Enacted 44/2022
Consumer Rights Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 22 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Consolidates consumer rights for buying goods, digital content, and services from traders. Sets out what consumers can claim if items are faulty or don't match descriptions.
- Bans unfair contract terms that give traders unreasonable advantage over consumers. Implements EU directives on digital content sales and goods purchases.
- Updates hire-purchase and consumer-hire rules under Consumer Credit Act 1995. Strengthens enforcement of consumer protection laws against traders.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil22 Apr 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil22 Apr 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil11 May 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil29 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil29 Jun 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad29 Jun 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad11 Oct 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad19 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad26 Oct 2022
- Enacted7 Nov 2022