38ACodes of conduct

38A Codes of conduct

[Section 38A Inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 33, Applied:01 Jan 2006]

(1)  [Section 38A Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 38A Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2011] The Director may issue, in a manner determined by the Director, codes of conduct in respect of the undertaking of operations and activities under a licence.

(2)  [Section 38A Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2011] On issuing a code of conduct, the Director may give notice of its issue in any manner he or she considers appropriate including, but not limited to –

(a) the publication of the notice in one or more newspapers circulating in the State; or

(b) the publication of the notice on the internet; or

(c) the provision of a copy of the notice to each holder of a licence to which the code of conduct relates.

(3)  [Section 38A Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2011] The Director, on the request of any person and the payment of any prescribed fee, is to provide a copy of a code of conduct or part of a code of conduct to that person.

(4)  [Section 38A Subsection (4) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 35, Applied:01 Jul 2011] The Director may amend or substitute a code of conduct.

(5)  A code of conduct is not –

(a) a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; or

(b) subordinate legislation for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .