Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Whole Act | 
					
						15 July 1996 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Rep. with transitional provs. | 
					55/2001, ss. 3 (b), 4 (1) (2), 33 (1), 34 (1) | 
					
			
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						Restricted | 
					S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3), 42(22), sch. 2 (col. cit.) | 
					
			
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						Payment of expenses by Minister under | 
					S.I. No. 180 of 1999, reg. 28 | 
					
			
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						Applied | 
					S.I. No. 370 of 2000, arts. 17, 18, 19 | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 371 of 2000, arts. 17, 18, 19 | 
					
			
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						S. 1 am. | 
					23/1998, s. 7(a), (b) | 
					
			
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						S. 5(1), (2) substit. | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1999, regs. 2(1)-(3), 15(a) | 
					
			
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						S. 5(2A) ins. | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1999, regs. 2(1)-(3), 15(b) | 
					
			
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						S. 10(2)(a) am. | 
					23/1998, s. 7(c) | 
					
			
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						S. 13(1) am. | 
					23/1998, s. 7(d) | 
					
			
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						S. 13(2) am. | 
					23/1998, s. 7(e) | 
					
			
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						S. 13(3), subsec. ins. | 
					23/1998, s. 7(f) | 
					
			
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						S. 16 appl. | 
					S.I. No. 59 of 1999, art. 5(3) | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 370 of 2000, art. 5(3) | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 371 of 2000, art. 5(3) | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
					| 
						S. 9 | 
					Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act 1996 (Line B -St. Stephen's Green To Sandyford Industrial Estate Light Railway) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 280 of 1999) | 
				
			
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					Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act 1996 (Line a -Tallaght To Abbey Street Light Railway) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 59 of 1999) | 
				
			
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						S. 9(2) | 
					Dublin Light Rail (Line C(S) - Store Street To Connolly Station) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 371 of 2000) | 
				
			
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					Dublin Light Rail - (Line C - Abbey Street To Store Street) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 370 of 2000) |