The freedom of information act 2014 can be viewed at. Whats the difference between the united states code online and the electronic irish statute book. The commission has published an alphabetical list of all revised acts and a chronological list see left. Links to the irish laws which govern gsocs functions, actions and powers. Information about the freedom of information act 2014 which ensures governmental departments and public bodies make information available to the public. Approximately 500 pieces of subordinate legislation are passed per year. Statutes set forth general propositions of law that courts apply to specific situations. We wrote this booklet, often referred to as the blue book, to tell you about your rights under the mental health law. Repeal of part iv of act of 1989 regulation of insurance intermediaries. Swedens freedom of the press act of 1766 is the oldest in the world most freedom of information laws exclude the private sector from their jurisdiction thus information held by the private sector cannot be accessed as a legal right. A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level.
Freedom of information act 2014 law reform commission. View both primary and secondary legislation in the irish statute book eisb. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. The equal status acts 20002018 the acts prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services, accommodation and education. It received the royal assent on 16 december 1689 and is a restatement in statutory form of the declaration of right presented by the convention parliament to william iii and mary ii in february 1689, inviting them to become. Regulation of marine pollution from shipping under irish law. The th and 14th amendments to the constitution, passed in 1992 after the x case, guarantee the right to information about foreign abortions and to travel abroad for an abortion. In september 2017 atheist ireland used the freedom of information act to investigate the level of religious indoctrination in education and training board etb schools, the alternative to catholic schools provided by state bodies.
Publishing all uk legislation is a core part of the remit of her majestys stationery office hmso, part of the national archives, and the office of the queens printer for scotland. The power to make new laws is the sole responsibility of the houses of the oireachtas. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. List of laws and reports on lgbt rights in the republic of ireland. The legislation webpages provide links to the irish statute book website. Under the act, the equality authority and the irish human rights commission were dissolved and their functions transferred to the irish human rights and equality commission. The links are to the irish statute book produced by the attorney generals website.
The act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures, and defines nine exemptions to the statute. Between then and 1997, the cause of freedom of information was largely pursued by means of private members bills. Amendment of section 59 of act of 1989 appointment of authorised officers. Access the freedom of information website contains information, guidelines and other resources relevant to the freedom of information act 2014. List of laws and reports on lgbt rights in the republic of. The data protection commission dpc is the national independent authority responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals in the eu to have their personal data protected.
There are two types of legislation, primary legislation i. This regulation transposes into irish law the eu directive 200438ec. Irish planning and environmental law journal irish legal. As outlined above, the availability of revised acts contributes to making the cost of doing business or consulting legislation in. This revised act is an administrative consolidation of the freedom of information act 1997. The freedom of information act 2014 came into effect in october 2014 and repealed the 1997 and 2003 acts. A destination table containing cross references to the value added tax act 1972 is also available.
In 2016, the irish secretary of the national union of journalists said that charlie hebdo would have been in clear breach of the irish law. What other laws may we need to take into account when applying the act. The cro maintains registers under the operation of the companies act 2014, the registration of business names act 1963, the limited partnerships act 1907 and other sundry legislation. Criminal law and procedure ireland act 1887 wikipedia. Welcome the attorney general, seamus woulfe sc, is the legal adviser to the government and is therefore the chief law officer of the state. You can track amendments to legislation, access the constitution and a selection of pre1922 legislation while links to external legislation resources are also provided. Freedom of information act 2014 section 378 regulations 2016. Section 8 of the freedom of information act 2014 requires foi bodies to prepare and publish as much information as possible in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis outside of foi, having regard to the principles of openness, transparency and accountability as set out in sections 85 and 1 of the act. Notice and information to the agency and to the minister for agriculture and food. Legislation applicable to fund administrators legislation relevant to the regulation of fund administrators is listed below. Over 100 countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation. As outlined above, the availability of revised acts contributes to making the cost of doing business or consulting legislation in ireland cheaper and more efficient. Freedom of information act, 1997 irish statute book. He is the legal adviser to the government and is therefore the chief law officer of the state.
Section 2 of the republic of ireland act 1948 states, it is hereby declared that the description of the state shall be the republic of ireland. And it was not until 2014 that the first public figure, ivor callely, was jailed arising from information released under the act kelly and gallagher, 2014. Freedom of information act 2014, section 10 irish statute book. Acts of the oireachtas and secondary legislation, in the form of statutory instruments. The 2014 act introduced a number of changes to the freedom of information system and widened the range of bodies to which the foi legislation applies it now applies to all public bodies, unless they are specifically exempt. Shedding light on the state freedom of information. Relevant legislation garda ombudsman garda ombudsman. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. Home irish legal research research guides at harvard library. The central policy unit at the department of finance has developed a short guide to the freedom of information act 1997, and the freedom of information. University education agriculture and dairy science act, no. The legislation directory is no longer published as such on the irish statute book online website, but the relevant tables are linked from each page of the acts and sis. Blasphemy law in the republic of ireland wikipedia. Access the employability service provides an employment support service for people with disabilities, injuries and illnesses.
The constitution guarantees that you have a right to liberty and freedom, except in accordance with the law article 40. Some pieces of legislation are available in full text here on the hsa site. The ucits regulations, which transpose council directive 200965ec, commission directive 201043ec and commission directive 201044ec into irish law, are effective from 1 july 2011. For example, if you need to find out in what ways the succession act 1965 has been amended, you look up 1965, find the succession act and click on the button commencement. Freedom of information at tu dublin tallaght campus. The freedom of information act foia generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information except to the extent the records are protected from disclosure by any of nine exemptions contained in the law or by one of three special law enforcement. In the uk, the salmon committee on standards in public life, which ran from 1974 1976, recommended updating and codifying the antibribery and corruption laws, eventually leading to the bribery act 2010. The above link provides access to the vat consolidation act 2010 as published on the irish statute book website. The acts and statutory instruments available on this site are provided by the courts service as a convenient reference. The electronic irish statute book eisb includes acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments, the official versions of which remain the printed versions published by government publications.
A statute may forbid a certain act, direct a certain act, make a declaration, or set forth governmental mechanisms to aid society. Freedom of information act 2014, section 11 irish statute book. The freedom of information act foia is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. The functions, powers and duties of the attorney general are to be found in the constitution, in legislation primarily section 6 of the ministers and secretaries act 1924, in constitutional convention and in judicial decisions delivered both prior to and subsequent to the founding of the state.
Learn, study and research in ucc, irelands first 5 star university. Thirtysixth amendment of the constitution of ireland. Canadas official secrets act was replaced in 2001 by similar legislation titled the security of information act which was created in the wake of september 11th 2001 to replace the vaguely worded official secrets act. It was then the freedom of information act came into force, giving citizens of this state access to a whole range of information for the. Ireland set to bring antibribery and corruption laws uptodate.
Constitution of the irish free state saorstat eireann act 1922 irish statute book. Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments. The attorney general, seamus woulfe sc was appointed on the 14th of june 2017. Number of approved adoptions into ireland down 85% in less.
The official home of uk legislation, revised and as enacted 1267present. Electronic access is provided on the irish statute book cdrom see above and at the following sites. This link goes to the freedom of information website. It was approved by referendum on 25 november 1992 and signed into law on 23 december of. Irish legislationstatute book university college cork. This provides an updated regulation on the right of residency. Model publication scheme irish water is subject to the provisions of the freedom of information act 2014 the foi act the model publication scheme has been prepared and published in accordance with the requirements of section 8 of the foi act. The attorney generals office contains the advisory counsel to the attorney general and the office of parliamentary counsel to the government as well as the. Finding answers to query, where can we find the law on that. Ucits established in ireland are authorised under the european communities undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities regulations 2011 the ucits regulations. The fourteenth amendment of the constitution act 1992 previously bill no. The companies act 2014 consolidated the 196320 acts as well as introducing some new innovations. They cover the nine grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
The bill of rights 1689 is a landmark act in the constitutional law of england that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the crown. Set out below is the freedom of information publication scheme we are publishing under. This text of the constitution is a copy of the text enrolled on november, 2019 pursuant to article 25. Knowing about your rights can help you to be more involved in your care and treatment and to feel more empowered. The labour party first pledged itself to a freedom of information act in its 1974 election manifesto, but the precarious positions of the wilson and callaghan governments made progress impossible. Acts of the oireachtas property registration authority. Cornerstone on information law is a onevolume practical guide focused on data protection law, freedom of information and the environmental information regulations.
New figures obtained under the freedom of information act show that in the first 10 months of 2016 permission was granted for just 49 children from outside ireland to be adopted by irish parents. Dail eireann has the primary role in relation to legislation as it is directly elected by the people. Again a strong bias towards christianity, particularly catholicism was found. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament, statutory instruments, legislation directory, constitution and a limited number of pre1922 acts. Act to establish a body to be known as an coimisiun um chosaint sonrai or, in the english language, the data protection commission. A more comprehensive range of legislation is available on irish statute book. Most subordinate legislation is made by government ministers under powers conferred on them by acts. Life peerages act 1958 the uk statute law database. The full list of amendments can be found on the irish statute book. In ireland, earlier efforts to modernise the law failed to make it to the statute book. The office of the attorney general is made up of a number of different offices. The irish human rights and equality commission is an independent body set up under the irish human rights and equality commission act 2014 on 1 november 2014.
Irish statute book produced by the office of the attorney general. The freedom of information act, or foia, was signed into law by president lyndon johnson in 1966, giving the public the right to access records from any. Fourteenth amendment of the constitution of ireland. Freedom of information act 2014 irish statute book. The freedom of information act 1997 foi act as amended by the. This website is managed by the national archives on behalf of hm government. The companies act 2014 replaced the companies acts 196320 on 1st june 2015. The irishlaw list is an email discussion list on irish and northern irish law.
For detailed information visit our covid19 information and updates website. The site includes information on the work of the office of the attorney general itself and of two other constituent parts, the office of the parliamentary counsel to the government and the chief state solicitors office, as well as a link to the electronic irish statute book which the office produces. Illegal surgical abortions in ireland have been practically unknown since the uks abortion act 1967 allowed irish women to travel to great britain for a legal abortion. The attorney general is described in article 30 of the constitution as the adviser of the government in. This website uses cookies, by continuing you agree to their use. Covering the gdpr and the data protection act 2018, the title is up to date with adaptations to uk data protection law in the event of brexit. The irish statute book database comprises the acts of the oireachtas, statutory instruments and chronological tables of the statues for the period 19222005. Relevant legislation the principal act governing the activities of the garda ombudsman is the garda siochana act 2005, by which the organisation was established. Access to the electronic irish statute book, which includes the acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments.
The act published on that website does not include amendments as provided for in the finance acts enacted since 2010. Freedom of information act united states wikipedia. The national cultural institutions nci act 1997 is online on the irish statute book website. The law reform commission is a new public body under the freedom of information act 2014 and in accordance with the definition of effective date in section 2c of the 2014 act, the act applies to records held by the commission dating from 21 april 2008. The 1922 state, comprising 26 of the 32 counties of ireland, was styled and known as the irish free state. Freedom of information law human rights law legal system general property law tort law. The principal act governing the activities of the garda ombudsman is the garda siochana act 2005, by which the organisation was. The legislation listed below relates specifically to property registration and forms the basis on which registrations are made. This guide to law online ireland contains a selection of irish legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas.