The following is a list of legislation relevant to the retail sector.
This list is non-exhaustive and whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, the department, its servants or agents assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions.
Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023
Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024
Chemicals Act 2008, as amended
Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022
Circular Economy (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations 2023 (SI No 343 of 2023)
Circular Economy (Environmental Levy) (Single-Use Cup) Regulations (consultation and draft regulations)
Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008)
Code of Practice for Indoor Air Quality
Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023
Consumer Credit Act 1995
Consumer Rights Act 2022
Corporate sustainability due diligence
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations (European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (SI No 336 of 2024))
Dangerous Substances Act 1972
Dangerous Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Retail Stores) Regulations, 2019 (SI No 630 of 2019)
Dangerous Substances (Licensing Fees) Regulations, 1979 (SI No 301 of 1979)
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
Detergents Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 648/2004)
Digital Services Act 2024
Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products)
Employment Permits Act 2024
Employment rights legislation: What you should know
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act
EU Data Act
EU Regulation 2019/1150 (the ‘P2B Regulation’)
EU Regulation 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010
European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023 (SI No 636 of 2023)
European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022 (SI No 444 of 2022)
European Union (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI No 597 of 2022)
European Union (Single Use Plastics) (No 2) Regulations 2021 (SI No 516 of 2021) as amended by European Union (Single Use Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI No 136 of 2022)
EU Waste Framework Directive
Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024
Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023
General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) (Regulation (EU) 2023/988)
Market Surveillance Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1020)
National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022
Payment of Wages Act 1991 (Revised)
Personal Injuries Resolution Board Act 2022
Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023 (SI No 250 of 2023) (planning exemptions for reverse vending machines)
Planning and Development Bill 2023
Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
Proposed EU regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024
Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (SI No 299 of 2007)
Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022
Separate Collection (Deposit Return Scheme) Regulations 2021 (SI No 599 of 2021)
Sick Leave Act 2022
Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 (Revised)
Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Regulations 2022
Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2023 (SI No 104 of 2023)
Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023