Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 19 2023 AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ACT 2023 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Regulations and orders 5. Expenses 6. Application of Act PART 2 The Regulator Chapter 1 7. Establishment day 8. Establishment 9. Status 10. Corporate capacity Chapter 2 11. Fairness and transparency in supply chain 12. Information and engagement 13. Compliance with unfair trading law 14. Enforcement of unfair trading law 15. Guidelines 16. Review of codes 17. Information and advice 19. Transfer of functions to regulator 20. Ancillary powers Chapter 3 21. Membership 22. Remuneration and terms of appointment 23. Term of office 24. Members of regulator: disqualification, resignation and removal 25. Vacancies 26. Chairperson Chapter 4 27. Meetings of regulator 28. Committees 29. Delegation of functions 30. Disclosure of interests 31. Conflict of interest 32. Indemnity Chapter 5 Chief executive 33. Appointment 34. Functions and status Chapter 6 Attendance before committees 35. Attendance before Public Accounts Committee 36. Attendance before other Oireachtas Committees Chapter 7 37. Appointment of staff 38. Transfer of staff to regulator Chapter 8 Planning and reporting 39. Strategy statement 40. Work programme 41. Annual report 42. Complaints and investigations report 43. Decisions reports 44. Other reports and information Chapter 9 45. Advances by Minister 46. Payments into Central Fund, disposal of fines 47. Accounts and audits 48. Annual estimate 49. Power to impose levies 50. Surpluses and deficiencies Chapter 10 51. Prohibited disclosures Chapter 11 Membership of other bodies 52. Members of regulator 53. Chief executive 54. Staff of regulator PART 3 Unfair Trading Practices Chapter 1 Scope and application 55. Scope of Part 56. Application of Part Chapter 2 Agricultural Unfair Trading Regulations 57. Power to make regulations 58. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: prohibited payments 59. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: changes of supply terms 61. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: supply conditions 62. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: commercial malpractice 63. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: compliance requirements 64. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: exemptions 65. Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: ancillary provisions Chapter 3 Enforcement relating to unfair trading practices 66. Offence of unfair trading practice and penalties 67. Complaints to regulator 68. Complaints: fees 69. Investigations by regulator 70. Alternative dispute resolution PART 4 Chapter 1 Authorised officers 71. Appointment 72. Tenure 73. Warrant Chapter 2 Powers of authorised officers 74. Power to enter premises to inspect records 75. Power to enter premises to investigate offence 76. Inspection powers 77. Supplementary powers 78. Compliance notice 79. Obstruction and false statements Chapter 3 Enforcement and supplementary regulations 80. Enforcement and supplementary regulations, offences and penalties Chapter 4 Criminal proceedings 81. Time limit for instituting summary proceedings 82. Liability for offences by bodies corporate 83. Fines and penalties 84. Convicted persons liable for costs 85. Proceedings instituted by regulator 86. Fixed payment notice Carer’s Leave Act 2001 (No. 19) Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 (No. 8) European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27) European Communities Act 2007 (No. 18) European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2) Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict., c. 39) Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37) Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20) Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (No. 35) Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (No. 11) Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict., c.93) Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29) Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45) 19 2023 AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ACT 2023 An Act to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to establish a body to be known as An Rialálaí Agraibhia and to define its functions (including price and market analysis and reporting, and enforcement); to prohibit unfair trading practices in business‑to‑ business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to confer on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the power to make regulations about unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply sector and connected matters (including enforcement); and to provide for related matters. , 2023] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: O.J. No. L111, 25.4.2019, p. 59