Section 148AC of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Provisions supplementary to sections 148AA and 148AB

(1)The decision of the Circuit Court on an appeal under section 148AA or an application under section 148AB is final except that the Board or the landlord the subject of the decision may, by leave of the Circuit Court, appeal against the decision to the High Court on a point of law.

(2)Where the Circuit Court confirms or gives a decision under section 148AA(3) or 148AB(2), the Board shall, as soon as is practicable after the decision is confirmed or given, as the case may be, give notice in writing of the decision to the landlord.

(3)The Board may recover, as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, from the person by whom it is payable any amount due and owing to the Board pursuant to a decision confirmed or given under section 148AA(3) or 148AB(2) by the Circuit Court.

(4)All payments made to the Board of any amount due to the Board pursuant to a decision confirmed or given under section 148AA(3) or 148AB(2) by the Circuit Court shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may direct.

(5)Where an investigation arose following receipt of a complaint by the Board, the Board shall give to the complainant a copy of a notice given or to be given under subsection (2) to a landlord at the same time as the notice is given to the landlord or as soon as is practicable thereafter.