Section 148U of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Board to appoint authorised officer and decision maker
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · Part 7A – Complaints, Investigations and Sanctions
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)Subject to section 148T(2) and (4) the Board shall, following receipt of a complaint and may, of its own volition, cause an investigation to be carried out and decided upon under this Part and for that purpose shall appoint an authorised officer and a decision maker.
(2)The Board may appoint more than one authorised officer to carry out an investigation but, in any such case, the investigation report concerned shall be prepared jointly by the authorised officers so appointed and the other provisions of this Part shall, with all necessary modifications, be construed accordingly.
(3)The terms of appointment of an authorised officer may define the scope of the investigation to be carried out by the authorised officer, whether as respects the matters or the period to which it is to extend or otherwise, and, in particular, may limit the investigation to matters connected with particular circumstances.
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Provisions referring to this one
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- Section 148RInterpretation (Part 7A)
- Section 148VNotice of investigation
- Section 148WAcknowledg-ment of contravention
- Section 148XInvestigation report and decision
- Section 148AFProcedural rules
Other provisions in this part
- Section 148RInterpretation (Part 7A)
- Section 148SPowers of authorised officer
- Section 148TComplaint
- Section 148VNotice of investigation
- Section 148WAcknowledg-ment of contravention
- Section 148XInvestigation report and decision
- Section 148YReceipt of decision by Board
- Section 148ZDecision and requirement of confirmation
- Section 148AAAppeal to Circuit Court against decision to impose sanction
- Section 148ABApplication to Circuit Court to confirm decision to impose sanction
- Section 148ACProvisions supplementary to sections 148AA and 148AB
- Section 148ADMatters to be considered in determining nature of sanction
- Section 148AEPublication of sanctions
- Section 148AFProcedural rules
- Section 148AGRelationship between investigation and criminal proceedings