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Updated to 26 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 416 of 2025)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

State Airports Act 2004
No. 32 of 2004

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement 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 AffectedAffecting Provision
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)
Trans. of cert. functns. under S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
S. 4 construction of references "Cork Airport Authority" 27/2014, s. 31(9)
S. 4 amended 27/2014, s. 33(1)(a)
S. 5(1)(b), day appointed in respect of Shannon airport S.I. No. 571 of 2012, art. 2
S. 6(2)(a) deleted 27/2014, s. 31(8)(a), (12)
S. 6(3)(a) deleted 27/2014, s. 31(8)(b), (12)
S. 6(5) substituted 27/2014, s. 33(1)(b)
S. 8(1)-(4) deleted 27/2014, s. 33(1)(c)(i)
S. 8(5) substituted 27/2014, s. 33(1)(c)(ii)
S. 9(1), (2) substituted 27/2014, s. 33(1)(d)(i)
S. 9(6), day appointed under S.I. No. 531 of 2004, art. 2
S. 9(9) amended 27/2014, s. 33(1)(d)(ii)
S. 10 substituted 27/2014, s. 31(13)
S. 10 references construed 10/2011, s. 16(4)
S. 12(4), (5) substituted 27/2014, s. 31(11)
S. 14(7) inserted 27/2014, s. 33(1)(e)
S. 15(3)(o) substituted 27/2014, s. 45(a)
S. 15(9) substituted 27/2014, s. 45(b)
S. 15(9) application extended, penal provisions prescribed S.I. No. 69 of 2015, bye-law 4(1)
  S.I. No. 618 of 2014, bye-law 4(1)
S. 15(9A), (9B) inserted 27/2014, s. 45(b)
S. 15(16) substituted 27/2014, s. 45(c)
S. 15(17) inserted 27/2014, s. 45(c)
S. 21 construction of references "Competition Authority" 29/2014, ss. 1(5), 8, 39
S. 25(1) deleted 27/2014, s. 39(2)
S. 27 substituted 27/2014, s. 51
S. 27 form prescribed S.I. No. 69 of 2015, bye-law 4(2), sch. 1
  S.I. No. 618 of 2014, bye-law 4(2), sch. 1
S. 27(2)(b)(ii) amended 3/2016, s. 6(a)
S. 27(3)(b) substituted 3/2016, s. 6(b)
S. 27(4)(a) amended 3/2016, s. 6(c)
S. 27(4)(c) substituted 3/2016, s. 6(d)
S. 27A inserted 27/2014, s. 51
S. 27A(1) amended 3/2016, s. 7
Schedule para. 13(a) deleted 27/2014, s. 52(3)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs 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)