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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-4	27 November 2009	Commenced on enactment
S. 5	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
Ss. 6-22	1 December 2010	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 566 of 2010), art. 2
S. 23	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
Ss. 24-28	1 December 2010	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 566 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1)(a)	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1)(b)	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
S. 29(1)(c) other than paras. (e) and (f) of the amendment effected by that paragraph	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
S. 29(1)(c) in relation to paras. (e), (f)	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1)(d) in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraph (ca) into s. 11(1) of Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008	1 December 2010	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 566 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1)(d) in so far as it relates to the insertion of paragraph (cb) into s. 11(1) of Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1)(e)	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
S. 29(1)(f)	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(1) (g)-(k)	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
S. 29(1)(l), (m)	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
S. 29(2)	1 December 2009	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Sections 5, 23 and 29) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 466 of 2009), art. 2
Ss. 30-43	27 November 2009	Commenced on enactment *
S. 44	4 January 2010	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Section 44)(Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 575 of 2009), art. 2
S. 45	27 November 2009	Commenced on enactment
S. 46	1 January 2011	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 615 of 2010), art. 2
Schs. 1, 2	27 November 2009	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited National Transport Authority Acts	Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 10(2)
Restricted	European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 1(3), 42(22), schedule 2
S. 2 amended	Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(g), 97
	Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 (8/2019), ss. 2(1)(g), 81
	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 18(2), schedule 3, ref. 15
	Road Traffic Act 2014 (No. 3 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 19
Part 2 (ss. 5-28) restriction and reporting requirement where offence under	European Union (Occupation of Road Transport Operator) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 697 of 2011), regs. 6, 8 & sch. para. (c).
S. 10(1)(b)(v) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 18(2), schedule 3, ref. 16
S. 10(1)(b)(vii) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 35
S. 23(4) references construed	Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39
Ss. 28A-28N inserted	Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (23/2020), ss. 2(1)(g), 98
	Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019 (8/2019), ss. 2(1)(g), 82
S. 30 appointed day specified	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (National Transport Authority)(Appointed Day) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 467 of 2009), art. 2
S. 31 dissolution day appointed	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 614 of 2010), art. 2
S. 44 references construed	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 62(2)(b)
S. 45 repealed with saver	European Union (Regulation of Railways) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 249 of 2015), regs. 3(1), 8(9)
Sch. 1, pt. 1 repealed	Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 4(g)
Sch. 2 repealed	Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (No. 37 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 4(g)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 30	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (National Transport Authority)(Appointed Day) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 467 of 2009)
S. 31	Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 614 of 2010)

* The changes made by s. 42(2), (3) do not take effect until the dissolution day. The dissolution day is 1 January 2011. See S.I. No. 614 of 2010 — Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation) Order 2010.