(LRC Revised)

Number 23 of 2011

CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

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

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011

. 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

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020

(2/2020), enacted 27 March 2020, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Amendment) Regulations 2020

(S.I. No. 182 of 2020), made 21 May 2020, 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

23

of

2011

CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

2. Definition.

PART 2

Civil Legal Aid

3. Amendment of section 26 of Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.

PART 3

Good Samaritans, etc.

4. Liability for negligence of good samaritans, volunteers and volunteer organisations.

PART 4

Private Security Services

5. Definition (

Part 4

).

6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2004.

7. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 2004.

8. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 2004.

9. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2004.

10. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2004.

11. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2004.

12. Temporary licence under Act of 2004.

13. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2004.

14. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 2004.

15. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 2004.

16. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Act of 2004.

PART 5

Intoxicating Liquor

17. Codes of practice.

PART 6

Equality

18. Definitions (

Part 6

).

19. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1998.

20. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1998.

21. Amendment of section 75 of Act of 1998.

22. Amendment of section 77 of Act of 1998.

23. Amendment of section 78(7)(

b

) of Act of 1998.

24. Amendment of section 79 of Act of 1998.

25. Amendment of section 82 of Act of 1998.

26. Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1998.

27. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2000.

28. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2000.

29. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 2000.

PART 7

Bankruptcy

30. Amendment of Bankruptcy Act 1988.

PART 8

Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976

31. Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976.

PART 9

Coroners

32. Amendment of Coroners Act 1962.

PART 10

Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

33. Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956.

PART 11

Immigration

34. Amendment of Immigration Act 2004.

PART 12

Amendment of Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

35. Definition (

Part 12

).

36. Amendment of section 27(1) of Act of 2009.

37. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 2009.

38. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 2009.

39. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 2009.

PART 13

Amendment of Registration of Title Act 1964

40. Definition (

Part 13

).

41. Amendment of Act of 1964 (insertion of section 49A).

42. Amendment of section 69 of Act of 1964.

PART 14

Taxing-Masters

43. Appointment of Taxing-Masters.

PART 15

Tribunals of Inquiry

44. Interpretation (

Part 15

).

45. Application of

Part 15

.

46. Deposition of relevant material following completion of inquiry, etc.

47. Availability of relevant material for inspection by public under National Archives

Act 1986.

48. Restriction of Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.

PART 16

Family Mediation Services

49. Definitions (

Part 16

).

50. Transfer of functions relating to family mediation services from Agency to Board.

51. Transfer of certain property.

52. Transfer of certain rights and liabilities.

53. Transfer of officers and staff.

54. Amendment of Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.

55. Amendment of Family Support Agency Act 2001.

PART 17

Miscellaneous

56. Amendment of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003.

57. Amendment of section 40 of Commissions of Investigation Act 2004.

58. Amendment of section 2(2) of Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994.

59. Amendment of section 1 of Statutory Declarations Act 1938.

60. Amendment of Domestic Violence Act 1996.

61. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants

Act 2010.

62. Amendment of Official Languages Act 2003.

63. Amendment of section 8 of Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940.

64. Amendment of Courts of Justice Act 1936.

65. Amendment of Second Schedule to Courts and Court Officers Act 1995.

66. Amendment of section 65 of Courts of Justice Act 1936.

SCHEDULE

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Acts Referred to

Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005

Bankruptcy Act 1988

1988, No. 27

Bankruptcy Acts 1988 to 2001

Carer’s Leave Act 2001

2001, No. 19

Charities Act 2009

2009, No. 6

Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998

1998, No. 22

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

2008, No. 14

Civil Legal Aid Act 1995

1995, No. 32

Civil Liability Act 1961

1961, No. 41

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

2010, No. 24

Civil Registration Act 2004

2004, No. 3

Civil Service Regulations Act 1956

1956, No. 46

Commissions of Investigations Act 2004

2004, No. 23

Coroners Act 1962

1962, No. 9

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961

1961, No. 38

Courts (No. 2) Act 1986

1986, No. 26

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

1961, No. 31

Courts and Court Officers Act 1995

1995, No. 31

Courts and Court Officers Act 2002

2002, No. 15

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008

2008, No. 8

Courts of Justice Act 1936

1936, No. 48

Domestic Violence Act 1996

1996, No. 1

Domestic Violence Acts 1996 and 2002

Employment Equality Act 1998

1998, No. 21

Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2008

Enforcement of Court Orders Acts 1926 to 2009

Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940

1940, No. 23

Equal Status Act 2000

2000, No. 8

Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2008

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976

1976, No. 11

Family Support Agency Act 2001

2001, No. 54

Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003

Immigration Act 2004

2004, No. 1

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

1956, No. 26

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1986

1986, No. 23

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001

2001, No. 15

Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004

2004, No. 38

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

2009, No. 27

Licensing Acts 1833 to 2010

Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993

1993, No. 31

Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

2007, No. 25

Merchant Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act 1996

1996, No. 35

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

National Archives Act 1986

1986, No. 11

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009

2009, No. 15

Official Languages Act 2003

2003, No. 32

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003

2003, No. 43

Private Security Services Act 2004

2004, No. 12

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

2003, No. 29

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

2001, No. 45

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Refugee Act 1996

1996, No. 17

Registration of Title Act 1964

1964, No. 16

Road Traffic Act 1961

1961, No. 24

Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994

1994, No. 27

Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008

Statute of Limitations 1957

1957, No. 6

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991

1991, No. 18

Statutory Declarations Act 1938

1938, No. 37

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921

11 & 12 Geo. 5. c.7.

Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2011

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007

Number

23

of

2011

CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF GOOD SAMARITANS,

VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS; TO AMEND THE CIVIL LEGAL AID ACT 1995; TO

AMEND THE PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES ACT 2004; TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE SALE

OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR; TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT 1998; TO AMEND THE EQUAL

STATUS ACT 2000; TO AMEND THE BANKRUPTCY ACT 1988; TO AMEND THE FAMILY LAW (MAINTENANCE

OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN) ACT 1976; TO AMEND THE CORONERS ACT 1962; TO AMEND THE LAND

AND CONVEYANCING LAW REFORM ACT 2009; TO AMEND THE REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACT 1964;

TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO TRIBUNALS OF INQUIRY; AND TO AMEND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS;

AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[2

nd August

, 2011]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Collectively cited

Employment Equality Acts

defined as relevant enactments for purposes of

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 item 15, S.I. No. 338 of 2015.

Annotations

Editorial Notes

E1

Collectively cited

Employment Equality Acts

defined as relevant enactments for purposes of

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 item 15, S.I. No. 338 of 2015.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

2. Definition.

PART 2

Civil Legal Aid

3. Amendment of section 26 of Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.

PART 3

Good Samaritans, etc.

4. Liability for negligence of good samaritans, volunteers and volunteer organisations.

PART 4

Private Security Services

5. Definition (

Part 4

).

6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2004.

7. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 2004.

8. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 2004.

9. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2004.

10. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2004.

11. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2004.

12. Temporary licence under Act of 2004.

13. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2004.

14. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 2004.

15. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 2004.

16. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Act of 2004.

PART 5

Intoxicating Liquor

17. Codes of practice.

PART 6

Equality

18. Definitions (

Part 6

).

19. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1998.

20. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1998.

21. Amendment of section 75 of Act of 1998.

22. Amendment of section 77 of Act of 1998.

23. Amendment of section 78(7)(

b

) of Act of 1998.

24. Amendment of section 79 of Act of 1998.

25. Amendment of section 82 of Act of 1998.

26. Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1998.

27. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2000.

28. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2000.

29. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 2000.

PART 7

Bankruptcy

30. Amendment of Bankruptcy Act 1988.

PART 8

Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976

31. Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976.

PART 9

Coroners

32. Amendment of Coroners Act 1962.

PART 10

Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

33. Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956.

PART 11

Immigration

34. Amendment of Immigration Act 2004.

PART 12

Amendment of Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

35. Definition (

Part 12

).

36. Amendment of section 27(1) of Act of 2009.

37. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 2009.

38. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 2009.

39. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 2009.

PART 13

Amendment of Registration of Title Act 1964

40. Definition (

Part 13

).

41. Amendment of Act of 1964 (insertion of section 49A).

42. Amendment of section 69 of Act of 1964.

PART 14

Taxing-Masters

43. Appointment of Taxing-Masters.

PART 15

Tribunals of Inquiry

44. Interpretation (

Part 15

).

45. Application of

Part 15

.

46. Deposition of relevant material following completion of inquiry, etc.

47. Availability of relevant material for inspection by public under National Archives

Act 1986.

48. Restriction of Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.

PART 16

Family Mediation Services

49. Definitions (

Part 16

).

50. Transfer of functions relating to family mediation services from Agency to Board.

51. Transfer of certain property.

52. Transfer of certain rights and liabilities.

53. Transfer of officers and staff.

54. Amendment of Civil Legal Aid Act 1995.

55. Amendment of Family Support Agency Act 2001.

PART 17

Miscellaneous

56. Amendment of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003.

57. Amendment of section 40 of Commissions of Investigation Act 2004.

58. Amendment of section 2(2) of Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994.

59. Amendment of section 1 of Statutory Declarations Act 1938.

60. Amendment of Domestic Violence Act 1996.

61. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants

Act 2010.

62. Amendment of Official Languages Act 2003.

63. Amendment of section 8 of Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940.

64. Amendment of Courts of Justice Act 1936.

65. Amendment of Second Schedule to Courts and Court Officers Act 1995.

66. Amendment of section 65 of Courts of Justice Act 1936.

SCHEDULE

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Number

23

of

2011