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Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 22 of 2007
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007
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
Communications Regulation (Amendment) Act
2007
. 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
Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)
Order 2025
(S.I. No. 237 of 2025), made 27 May 2025, were considered in the preparation of this
Revised Act.
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Number
22
of
2007
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to
1 June 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary Matters
Section
1. Short title and
commencement.
2. Principal Act
defined.
PART 2
Amendment of Principal Act, etc.
3. Amendment of
section 2 of Principal Act (interpretation).
4. Repeal of
section 9 and miscellaneous amendments to other enactments.
5. Amendment of
section 10 of Principal Act (functions of Commission).
6. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 13A to 13E.
7. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 24A to 24C.
8. Amendment of
section 30 of Principal Act (levies and fees).
9. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 31A to 31C.
10. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part 2A.
11. Substitution
of section 43 of Principal Act (prosecution of summary offences by
Commission).
12. Amendment of
section 44 of Principal Act (notice of Commission of intention to prosecute,
etc.).
13. Substitution
of sections 45 and 46 of Principal Act.
14. Insertion
into Principal Act of new sections 46A to 46E.
15. Insertion
into Principal Act of new section 57A.
16. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part 6.
17. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part heading.
18. Substitution
of Schedule 1 to Principal Act.
PART 3
Amendment of Electronic Commerce Act 2000
19. Amendment of
section 2 of Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (interpretation).
20. Amendment of
section 4 of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (laying of orders and regulations
before Houses of Oireachtas).
21. Substitution
of Part 4 of Electronic Commerce Act 2000.
PART 4
Amendment of Competition Act 2002
22. Amendment of
section 3 of Competition Act 2002 (interpretation).
23. Amendment of
section 4 of Competition Act 2002 (anti-competitive agreements, decisions and
concerted practices).
24. Amendment of
section 6 of Competition Act 2002 (offence in respect of breach of section 4(1) or
Article 81(1) of the Treaty).
25. Amendment of
section 8 of Competition Act 2002 (penalties and proceedings in relation to offences
under section 6 and 7).
26. Amendment of
section 13 of Competition Act 2002 (admissibility of statements contained in certain
documents).
27. Amendment of
section 14 of Competition Act 2002 (right of action for breaches of competition
rules).
28. Amendment of
section 18 of Competition Act 2002 (obligation to notify certain mergers and
acquisitions).
29. Amendment of
section 34 of Competition Act 2002 (provisions for co-operation between the Authority
and statutory bodies).
30. Substitution
of section 47 of Competition Act 2002.
31. Insertion
into Competition Act of new Part 4A.
32. Amendment of
Schedule 1 to Competition Act 2002.
SCHEDULE 1
Consequential Amendment of
Certain Acts
PART 1
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926
PART 2
Amendment of Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951
PART 3
Amendment of Broadcasting Authority Act 1960
PART 4
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy Act 1972
PART 5
Amendment of Postal and Telecommunications Services
Act 1983
PART 6
Amendment of Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy
Act 1988
PART 7
Amendment of Radio and Television Act 1988
PART 8
Amendment of Broadcasting Act 1990
PART 9
Amendment of Irish Aviation Authority Act
1993
PART 10
Amendment of Telecommunications (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1996
SCHEDULE 2
Consequential Amendment of
Certain Statutory Instruments
PART 1
Amendment of European Communities
(Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 338 of 1997)
PART 2
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS
Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 468 of 1997)
PART 3
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Wireless
Point-to-Multipoint Access Licence) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 287 of 1999)
PART 4
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS
Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 442 of 1999)
PART 5
Amendment of European Communities (Conditional
Access) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 357 of 2000)
PART 6
Amendment of European Communities (Radio Equipment
and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 240 of
2001)
SCHEDULE 3
Savings and Transitional
Provisions
Acts Referred to
Broadcasting Act 1990
1990, No. 24
Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act 1988
1988, No. 19
Broadcasting Authority Act 1960
1960, No. 10
Central Bank Act 1971
1971, No. 24
Communications Regulation Act 2002
2002, No. 20
Companies Act 1963
1963, No. 33
Competition Act 2002
2002, No. 14
Electronic Commerce Act 2000
2000, No. 27
European Communities Act 1972
1972, No. 27
Irish
Aviation Authority Act 1993
1993, No. 29
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977
1977, No. 28
Post Office Act 1908
8 Edw. 7, c. 48
Post
Office (Amendment) Act 1951
1951, No. 17
Postal
and Telecommunications Services Act 1983
1983, No. 24
Radio
and Television Act 1988
1988, No. 20
Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996
1996, No. 34
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926
1926, No. 45
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1972
1972, No. 5
Number
22
of
2007
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to
1 June 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND THE
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION ACT 2002 TO CONFER ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ON THE COMMISSION
FOR
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION; TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT ACT;
TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN EMERGENCY CALL ANSWERING SERVICE
(ECAS);
TO AMEND THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT 2000 WITH RESPECT TO THE REGISTRATION OF DOMAIN
NAMES;
AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN OTHER ACTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED
MATTERS.
