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Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
No. 15 of 2008

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-7 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2
Ss. 8-43 16 July 2008 Commenced on enactment
Ss. 44-57 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
S. 58 30 September 2010 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Section 58) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 468 of 2010), art. 2
Ss. 59, 60 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
S. 61 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 4
Ss. 62-80 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
Ss. 81-95 4 January 2010 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Amendments of Planning and Development Act 2000) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 574 of 2009), art. 2
Ss. 96-101 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
Ss. 102-110 16 July 2008 Commenced on enactment
Ss. 111-113 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2
S. 114 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 4
S. 115(1) 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2
S. 115(2) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 4
Ss. 115(3)-115(7) 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2
S. 116 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2
S. 117 1 August 2008 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Parts 1, 7, 8 and 9) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 291 of 2008), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Additional functions conferred on National Roads Authority under European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 152 of 2013), reg. 3
Day appointed for the dissolution of the Dublin Transportation Office Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Dissolution of Dublin Transportation Office) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 474 of 2009), art. 2
References construed Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 62(2)(b)
Restricted European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 1(3), 42(22), schedule 2
Transfer of certain functions under Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1
S. 2 amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(g), 96(a)
  Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 (8/2019), ss. 2(1)(g), 80(a)
  Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 18(2), schedule 3, ref. 13
  Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(a)
  Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(a)
  Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(a), 29(2)
S. 2 references construed Roads Act 2015 (No. 14 of 2015), s. 7(2)
Pt. 2 (ss. 8-43) establishment day appointed Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Part 2) (Establishment Day) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 459 of 2009), art. 2
S. 9(2) substituted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(b)
  Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(b), 29(2)
S. 10 substituted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(c), 29(2)
S. 11(1)(ca) new paragraph inserted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(d), 29(2)
S. 11(1)(cb) new paragraph inserted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(d), 29(2)
S. 11(1)(cc) inserted Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(g), 96(b)
  Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 (8/2019), ss. 2(1)(g), 80(b)
S. 12(5) references construed Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015 (No. 55/2015), s. 7(2)
S. 12(5)(a) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 18(2), schedule 3, reference 14
S. 12(5)(b) substituted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 12(6) substituted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 12(8) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 60(a)
S. 12(8) references construed Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015 (No. 55/2015), s. 7(2)
S. 12(10) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 60(b)
Ss. 12(10)(a), 12(10)(b) substituted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 12(12) amended Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 60(c)
S. 13 additional obligations imposed on Authority Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 71(1), 71(2)
S. 13(2)(ca) inserted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 71(3)
S. 14(1) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(e)(i), 29(2)
S. 14(2)(d) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(e)(ii), 29(2)
S. 17 references construed Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3)
S. 17(4)(a) substituted Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 21(7) applied Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 39(5)(a), 40(6)(a)
S. 21(7) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(f), 29(2)
S. 21(8) applied Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 39(5)(a), 40(6)(a)
S. 21(8) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(f), 29(2)
S. 26(1) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 69
S. 30 transfer of certain functions under Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20, schedule 2, pt. 1
S. 38 saver from disclosure Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 1(3), 41, schedule 3
S. 44(1)(c) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(2)(a)(iv) substituted Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(b)(i)
S. 44(2)(e) inserted Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(b)(ii)
S. 44(6) substituted Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(b)(iii)
S. 44(6)(ii) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(6)(iii) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), ss. 1(2), 47(a)
S. 44(6A) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(6A) inserted Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), ss. 1(2), 47(b)
S. 44(7) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(7), (8) amended Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), ss. 1(2), 47(c)
S. 44(14)(b) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(14)(b)(i) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(14)(b)(ii) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(14)(b)(iii) inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
S. 44(15A) inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
Ss. 44(14)-44(16) inserted Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(b)(iv)
S. 44A inserted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(a)
S. 45(1) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(b)(i)
S. 45(2) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(b)(ii)
S. 48 amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(h), 29(2)
S. 48 exclusion from licence requirement Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 5, 6(1), 20
S. 48(2)(a) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(c)(i)
S. 48(2)(b) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(c)(ii)
S. 48(12) new subs. inserted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(g), 29(2)
S. 52 amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(h), 29(2)
S. 52(1) substituted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(d)(i)
S. 52(1)(b) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(i)(i), 29(2)
S. 52(2) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(i)(ii), 29(2)
S. 52(3) substituted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(d)(ii)
S. 52(3)(a) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(i)(i), 29(2)
S. 52(4) substituted Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(d)(ii)
S. 52(6)(b) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(d)(iii)
S. 52(6)(c)(ii) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 74(d)(iv)
S. 54 repealed Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(j), 29(2)
S. 54 amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(h), 29(2)
Ss. 56A-56D inserted Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 1(c)
S. 57 amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(c)
S. 58 functions of National Transport Authority under extended National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 467 of 2010), arts. 1(2), 2
S. 59 functions of NTA under section extended National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) (Fares Scheme) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 368 of 2022), art. 2
S. 60 functions of National Transport Authority under extended National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 237 of 2013), art. 2
  National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 139 of 2010), arts. 1(2), 2(1)
S. 62(1) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(c)
S. 63 restricted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), s. 30(3)
S. 64(2)(b) substituted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 31
  Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), schedule 2, pt. 6
S. 66(1) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(d)
S. 73(1) amended Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 75(c)
S. 74(6)(a) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(k), 29(2)
S. 76 construction of references State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (No. 27 of 2014), s. 32(2)
S. 76(3) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(l)(i), 29(2)
S. 76(4) deleted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(l)(ii), 29(2)
S. 76(5) deleted Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(l)(ii), 29(2)
S. 78 applied with modifications European Union (Interbus Agreement) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 694 of 2020), reg. 5(2)
S. 78(1) amended Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37 of 2009), ss. 29(1)(m), 29(2)
S. 78 construction of references European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 152 of 2013), reg. 3
  European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Sea and Inland Waterway) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 394 of 2012), reg. 3
S. 79 applied with modifications European Union (Interbus Agreement) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 694 of 2020), reg. 5(2)
S. 79 construction of references European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 152 of 2013), reg. 3
  European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Sea and Inland Waterway) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 394 of 2012), reg. 3

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 8 Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Part 2) (Establishment Day) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 459 of 2009)
S. 21 National Transport Authority Superannuation Scheme 2017 (S.I. No. 471 of 2017)
S. 56A National Transport Authority (Public Passenger Transport Services) Bye-laws 2019 (S.I. No. 273 of 2019)
S. 63(1) National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) (Fares Scheme) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 368 of 2022)
  National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 237 of 2013)
  National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 467 of 2010)
  National Transport Authority (Extension of Remit) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 139 of 2010)
S. 102(1) Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (Dissolution of Dublin Transportation Office) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 474 of 2009)