Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019

Number 12 of 2019

AIRCRAFT NOISE (DUBLIN AIRPORT) REGULATION ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 27 July 2026

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This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019. 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.

All Acts up to and including the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 (36/2026), enacted 23 July 2026, and all statutory instruments up to and including the European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Belarus) (No. 3) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 370 of 2026), made 24 July 2026, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can 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. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

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Number 12 of 2019


AIRCRAFT NOISE (DUBLIN AIRPORT) REGULATION ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 27 July 2026


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Designation of competent authority

4. Exclusive competence of competent authority in relation to operating restrictions

5. Airport levy

6. Regulations

7. Expenses

8. Revocation

PART 2

Process of Aircraft Noise Regulation (Including Adoption of Balanced Approach) and Appeals

9. Process of Aircraft Noise Regulation

10. Appeal to Board against relevant regulatory decision

PART 3

Amendment of Planning and Development Act 2000

11. Amendment of Act of 2000 - insertion of sections 34A to 34C

12. Amendment of Act of 2000 - insertion of sections 37R and 37S

13. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2000

14. Amendment of section 144 of Act of 2000

15. Amendment of section 247 of Act of 2000

16. Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Act of 2000

17. Amendment of Fifth Schedule to Act of 2000

18. Amendment of Seventh Schedule to Act of 2000 and related transitional provisions

PART 4

Monitoring, Review and Enforcement

19. Implementation of noise mitigation measures, etc., by airport authority

20. Noise insulation scheme

21. Monitoring by competent authority

22. Definitions - sections 23 to 25

23. Issue of enforcement notices

24. Application for cancellation of direction specified in enforcement notice

25. Rules of court

PART 5

Notification Requirements

26. Notification of new operating restrictions

27. European Commission review

PART 6

Miscellaneous

28. Power to specify form of documents

29. Transitional provisions - noise mitigation measures (Repealed)

30. Transitional provisions - operating restrictions (Repealed)

30A. Operating restrictions under section 30


Acts Referred to

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30)

Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2018

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Number 12 of 2019


AIRCRAFT NOISE (DUBLIN AIRPORT) REGULATION ACT 2019

REVISED

Updated to 27 July 2026


An Act for the purposes of giving further effect to the Aircraft Noise Regulation in so far as it relates to Dublin Airport and to make additional provision for the regulation of aircraft noise at Dublin Airport; for those purposes, to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to cater for the situation where development at Dublin Airport may give rise to an aircraft noise problem; and to provide for related matters.

[22nd May, 2019]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: