IP/N/1/IRL/8, IP/N/1/IRL/C/3  
IP/N/1/IRL/T/5, IP/N/1/IRL/O/2  
 
8 March 2023  
(23-1694)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
IRELAND : COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT, 2000 (ACT NO. 28 OF 2000)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (Act No. 28 of 2000)  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights; Trademarks; Other  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/IRL/23_1620_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/IRL /C/1 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
This Act contains provisions in respect of copyright, protection of the rights of performers and rights 
in performances . It also contains provisions for licensing and registration schemes for copyright and 
related rights. The Act restates the law in respect of Council Directive 91/250/EEC on the legal 
protection of Computer Programs and Council Directive 93/98/EEC on Harmonising the Term of 
Protection of copyright and certain related rights (gi ving effect to Article 2.1).  
 
It also gives effect to: Council Directive 92/100/EEC on Rental and Lending and on certain rights 
relating to copyright in the field of intellectual property; Council Directive 93/83/EEC on the Co -
ordination of Certain Rules C oncerning Copyright and Related Rights related to Copyright applicable 
to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission; Council Directive 96/9/EC on the Legal 
Protection of Databases; and provides for other related matters.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 January 2001; The Act entered into force on January 1, 2001 (except 
Sections 98,198, 199 and 247 - Section 198 was subsequently commenced 
on 1st May 2007).  
Other date    IP/N/1/IRL/8 • IP/N/1/IRL/C/3 • IP/N/1/IRL/T/5 • IP/N/1/IRL/O/2  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  3 March 2023  
Other information  This Act repealed the Copyright Act 1963 (entire Act other than section 59); 
the Performers' Protection Act 1968 and the Copyright (Amendment) 
Act 1987. It also repealed sections 2 & 3 of the Intellectual Property 
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998 and amended section 23 of the 
Trade Marks Act 1996.  
 
In addition, the Act revoked the European Communities (Legal Protection of 
Computer Programs) Regulation 1993 (S.I. No. 26 of 1993) and the E uropean 
Communities (Term of Protection of Copyright) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 
No. 158 of 1995).  
 
See also:  
 
IP/N/EEC/C/1  (91/250/EEC; 93/98/EEC; 92/10 0/EEC and 93/83/EEC)  
 
IP/N/EEC/C/2  (96/9/EC)  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Unit  
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment  
 
Email:  trademarks@enterprise.gov.ie  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.