Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
State Airports Act 2004
No. 32 of 2004
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-19 | 21 July 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 20-24 | 1 October 2004 | State Airports Act 2004 (Dublin Appointed Day) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 531 of 2004), art. 2 |
| Ss. 25-28 | 21 July 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. | 21 July 2004 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act other than Part 3 and s. 25 included in collectively cited Airports and Aviation Acts | s. 1(2) | ||
| Act, s. 25 included in collectively cited Customs-free Airport Acts | s. 1(3) | ||
| Act, Part 3 included in collectively cited Aviation Regulation Acts | s. 1(4) | ||
| Restricted | 15/2008, ss. 4, 76(1) | 1 December 2009 | Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 3, 4, 5 and section 115(2)) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 458 of 2009), art. 2 |
| Trans. of cert. functns. under | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | S.I. No. 418 of 2011, art. 1(2) |
| S. 4 amended | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(a) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(2)(a) deleted | 27/2014, s. 31(8)(a), (12) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(3)(a) deleted | 27/2014, s. 31(8)(b), (12) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(5) substituted | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(b) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 8(1)-(4) deleted | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(c)(i) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 8(5) substituted | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(c)(ii) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(1), (2) substituted | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(d)(i) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(9) amended | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(d)(ii) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10 substituted | 27/2014, s. 31(13) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 10 references construed | 10/2011, s. 16(4) | 4 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 12(4), (5) substituted | 27/2014, s. 31(11) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14(7) inserted | 27/2014, s. 33(1)(e) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 15(3)(o) substituted | 27/2014, s. 45(a) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 15(9) substituted | 27/2014, s. 45(b) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 15(9A), (9B) inserted | 27/2014, s. 45(b) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 15(16) substituted | 27/2014, s. 45(c) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 15(17) inserted | 27/2014, s. 45(c) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 25(1) deleted | 27/2014, s. 39(2) | Not yet commenced. Transfer order required under s. 38 | |
| S. 27 substituted | 27/2014, s. 51 | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(2)(b)(ii) amended | 3/2016, s. 6(a) | 8 February 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(3)(b) substituted | 3/2016, s. 6(b) | 8 February 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(4)(a) amended | 3/2016, s. 6(c) | 8 February 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27(4)(c) substituted | 3/2016, s. 6(d) | 8 February 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27A inserted | 27/2014, s. 51 | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27A(1) amended | 3/2016, s. 7 | 8 February 2016 | Commenced on enactment |
| Schedule para. 13(a) deleted | 27/2014, s. 52(3) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 5(1)(b) | State Airports Act 2004 (Shannon Appointed Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 571 of 2012) |
| S. 9(6) | State Airports Act 2004 (Dublin Appointed Day) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 531 of 2004) |
| S. 15 | Shannon Airport Bye-Laws 2015 (S.I. No. 69 of 2015) |
| Airport Bye-Laws, 2014 (S.I. No. 618 of 2014) |