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19 1990

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1990

PART I

Preliminary

Short title.

1. —This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Act, 1990.

Collective citations and construction.

2. —(1) This Act (other than Part II ) and the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1976, may be cited together as the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990, and shall be construed together as one Act.

(2) Part II of this Act and the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1982, may be cited together as the Trade Union Acts, 1871 to 1990, and shall be construed together as one Act.

Interpretation.

3. —(1) In this Act—

the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;

the Court” means the Labour Court;

the Commission” means the Labour Relations Commission established by section 24 .

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a Part or section is to a Part or section of this Act unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment is intended;

(b) a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended; and

(c) a reference to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

(3) In any enactment other than this Act, a reference to the Trade Disputes Act, 1906 (repealed by this Act) or to any provision thereof shall, without prejudice to section 20 (1) of the Interpretation Act, 1937 , be construed as a reference to any relevant provision of Part II of this Act.

Increase of fines.

4. —(1) A person convicted of an offence for which a penalty is provided in any enactment indicated in the First Schedule to this Act at any reference number shall, in lieu of the fine provided in that enactment, be liable to the fine specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number, and that enactment shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2) Where it is provided in the First Schedule to this Act at any reference number that a person shall be liable to a daily default fine, he shall be guilty of contravening the relevant enactment on every day on which the contravention continues after conviction of the original contravention and for each such offence he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding the amount specified at that reference number instead of the fine specified for the original contravention.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any offence committed before the passing of this Act.

Summary proceedings for an offence.

5. —Notwithstanding section 10 (4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990, may be instituted within one year from the date of the offence.

Expenses.

6. —The expenses incurred in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Repeals.

7. —The enactments referred to in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.