1. Home
  2. Acts
  3. 1983
  4. Click on title below to return to Act

Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1983
No. 40 of 1983

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Whole Act 27 December 1983 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision
Cert. functns. vested in Min. for Communications under trans. S. I. No. 91 of 1987, arts. 1(2), 4, sch.
  S. I. No. 92 of 1987, arts. 1(2), 4, sch.
  S. I. No. 26 of 1991, arts. 1(2), 4

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
None specified in S.I. Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act, 1979 (Section 9 Inquiries) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 552 of 1998)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Television Programme Retransmission and Relay) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 252 of 1991)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Community Repeater Licence) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 83 of 1988)
  Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 75 of 1987)
  Coras Iompair Éireann Superannuation Scheme, 1951 (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 58 of 1987)
  Coras Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R.) Superannuation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 57 of 1987)
  Great Southern Railways Company Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 56 of 1987)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 55 of 1987)
  Great Northern Railways Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 54 of 1987)
  Dublin Harbour Works (Sealink Container Terminal) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 53 of 1987)
  Harbour Rates (Arklow Harbour) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 52 of 1987)
  Harbour Rates (Cappa Pier at Kilrush) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 48 of 1987)
  Travellers' Protection Fund (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 434 of 1986)
  Greencastle Harbour Bye-laws 1986 (S.I. No. 429 of 1986)
  Rathmullan Harbour Bye-laws 1986 (S.I. No. 428 of 1986)
  Burtonport Harbour Bye-laws 1986 (S.I. No. 427 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 328 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Drogheda Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 304 of 1986)
  Limerick Pilotage (Amendment) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 88 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Wicklow Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 461 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Harbours of Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan) (No. 2) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 460 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Dublin Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 459 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 458 of 1986)
  Tour Operators (Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 435 of 1986)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Limerick Junction-Rathluirc) (Emly Level Crossing) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 350 of 1986)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Limerick Junction-Thurles) (Grange Level Crossing) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 349 of 1986)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Superannuation Scheme, 1951 (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 339 of 1986)
  Road Transport Act, 1933 (Part II) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 315 of 1986)
  Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 312 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Galway Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 247 of 1986)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Athlone-Roscommon) (Wood O'Berries Level Crossing) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 222 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Harbours of Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 209 of 1986)
  Travel Agents (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 216 of 1986)
  Tour Operators (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 215 of 1986)
  Road Transport (Vehicle Plate Issuing Stations) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 106 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Limerick Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 54 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Dundalk Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 4 of 1986)
  Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 2 of 1986)
  Air Navigation (Operations) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 62 of 1986)
  Air Navigation Eurocontrol (Route Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 435 of 1985)
  Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 434 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Harbours of Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 413 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 339 of 1985)
  Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 321 of 1985)
  Great Southern Railways Company Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 320 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) (No. 3) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 319 of 1985)
  Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Pension Fund for Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 290 of 1985)
  Great Southern Railways Company Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 289 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) (No. 2) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 288 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Superannuation Scheme, 1951 (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 287 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R) Superannuation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 286 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Nautical Publications) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 282 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 281 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Navigational Equipment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 280 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 279 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) (Post 1980 Ships) (Amendment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 278 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) (Amendment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 277 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 276 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules, 1983 (Amendment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 275 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 274 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction) (Amendment) Rules 1985 (S.I. No. 273 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Countries of Acceptance) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 272 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping Act, 1952 (Section 15) (Amendment) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 271 of 1985)
  Harbour Authorities (Miscellaneous) (Non-Holding of Elections) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 253 of 1985)
  Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 243 of 1985)
  Travel Agents (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 166 of 1985)
  Tour Operators (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 165 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 132 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Wicklow Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 97 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Galway Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 191 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Dublin Port and Docks Board) (Rates for Watching Dangerous or Combustible Goods) Orders 1985 (S.I. No. 83 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 76 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Cork Port and Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 73 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Dublin Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 64 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Dunleer-Dundalk) (Dromiskin Level Crossing) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 62 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Navan-Kingscourt) (Moathill Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 61 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Tralee and Fenit Pier and Harbour) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 54 of 1985)
  Harbour Rates (Harbours of Dublin, Skerries and Balbriggan) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 53 of 1985)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Athenry-Galway) (Garraun Level Crossing) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 47 of 1985)
  Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 369 of 1984)
  Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 360 of 1984)
  Harbour Rates (Waterford Port and Harbour) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 330 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Medical Examinations) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 193 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) (Amendment) Rules 1984 (S.I. No. 192 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Certificates of Proficiency in Survival Craft) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 191 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Tankers-Officers and Ratings) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 190 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Engine Room Watch Ratings) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 189 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Navigational Watch Ratings) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 188 of 1984)
  Merchant Shipping (Certification and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 187 of 1984)
  Harbour Rates (Arklow Harbour) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 184 of 1984)
  Wicklow Harbour Works Order 1984 (S.I. No. 176 of 1984)
  Harbour Rates (Galway Harbour) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 174 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Dalkey - Bray) (Bray Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 169 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Lansdowne Road - Sydney Parade) (Serpentine Avenue Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 143 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Lansdowne Road - Sydney Parade) (Sydney Parade Avenue Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 144 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Pearse Station - Lansdowne Road) (Lansdowne Road Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 130 of 1984)
  Cork Harbour Works Order 1984 (S.I. No. 100 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Howth - Sutton) (Claremont Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 116 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Lansdowne Road - Sydney Parade) (Sandymount Avenue Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 99 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Howth Junction - Howth) (Kilbarrack Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 81 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Bayside - Howth) (Sutton Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 80 of 1984)
  Córas Iompair Éireann (Sydney Parade - Booterstown) (Merrion Level Crossing) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 62 of 1984)
  Harbour Rates (Foynes Harbour) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 58 of 1984)
  Air Navigation (Nationality and Registration of Aircraft) (Amendment) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 15 of 1984)
  Air Navigation (Noise Certification and Limitation) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 13 of 1984)
  Harbour Authorities (Allowances To Members) Rules 1984 (S.I. No. 7 of 1984)
  Harbour Rates (Sligo Port and Harbour) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 295 of 1984)
S. 3 Broadcasting (Receiving Licenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 249 of 1996)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 1 of 1993)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) (No. 2) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 42 of 1992)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 4 of 1992)
  Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 (Section 31) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 6 of 1991)
  European Communities (Radio Interference From Fluorescent Lighting Luminaires) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 291 of 1990)
  European Communities (Radio Interference From Electrical Household Appliances, Portable Tools and Similar Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 290 of 1990)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 11 of 1990)
  Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (Section 111 (1)) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 77 of 1989)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 3 of 1989)
  Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 (Section 31) (No. 2) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 337 of 1987)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 13 of 1987)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 75 of 1986)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Experimenter's Licence) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 74 of 1986)
  Broadcasting (Receiving Licenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 37 of 1986)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 10 of 1986)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Experimenter's Licence) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 85 of 1985)
  Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 84 of 1985)
  Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 (Section 31) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 10 of 1985)
  Broadcasting (Receiving Licenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1984 (S.I. No. 248 of 1984)
  Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (Section 31) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 12 of 1984)
S. 5 Air Navigation (Fees) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 321 of 1990)
  Air Navigation (Fees) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 261 of 1985)
  Coras Iompair Éireann Bye-Laws (Confirmation) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 109 of 1984)
  Air Navigation (Fees) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 106 of 1984)