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Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2019

In short

This law amends the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to extend certain industrial relations provisions to members of the Garda Síochána. It clarifies how existing industrial relations laws apply to them and defines specific terms in that context.

What it regulates

  • The application of the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019 to members of the Garda Síochána.
  • How terms like "employer," "contract of employment," and "trade union" are interpreted for Garda Síochána members.
  • What constitutes a "trade dispute" for members of the Garda Síochána.
  • Specific enactments within industrial relations law that do not apply to members of the Garda Síochána.

Who it concerns

  • Members of the Garda Síochána, excluding the Garda Commissioner and reserve members.
  • The Garda Commissioner, in their role as the "employer" for Garda Síochána members.

Key points

  • The Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019 generally apply to members of the Garda Síochána.
  • For Garda Síochána members, the "employer" is the Garda Commissioner.
  • A "contract of employment" for Garda Síochána members refers to official documents and instructions that set their terms and conditions of service.
  • Certain parts of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 (Section 33A, Part IV, Part V), the entire Industrial Relations Act 1976, and specific sections of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Sections 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, the Third Schedule and the Fifth Schedule), along with the entirety of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Acts of 2001, 2012, and 2015, and the Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, do not apply to members of the Garda Síochána.
Legal text
Legal text

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 2019 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2019 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2019 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDFOscail PDF Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 21 of 2019 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 CONTENTS 1. Definition 2. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1990 3. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1990 4. Enactments to which section 23(1A) and 23(1B) of Act of 1990 shall not apply to members of the Garda Síochána 5. Short title, collective citation and commencement Acts Referred to Garda Síochána Act 2005 (No. 20) Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 11) Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 32) Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 27) Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 4) Industrial Relations Act 1946 (No. 26) Industrial Relations Act 1976 (No. 15) Industrial Relations Act 1990 (No. 19) Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015 Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990 Number 21 of 2019 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1990 in order to provide for the application of certain provisions of the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015 to certain members of the Garda Síochána; and to provide for related matters. [7th July, 2019] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: Definition 1. In this Act, “Act of 1990” means the Industrial Relations Act 1990 . Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1990 2. Section 3 of the Act of 1990 is amended, in subsection

(1), by the insertion of the following definitions: “ ‘Act of 2005’ means the Garda Síochána Act 2005 ; ‘Garda Commissioner’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2005; ‘Garda Síochána’ means the police service referred to in section 6 of the Act of 2005; ‘member’, in relation to the Garda Síochána, has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2005, but does not include— (a) the Garda Commissioner, or (b) a reserve member within the meaning of the Act of 2005;”. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1990 3. Section 23 of the Act of 1990 is amended— (a) in subsection
(1), by the insertion of “a member of the Garda Síochána referred to in subsection (1A) and” after “means”, and (b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection
(1): “(1A) For the purposes of subsection
(1)and subject to subsections (1B), (1C) and (1D), the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019 and this Part shall apply to a member of the Garda Síochána. (1B) Subject to subsections (1C) and (1D), for the purposes of subsections
(1)and (1A), references to all or any of the following, in relation to a member of the Garda Síochána, shall be construed as follows: (
  1. a)a reference to an employer shall be read as a reference to the Garda Commissioner; (
  2. b)a reference to a— (
  3. i)contract of employment, (
  4. ii)contract with an employer, (iii) employment contract, or (
  5. iv)any similar term, shall be read as a reference to any enactment, Garda code, instrument, decision, circular, instruction, any other document or any combination thereof that provides for or specifies the terms and conditions on which that member of the Garda Síochána serves; (
  6. c)a reference to a trade union shall be read as a reference to an association established under and in accordance with section 18 of the Act of 2005; (
  7. d)a reference to an employer organisation, a trade union of employers or an employer association shall be read as a reference to the Garda Commissioner; (
  8. e)without prejudice to section 3 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 , a reference to a trade dispute shall be read as a reference to any dispute or difference between members of the Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner that is connected with the appointment or non-appointment of any such member, or with the terms and conditions on which such members serve, and includes any such dispute or difference between retired members and the Garda Commissioner. (1C) (
  9. a)Nothing in subsections
(1), (1A) or (1B) shall affect the operation of section 18
(3)of the Act of 2005. (b) Nothing in subsections
(1), (1A) or (1B) shall operate to apply the Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990 to the Garda Síochána and those subsections shall not apply to the interpretation of any terms used in those Acts. (1D) The enactments specified in column
(3)of the Sixth Schedule shall not apply to a worker who is a member of the Garda Síochána to the extent specified in column
(4)of that Schedule.”. Enactments to which section 23(1A) and 23(1B) of Act of 1990 shall not apply to members of the Garda Síochána 4.
(1)The Act of 1990 is amended by the insertion of the following Schedule after the Fifth Schedule: “SIXTH SCHEDULE Section 23(1D) Enactments to which sections 23(1A) and 23(1B) shall not apply to members of the Garda Síochána Reference
(1)Number and Year
(2)Short Title
(3)Extent of Disapplication
(4)
  1. No. 26 of 1946 Industrial Relations Act 1946 Section 33A, Part IV and Part V
  2. No. 15 of 1976 Industrial Relations Act 1976 The whole Act
  3. No. 19 of 1990 Industrial Relations Act 1990 Sections 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, the Third Schedule and the Fifth Schedule
  4. No. 11 of 2001 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 The whole Act
  5. No. 4 of 2004 Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 The whole Act
  6. No. 32 of 2012 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 The whole Act
  7. No. 27 of 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 The whole Act ”. Short title, collective citation and commencement 5.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2019.
(2)The Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015 and this Act may be cited together as the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2019.
(3)This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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