Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Maritime Safety Act 2005
No. 11 of 2005
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-52 | 29 July 2005 | S. 1(10) |
| S. 53 | 29 June 2005 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 54 | 29 July 2005 | S. 1(10) |
| S. 55 | 29 June 2005 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 56-58 | 29 July 2005 | S. 1(10) |
| Ss. 59, 60 | 29 June 2005 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Canals Acts | Heritage Act 2018 (15/2018), s. 1(2) | 18 July 2018 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 1(7) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Fishery Harbour Centres Acts | Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 (13/2015), s. 1(4) | 1 June 2017 | Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 211 of 2017), art. 2(a)(i) |
| Harbours Act 2015 (61/2005), s. 1(4) | |||
| Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (8/2006), s. 1(6) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 1(6) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Foreshore Acts | Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), s. 1(2) | 31 May 2024 | Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 252 of 2024), art. 2(a) |
| Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (47/2022), s. 1(3) | 10 January 2023 | Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), art. 2 | |
| Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (50/2021), s. 1(2) | 31 July 2022 | Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 394 of 2022), art. 2(a) | |
| Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(13) | 30 January 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 38 of 2014), art. 2(a) | |
| Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2011 (11/2011), s. 10(2) | 7 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009 (39/2009), s. 1(2) | 15 December 2009 | Commenced on enactment | |
| s. 59 | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Harbours Acts 1996 to 2015 | Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 (13/2015), s. 1(5) | 1 June 2017 | Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 211 of 2017), art. 2(a)(i) |
| Harbours Act 2015 (61/2005), s. 1(2) | |||
| Harbours (Amendment) Act 2009 (26/2009), s. 21(2) | 21 July 2009 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (29/2006), s. 1(4) | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 | |
| S. 1(5) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005 | s 1(4) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited Maritime Safety Acts | Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (8/2006), s. 1(8) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 1(2) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Merchant Shipping Acts | Harbours Act 2015 (61/2005), s. 1(3) | ||
| Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (43/2014), s. 1(2) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | ||
| Local Government Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(5) | 30 January 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 38 of 2014), art. 2(a) | |
| Merchant Shipping Act 2010 (14/2010), s. 1(2) | 3 July 2010 | Commenced on enactment | |
| s. 1(3) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited Shannon Navigation Acts | s. 1(8) | ||
| Functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| Functions under collectively cited Shannon Navigation Acts transferred | Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 195 of 2011). | 1 May 2011 | Inland Waterways and Waterways Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 195 of 2011). |
| Functions under collectively cited Marine Safety Acts transferred | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) | 1 January 2006 | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) |
| Functions under collectively cited Merchant Shipping Acts transferred | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) | 1 January 2006 | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) |
| Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1987(S.I. No. 91 of 1987) | 31 March 1987 | Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1987(S.I. No. 91 of 1987) | |
| Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 (S.I. No. 125 of 1959) | 27 July 1959 | Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 (S.I. No. 125 of 1959) | |
| Functions under collectively cited Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005 transferred | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) | 1 January 2006 | Maritime Transport, Safety and Security (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 842 of 2005) |
| Functions under collectively cited Foreshore Acts transferred | Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2011 (11/2011), s.1 | 7 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| Appropriate Minister under collectively cited Foreshore Acts construed | Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2011 (11/2011), s.2 | 7 July 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(1) amended | 28/2021, ss. 1(2), 20(3), schedule 2 | 22 November 2021 | Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 601 of 2021), art. 2 |
| 8/2006, s. 104(a) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment | |
| Part 2 (ss. 5-19) transfer of certain functions under | S.I. No. 707 of 2007, art. 3(1) | 19 October 2007 | S.I. No. 707 of 2007, art. 3(1) |
| S.I. No. 530 of 2006, art. 2(1), 3(a) | 17 October 2006 | ||
| Part 2 (ss. 5-19) amended | S.I. No. 530 of 2006, art. 2(2) | 17 October 2006 | |
| S. 5 amended | 26/2023, ss. 1, 238(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(11) | |
| S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3), 56(10) | 21 September 2011 | S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3) | |
| S. 5 reference construed | S.I. No. 530 of 2006, art. 4(1)(a) | 17 October 2006 | |
| S. 6(1)(i)(III)(B) amended | 26/2023, ss. 1, 238(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(11) | |
| S. 8(1)(c)(ii) amended | 26/2023, ss. 1, 238(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(11) | |
| S. 9(1) amended | 26/2023, ss. 1, 238(d) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(11) | |
| S. 17 functions transferred and references construed (Mayor of Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
| S. 17(1) amended | 8/2006, s. 104(b) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 17(7) reference construed | S.I. No. 530 of 2006, art. 4(1)(b) | 17 October 2006 | |
| S. 18(e) amended | 10/2010, ss. 5 (2), 8(3)(a), schedule 2, pt. 15 | 1 June 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34(1) substituted | 2/2025, ss. 1(3), 52(4)(a) | 1 June 2025 | Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 188 of 2025) |
| S. 36(1)(a) amended | 8/2006, s. 104(c) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 38(1)(c) substituted | 8/2006, s. 104(d)(i) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 38(1)(d) amended | 26/2023, ss. 1, 238(e) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(11) | |
| S. 38(1)(cc) inserted | 8/2006, s. 104(d)(i) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 38(3)(d) substituted | 8/2006, s. 104(d)(ii) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 40(1) amended | 2/2025, ss. 1(3), 52(4)(b) | 1 June 2025 | Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025 (Commencement) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 188 of 2025) |
| S. 46(1) amended | 43/2014, ss. 1(3), 68, schedule 4 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 46(2) amended | 8/2006, s. 104(e) | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 53 repealed | 8/2006, s. 4(1), schedule 1. See also s. 4(2). | 4 April 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 16(1) | Maritime Safety Act 2005 (Fixed Payment Notices) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 390 of 2005) |
| S. 22 | Merchant Shipping (Weighing of Goods Vehicles) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 510 of 2006) |
| S. 22(1) | Maritime Safety (Weighing of Goods Vehicles) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 316 of 2024) |
| S. 22(5) | Maritime Safety (Weighing of Goods Vehicles) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 316 of 2024) |
| S. 34 | Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Nautical Charts and Publications) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 149 of 2021) |
| S. 34(1) | Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Survey) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 381 of 2025) |
| S. 34(3), continued in force | Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Nautical Publications) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No. 282 of 1985) |