In short
This law amends previous communications regulations concerning postal services by repealing a specific section related to price caps and assigning new review functions to the Commission for Communications Regulation.
What it regulates
- The repeal of Section 30 of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011.
- The cessation of any price cap decisions made under the repealed Section 30.
- The requirement for the Commission for Communications Regulation to review the consequences of this repeal.
- The process for reporting the findings of this review to the Minister.
Who it concerns
- The Commission for Communications Regulation.
- The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
Key points
- Section 30 of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 is repealed.
- Any price cap decision made under the repealed Section 30 no longer has effect.
- The Commission for Communications Regulation must start a review of the consequences of this repeal, including for terminal dues, 2 years after this Act comes into operation.
- The Commission must report its findings to the Minister within 6 months of starting the review, and the Minister must present this report to each House of the Oireachtas.
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Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017
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Number 3 of 2017
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (POSTAL SERVICES) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017
CONTENTS
Section
1. Repeal of section 30 of Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
2. Amendment of section 10 of Communications Regulation Act 2002
3. Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction
Acts Referred to
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
(No. 21)
Communications Regulation Act 2002
(No. 20)
Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2011
Number 3 of 2017
COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION (POSTAL SERVICES) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017
An Act to provide for the repeal of
section 30
of the
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
; to amend the
Communications Regulation Act 2002
to confer additional functions on the Commission for Communications Regulation relating to the repeal of section 30; and to provide for related matters.
[15th March, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
Repeal of section 30 of Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
1.
Section 30
of the
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
is repealed and accordingly any price cap decision (within the meaning of the said section 30) made under that section by the Commission for Communications Regulation ceases to have effect.
Amendment of section 10 of Communications Regulation Act 2002
2.
Section 10
of the
Communications Regulation Act 2002
is amendedâ
(a) in subsection (1) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (ba):
â(bb) to undertake a review of any consequences, including for terminal dues, of the repeal, under
section 1
of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017, of
section 30
of the
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
which review shall commence immediately following the expiration of 2 years after the coming into operation of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 and to prepare and furnish a report to the Minister of the findings of the Commission resulting from the review not later than 6 months after the commencement of the review,â,
and
(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):
â(5) (a) In carrying out the review under subsection (1)(bb) the Commission may consult with such persons as it considers appropriate. The Commission shall complete this consultation within a period of 42 days.
(b) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1)(bb) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is furnished to him or her by the Commission.
(6) In subsection (1)(bb) âterminal duesâ has the same meaning as it has in Part 2 of the
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
.â.
Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction
3. (1) This Act may be cited as the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment may by order appoint.
(3) The Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2011 and this Act may be cited together as the Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2017 and shall be construed together as one.
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