[21
st April
, 2007]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS
AS FOLLOWS
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
Collectively cited
Communications Regulations Acts 2002 to 2010
included in
European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations
2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), sch. 2 (21.09.2011) by
European Communities
(Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), in
effect as per reg. 1(3).
Annotations
Editorial Notes
E1
Collectively cited
Communications Regulations Acts 2002 to 2010
included in
European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations
2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), sch. 2 (21.09.2011) by
European Communities
(Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), in
effect as per reg. 1(3).
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary Matters
Section
1. Short title and
commencement.
2. Principal Act
defined.
PART 2
Amendment of Principal Act, etc.
3. Amendment of
section 2 of Principal Act (interpretation).
4. Repeal of
section 9 and miscellaneous amendments to other enactments.
5. Amendment of
section 10 of Principal Act (functions of Commission).
6. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 13A to 13E.
7. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 24A to 24C.
8. Amendment of
section 30 of Principal Act (levies and fees).
9. Insertion into
Principal Act of new sections 31A to 31C.
10. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part 2A.
11. Substitution
of section 43 of Principal Act (prosecution of summary offences by
Commission).
12. Amendment of
section 44 of Principal Act (notice of Commission of intention to prosecute,
etc.).
13. Substitution
of sections 45 and 46 of Principal Act.
14. Insertion
into Principal Act of new sections 46A to 46E.
15. Insertion
into Principal Act of new section 57A.
16. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part 6.
17. Insertion
into Principal Act of new Part heading.
18. Substitution
of Schedule 1 to Principal Act.
PART 3
Amendment of Electronic Commerce Act 2000
19. Amendment of
section 2 of Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (interpretation).
20. Amendment of
section 4 of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (laying of orders and regulations
before Houses of Oireachtas).
21. Substitution
of Part 4 of Electronic Commerce Act 2000.
PART 4
Amendment of Competition Act 2002
22. Amendment of
section 3 of Competition Act 2002 (interpretation).
23. Amendment of
section 4 of Competition Act 2002 (anti-competitive agreements, decisions and
concerted practices).
24. Amendment of
section 6 of Competition Act 2002 (offence in respect of breach of section 4(1) or
Article 81(1) of the Treaty).
25. Amendment of
section 8 of Competition Act 2002 (penalties and proceedings in relation to offences
under section 6 and 7).
26. Amendment of
section 13 of Competition Act 2002 (admissibility of statements contained in certain
documents).
27. Amendment of
section 14 of Competition Act 2002 (right of action for breaches of competition
rules).
28. Amendment of
section 18 of Competition Act 2002 (obligation to notify certain mergers and
acquisitions).
29. Amendment of
section 34 of Competition Act 2002 (provisions for co-operation between the Authority
and statutory bodies).
30. Substitution
of section 47 of Competition Act 2002.
31. Insertion
into Competition Act of new Part 4A.
32. Amendment of
Schedule 1 to Competition Act 2002.
SCHEDULE 1
Consequential Amendment of
Certain Acts
PART 1
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926
PART 2
Amendment of Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951
PART 3
Amendment of Broadcasting Authority Act 1960
PART 4
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy Act 1972
PART 5
Amendment of Postal and Telecommunications Services
Act 1983
PART 6
Amendment of Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy
Act 1988
PART 7
Amendment of Radio and Television Act 1988
PART 8
Amendment of Broadcasting Act 1990
PART 9
Amendment of Irish Aviation Authority Act
1993
PART 10
Amendment of Telecommunications (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1996
SCHEDULE 2
Consequential Amendment of
Certain Statutory Instruments
PART 1
Amendment of European Communities
(Telecommunications Infrastructure) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 338 of 1997)
PART 2
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS
Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 468 of 1997)
PART 3
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (Fixed Wireless
Point-to-Multipoint Access Licence) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 287 of 1999)
PART 4
Amendment of Wireless Telegraphy (GSM and TACS
Mobile Telephony Licence) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 442 of 1999)
PART 5
Amendment of European Communities (Conditional
Access) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 357 of 2000)
PART 6
Amendment of European Communities (Radio Equipment
and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 240 of
2001)
SCHEDULE 3
Savings and Transitional
Provisions