2 of that
Schedule,
are transferred to the
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
(2) References to the
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or
instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this
Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to
the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
...
Note change of name of Minister for
and Department of
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
to
•
Culture, Communications and Sport
(2.06.2025) by
Tourism, Culture, Arts,
Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of
Minister) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 236 of 2025), in effect as per art.
1(2).
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Functions transferred and
references to Minister of and Department for
Environment, Climate and
Communications
construed as Minister of and Department for
Tourism,
Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
(1.06.2025) by
Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial
Functions) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 237 of 2025), arts. 2, 3, in effect as per
art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration
and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any
functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Tourism,
Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
(2) References to the
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or
any instrument made under an Act and relating to any administration and business
transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be
construed as references to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,
Sport and Media.
3. (1) The
functions vested in the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
–
(a) by or under the
Acts or provisions of the Acts mentioned in Part 1 of the Schedule,
(b) Under the
Regulations or provisions of the Regulations mentioned in Part 2 of that
Schedule,
are transferred to the
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
(2) References to the
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications contained in any Act or
instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by this
Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to
the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
...
Note change of name of Minister for
and Department of
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
to
•
Culture, Communications and Sport
(2.06.2025) by
Tourism, Culture, Arts,
Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of
Minister) Order 2025
(S.I. No. 236 of 2025), in effect as per art.
1(2).
Section
1.
Interpretation.
2.
Director of Telecommunications
Regulation.
(Repealed)
3.
Functions of Director.
(Repealed)
4.
Transfer of functions from
Minister to Director.
(Repealed)
5.
Staff and other
resources.
(Repealed)
6.
Levies and fees.
(Repealed)
7.
Tariff regulation.
8.
Issue of shares, etc.
9.
Miscellaneous agreements.
10.
Employee directors.
(Repealed)
11.
Amendment of Principal
Act.
(Repealed)
12.
Authorised officers.
13.
Offences.
14.
Repeals.
(Repealed)
15.
Laying of orders.
16.
Expenses.
17.
Short title and commencement.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Office of Director of Telecommunications Regulation
SECOND SCHEDULE
Transfer of Functions From Minister to Director
Part I
Acts Under Which Functions are Transferred
Part II
Statutory Instruments Under Which Functions are Transferred
THIRD SCHEDULE
Repeals
Part I
Part II
Number
34
of
1996