State Airports Act 2004
Number 32 of 2004
STATE AIRPORTS ACT 2004
REVISED
Updated to 25 August 2021
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the State Airports Act 2004. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 32 of 2004
STATE AIRPORTS ACT 2004
REVISED
Updated to 25 August 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1.
Short title, collective citation and construction.
2.
3.
Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities
(Restructuring of Aer Rianta)
4.
5.
6.
Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities.
7.
8.
Power of company to manage and develop its airport, etc.
9.
Memorandum and articles of association of company.
10.
Share capital of Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities.
11.
Liability for loss occurring before appointed days.
12.
13.
Chairperson and directors of Aer Rianta ceasing to hold office on Dublin appointed day.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Aviation Regulation
20.
21.
22.
23.
Aviation terminal services charges.
24.
Miscellaneous amendments of Act of 2001.
Miscellaneous Amendments
25.
Amendment of Customs-free Airport Act 1947.
26.
27.
27A.
28.
Amendment of Act of 1998
Acts Referred to
Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973
Air Navigation and Transport Acts 1936 to 1998
Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998
Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004
Aviation Regulation Act 2001
Carer's Leave Act 2001
Companies Act 1963
Companies Acts 1963 to 2003
Companies (Amendment) Act 1983
Competition Act 2002
Customs-free Airport Act 1947
Customs-free Airport Acts 1947 and 1958
Customs-free Airport (Amendment) Act 1958
Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001
Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
Parental Leave Act 1998
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001
Road Traffic Act 1961
Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003
Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2001
Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1977
Number 32 of 2004
STATE AIRPORTS ACT 2004
REVISED
Updated to 25 August 2021
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE VESTING, MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE AIRPORTS KNOWN AS DUBLIN AIRPORT, CORK AIRPORT AND SHANNON AIRPORT AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO RE-NAME AER RIANTA, CUIDEACHTA PHOIBLÍ THEORANTA, AS DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, TO HAVE VESTED IN IT, MANAGE, OPERATE AND DEVELOP DUBLIN AIRPORT AND IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RESTRUCTURING TO PROVIDE INTER ALIA FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF AER RIANTA C.P.T. INTO TWO NEW PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES FORMED AND REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS 1963 TO 2003 ONE OF WHICH TO BE NAMED CORK AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, TO HAVE VESTED IN IT, MANAGE, OPERATE AND DEVELOP CORK AIRPORT AND THE OTHER TO BE NAMED SHANNON AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, TO HAVE VESTED IN IT, MANAGE, OPERATE AND DEVELOP SHANNON AIRPORT, TO AMEND THE AIR NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT ACTS 1936 TO 1998, THE CUSTOMS-FREE AIRPORT ACT 1947, THE AVIATION REGULATION ACT 2001 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [21st July 2004]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Application of Act restricted (1.12.2009) by Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (15/2008), s. 76(1), S.I. No. 458 of 2009.
Relationship between Authority and DAA, port developers and State bodies.
76.— (1) Notwithstanding the State Airports Act 2004, the [daa] shall obtain and consider the written views of the Authority prior to undertaking the development of any airport facility or any other related development which, in its opinion, could impact in a significant manner on the movement of persons or goods in the GDA.
(2) Prior to any person undertaking the development of any port facility or any other port related development, which, in the opinion of that person could impact in a significant manner on the movement of persons or goods in the GDA, that person shall obtain and consider the written views of the Authority.
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