Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
Commencement Information
Whole Act 11 September 1998 Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 327 of 1998), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision
Construction of references "Aer Rianta" State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), ss. 31(14), (15), 33(4)
Am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 18
Appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (1) (5) (6)
Cntc. in force of cert. bye-laws State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 15 (15) (16)
Non applic. of State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), s.9 (5)
Obligation to comply with dir. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 18 (2) (3)
Reference to IAA construed as reference to IANS Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 50(2)
Trans. of cert. functns. under Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1
S. 1(3), non applic. of State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 19 (2)
S. 2(1), defs. am. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(a), 50(1)
  European Communities (Dublin Airport Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 116 of 2011), regs. 1(2), 12(a)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 1 (a) (b)
S. 3(1), non applic. of State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4) , 9 (6), 17
S. 7(1), subsec. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 28
S. 7(4) am. Aviation Regulation Act 2001 (1/2001), ss. 3, 49
S. 8(1), subsec. substit. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(b)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 2 (a)
S. 8(4) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 2 (b)
Ss. 9, 10,11, appl. with ness. mods. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1), 10 (5)
S. 9 am. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(c)
S. 9 (1) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 3 (a)
S. 9 (3), subsec. ins. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 3 (b)
S. 10 constr. of refs. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), s. 16(4)
S. 10 (1) (2), subsecs. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 4
S. 11 am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 5
S. 11 constr. of refs. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), s. 16(4)
S. 12, non applic. of State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 7 (9)
S. 13 trans. of cert. functns. under. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20 & Sch. 2 pt. 1
S. 13(5) substituted Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 87(a)
  State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(d)
S. 13(5) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 6 (a)
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 246 of 2003), art. 2
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) (No. 2) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 375 of 2000), art. 2
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 287 of 2000), art. 2
S. 13(5)(a) amended Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 456 of 2020), art. 2
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 161 of 2007), art. 2
S. 13(6) deleted Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 87(b)
S. 13 (7), subsec. ins. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 6 (b)
S. 16 rep. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 9 (6), 8 (16)
S 17 certain functions of Minister transferred and references construed Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 410(1)(d), 413, 415, 416, 420, 423, 428
S. 18 (a) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 7
S. 19 applied with modifications and references construed Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 39(5)(a)-(b)
S. 20 certain references to "sanitary authority" construed as references to "Irish Water" Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (50/2013), ss. 1(3), 6, 7(4)
S. 21 (1) (2) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 8
S. 22 appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1), 9 (8)
S. 22 (1) am. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(e)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 9 (a)
S. 22 (3) appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 6 (4), 9 (2) (6), 13 (4)
S. 22 (3) (a) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 9 (b)
S. 22(3)(d) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 9 (c)
S. 22(3)(g) trans. of cert. functns. under. Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (10/2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20 & Sch. 2 pt. 1
S. 22(5), subsec. del. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 9 (d)
S. 23 am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 9 (6)
S. 23 appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 6 (4), 9 (3) (6)
S. 23, non applic. of State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 6 (4), 14 (4)
S. 23(1)(dd), par. ins. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 10
S. 26(1) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 11 (a) (b)
S. 27 appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1), 9 (10)
S. 27(5), subsec. del. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 12
S. 28(1), subsec. substit. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 52(1)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 13 (a)
S. 28(3), subsec. del. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 13 (b)
S. 29 appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6) (11), 12 (3), 13 (8)
S. 29, s. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 14
S. 29(4) appl State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (5), 9 (6), 12 (12)
S. 31(1), subsec. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 15
S. 32 substit. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 34(1)
S. 32(1), subsec. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 16 (a)
S. 32(7)(a), par. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 16 (b)
S. 32(12) am. Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010(24/2010), ss. 1(2), 99(2) and schedule, pt. 2, item 22
S.32 (18), subsec. ins. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 16 (c)
S. 32A ins. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 34(1)
S. 32B ins. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 34(1)
S. 34(3A) ins. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 52(2)
S. 36, saver from disclosure Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 41, sch. 3
S.38 appl. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 7 (6).
S.39 (1) am. European Communities (Dublin Airport Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 116 of 2011), regs. 1(2), 12(b)
  Aviation Regulation Act, 2001 (1/2001), ss. 3, 34
S. 39(1) applied European Communities (Dublin Airport Charges) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 116 of 2011), regs. 1(2), 6
S.39 (1), subsec. substit. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 17
S. 40 applied with modifications and references construed Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 43(a)-(b)
S.41 (1) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 18
S.42 rep. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), s.15
S.48, appl. extended State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 48(10)
S.48 (1), cntnc. in office of cert. persons State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 19 (1)
S.48 (1), subsec. substit. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(f)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 19 (a)
S.48 (3), subsec. am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 19 (b)
S.51, cntnc. in office of cert. persons State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (1) (4), 9 (6), 19 (1)
S.51 (1), subsec. substit. State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014), s. 33(3)(g)
  State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 20 (a)
S.51 (2) am. State Airports Act 2004 (32/2004), ss. 5 (4), 6 (4), 9 (6), sch. par. 20 (b)
Sch. 2 applied with modifications and reference construed Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 39(4)(b)
Sch. 2 para. 1(1) applied with modifications and reference construed Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), ss. 1(2), 39(4)(a)
Sch. 2, s. 17 functions transferred and references construed Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 410(1)(d), 413, 415, 416, 420, 423, 428

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 10(1) Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Vesting Day) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 326 of 1998)
S. 13(6) Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 456 of 2020)
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 161 of 2007)
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 246 of 2003)
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) (No. 2) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 375 of 2000)
  Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (Aggregate Borrowings Limit Variation) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 287 of 2000)
S. 42 Airport (Amendment) (No. 2) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 626 of 2002)
  Airport (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2002 (S.I. No. 323 of 2002)
  Airport (Amendment) Bye-Laws 1999 (S.I. No. 469 of 1999)