Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2011

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Number 23 of 2011

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CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

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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.

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Number 23 of 2011

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CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011

REVISED

Updated to 21 May 2020

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Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2018: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, s. 13(3)). The Acts in the group are:

• Equal Status Act 2000 (8/2000)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 (31/2003), s. 25

• Equality Act 2004 (24/2004), Part 3

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), Part 14

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 21 insofar as it refers to s. 21 of the Equal Status Act 2000 and ss. 27 to 29

• Equal Status (Amendment) Act 2012 (41/2011)

• Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (43/2015), ss. 12-15

• Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 (14/2018), s. 11

Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2011: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, s. 1(9)). The Acts in the group are:

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 (1921 c. 7)

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act 1979 (3/1979)

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act 1997 (42/1997)

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act 1998 (11/1998)

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act 2002 (7/2002)

• Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act 2004 (13/2004)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 60

Domestic Violence Acts 1996 to 2011: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, s. 1(8)). The Acts in the group are:

• Domestic Violence Act 1996 (1/1996) (Repealed)

• Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2002 (30/2002) (Repealed)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 60

Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, s. 1(4)). The Acts in the group are:

• Solicitors Act 1954 (36/1954)

• Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1960 (37/1960)

• Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994 (27/1994)

• Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002 (19/2002)

• Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Act 2008 (12/2008), s. 2

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), part 3

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 58

• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (65/2015), Part 13

Bankruptcy Acts 1988 to 2015: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Bankruptcy Act 2015, s. 16(2)). The Acts in the group are:

• Bankruptcy Act 1988 (27/1988)

• Euro Changeover (Amounts) Act 2001 (16/2001), ss. 7 and 9(5)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), part 7

• Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2015 (60/2015)

Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015, s. 16(3)). The Acts in the group are:

• Employment Equality Act 1998 (21/1998)

• Equality Act 2004 (24/2004), Part 2

• Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 (27/2007), insofar as it relates to the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), Part 16

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), ss. 18 to 26

• Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (43/2015), ss. 3 to 11

Licensing Acts 1833 to 2018: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one (Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 (1/2018), s. 1(2)). The Acts in this group are:

• Licensing (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 68)

• Licensing (Ireland) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 38)

• Licensing (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 62)

• Public House (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 114)

• Licensing (Ireland) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 35)

• Beerhouse (Ireland) Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 35)

• Beerhouse (Ireland) Act (1864) Amendment Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 111)

• Licensing Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 94)

• Licensing Act (Ireland) 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 69)

• Beer Licences Regulation (Ireland) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 4)

• Beer Dealers' Retail Licences (Amendment) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 34)

• Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 56)

• Beer Retailers' & Spirit Grocers' Retail Licences (Ireland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 30)

• Licensing (Ireland) Act 1905 (5 Edw. 7. c. 3), Parts I, II and V

• Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act 1924 (62/1924), Parts I, II and V

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 (15/1927), Parts I, II, III, IV, and VI

• Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 1929 (14/1929)

• Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1929 (20/1929)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1943 (7/1943)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1946 (33/1946)

• Tourist Traffic Act 1952 (15/1952), Part VI

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1953 (30/1953)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1960 (18/1960), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1953

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 (21/1962), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 TO 1960

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1977 (8/1977)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1981 (5/1981), in so far as it amends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1977

• Intoxicating Liquor (National Concert Hall) Act 1983 (34/1983)

• Courts (No. 2) Act 1986 (26/1986), ss. 4 , 6 and 7 and, in so far as they relate to the law on intoxicating liquor, s. 9 and sch. 1

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (16/1988), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1986

• Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994 (18/1994), Part IX

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1995 (33/1995), other than s. 5(2)

• National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 (11/1997), in so far as it amends or extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1995

• Licensing (Combating Drug Abuse) Act 1997 (33/1997), ss. 2 and 21, in so far as they relate to intoxicating liquor licences and ss. 17 and 20

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 1999 (32/1999), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1997

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 (17/2000), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1999

• Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 (16/2003)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 (31/2003), in so far as it amends and extends the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2003

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 2004 (34/2004)

• Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (17/2008),* s. 3, Part 2 and sch. 1, in so far as they amend and extend the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004

• Intoxicating Liquor (National Conference Centre) Act 2010 (9/2010), s. 1

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 17

• Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 (1/2018)

Private Security Services Acts 2004 and 2011: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 1(2)). The Acts in this group are:

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (12/2004)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), Part 4

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014)

• Equal Status (Amendment) Act 2012 (41/2011)

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