(LRC Revised)

Number 29 of 2001

AGRICULTURE APPEALS ACT 2001

REVISED

Updated to 27 November 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

Agriculture Appeals Act 2001

. 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 the

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 2025

(12/2025), enacted 20 November 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and

including the

Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

(S.I. No. 567 of 2025), made 27 November 2025, were considered in the preparation

of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

29

of

2001

AGRICULTURE APPEALS ACT

2001

REVISED

Updated to 27 November 2025

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Appointment of appeals officers.

3.

Director of Agriculture Appeals.

4.

Deputy Director of Agriculture Appeals.

4A.

Agriculture Appeals Review Panel.

5.

Functions of appeals officers.

6.

Independence of appeals officers.

7.

Right of appeal.

8.

Oral hearings.

9.

Decisions.

10.

Revised Decisions by Director and appeals officers.

10A.

Revised decisions by Review Panel.

11.

Appeals to High Court.

12.

Representations under National

Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000.

(Repealed)

13.

Representations by certain animal

and poultry dealers.

(Repealed)

14.

Annual reports.

14A.

Establishment of Forestry Appeals Committee and its function.

14B.

Conduct of appeal.

14C.

Oral hearing.

14D.

General directive as to policy.

14E.

Regulations.

14F.

Power to prescribe fees.

14G.

Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of

confidential information.

15.

Regulations.

16.

Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.

17.

Expenses of Minister.

18.

Amendment of First Schedule to Ombudsman Act, 1980.

19.

Short title.

SCHEDULE

1

Schemes

SCHEDULE

2

SCHEDULE

3

Agriculture Appeals Review Panel

Acts Referred to

Diseases of Animals Acts, 1996 to 2001

National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000

2000, No. 2

Ombudsman Act, 1980

1980, No. 26

Number

29

of

2001

AGRICULTURE APPEALS ACT

2001

REVISED

Updated to 27 November 2025

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF

APPEALS OFFICERS TO REVIEW ON APPEAL

DECISIONS OF OFFICERS OF THE MINISTER FOR

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

IN RELATION TO CERTAIN SCHEMES AND TO PROVIDE

FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [9

th July

, 2001]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Prospective affecting provision

application of Act subject to transitional provisions in

Agriculture Appeals

(Amendment) Act 2024

(38/2024), s. 15, not commenced as of date of

revision.

Transitional provisions

15.

—(1) The Act of 2001 shall have effect as amended by this Part on and after the commencement

date in respect of a pre-commencement decision if immediately before the commencement

date—

(

a

) no request has been made for revision of the decision by an appeals officer under

section 10(1) of the Act of 2001 or by the Director under section 10(2) of that Act,

(

b

) a request for revision of the decision by an appeals officer under section 10(1)

of the Act of 2001 has been made but not determined, or

(

c

) a request for revision of the decision by the Director under section 10(2) of the

Act of 2001 has been made but not determined (in which case the Director shall make

administrative arrangements to transfer the request to the Review Panel for consideration

under section 10A of that Act).

(2) The period allowed by section 10(1A) or

subsection (1)

, be taken to be the period of 12 months beginning with the commencement date.

10A(2)

(b) of the Act of 2001 for requesting a revision shall, in the application of those

provisions by virtue of

(3) In relation to any pre-commencement decision to which

subsection (1)

does not apply, the Act of 2001 shall continue to have effect as if this Part had

not come into operation.

(4) In this section—

“commencement date” means the date on which

section 9

comes into operation;

“pre-commencement decision” means a decision made before the commencement date by

an appeals officer under section 7(4) or 10(1) of the Act of 2001.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Prospective affecting provision

application of Act subject to transitional provisions in

Agriculture Appeals

(Amendment) Act 2024

(38/2024), s. 15, not commenced as of date of

revision.

Transitional provisions

15.

—(1) The Act of 2001 shall have effect as amended by this Part on and after the commencement

date in respect of a pre-commencement decision if immediately before the commencement

date—

(

a

) no request has been made for revision of the decision by an appeals officer under

section 10(1) of the Act of 2001 or by the Director under section 10(2) of that Act,

(

b

) a request for revision of the decision by an appeals officer under section 10(1)

of the Act of 2001 has been made but not determined, or

(

c

) a request for revision of the decision by the Director under section 10(2) of the

Act of 2001 has been made but not determined (in which case the Director shall make

administrative arrangements to transfer the request to the Review Panel for consideration

under section 10A of that Act).

(2) The period allowed by section 10(1A) or

subsection (1)

, be taken to be the period of 12 months beginning with the commencement date.

10A(2)

(b) of the Act of 2001 for requesting a revision shall, in the application of those

provisions by virtue of

(3) In relation to any pre-commencement decision to which

subsection (1)

does not apply, the Act of 2001 shall continue to have effect as if this Part had

not come into operation.

(4) In this section—

“commencement date” means the date on which

section 9

comes into operation;

“pre-commencement decision” means a decision made before the commencement date by

an appeals officer under section 7(4) or 10(1) of the Act of 2001.