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Number 32 of 2012
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citations, construction and com-
mencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Repeals.
PART 2
Registered Employment Agreements
PART 3
Employment Regulation Orders
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[No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Acts Referred to
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PART 1
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Short title,
(Amendment) Act 2012. collective citations,
construction and
commencement.
(2) The Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004 and this Act (other
than sections 16, 17 and 18) may be cited together as the Industrial
Relations Acts 1946 to 2012 and shall be construed together as one.
(3) The Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006 and section
16(1) may be cited together as the Employment Permits Acts 2003
to 2012 and shall be construed together as one.
(6) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation may appoint by order
or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose
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Pt.1 S.1 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Repeals. 3.—(1) Section 49(2) and section 58 of the Act of 1946 are
repealed.
PART 2
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2 S.5
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Pt.2 S.5 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2 S.5
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and
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Pt.2 S.6 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2 S.6
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Pt.2 S.7 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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and
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2
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and
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Pt.2 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Exemption from 9.—The Act of 1946 is amended in Part III by inserting the follow-
obligation to pay ing new section after section 33:
rate of
remuneration
provided by “Exemption
registered from 33A.—(1) Where a registered employment
employment obligation to agreement provides that an employer may apply
agreement. pay rate of to the Court under this section, the Court may in
remuneration
accordance with this section exempt an employer
provided by
registered from the obligation to pay the rate of remuner-
employment ation provided by a registered employment agree-
agreement. ment in respect of a worker or number of workers.
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2 S.9
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Pt.2 S.9 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.2 S.9
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PART 3
11.—The Act of 1946 is amended by inserting the following new Review of joint
section after section 41: labour committees.
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Pt.3 S.11 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.11
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or
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Pt.3 S.11 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.12
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Pt.3 S.12 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Pt.3 S.12 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.12
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Pt.3 S.12 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.13
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Pt.3 S.13 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.13
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Pt.3 S.13 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Enforcement
of 45C.—(1) If an employer fails to carry out in
determinations accordance with its terms a determination of the
of Labour Court in relation to a complaint under section 45A
Court. within 28 days from the date on which the determi-
nation is communicated to the parties, the Circuit
Court shall, on application made to it in that
behalf by—
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.13
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Pt.3 S.13 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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Exemption from 14.—The Act of 1946 is amended by inserting the following new
obligation to pay section after section 48:
statutory minimum
remuneration.
“Exemption 48A.—(1) The Court may in accordance with
from this section exempt an employer from the obli-
obligation to gation to pay the statutory minimum remuneration
pay statutory
minimum in respect of a worker or number of workers.
remuneration.
(2) An exemption under subsection (1) shall
remain in force for such period, being not less than
3 months and not more than 24 months from the
date on which the exemption is granted, as is
specified in the exemption.
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.14
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Pt.3 S.14 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.14
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Pt.3 S.16 [No. 32.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [2012.]
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[2012.] Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act [No. 32.] Pt.3 S.18
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and
(e) in section 7—
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