S.I. No. 425/1994 - Airport Bye-Laws, 1994.

S.I. No. 425 of 1994.

AIRPORT BYE-LAWS, 1994.

I, BRIAN COWEN, Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 16 and 17 (as amended by the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1988 (No. 15 of 1988)) of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1950 (No. 4 of 1950) (as adapted by the Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 17 of 1993 )), hereby make the following Bye-laws:

1 Citation

1. These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Airport Bye-Laws, 1994.

2 Application

2. These Bye-Laws shall apply to the State aerodromes known as Cork Airport, Dublin Airport and Shannon Airport.

3 Definitions

3. In these Bye-Laws—

"Aer Rianta" means Aer Rianta cuideachta phoiblí teoranta;

"airport" means any State aerodrome to which these Bye-Laws apply;

"Cork Airport" means the area of land for the time being constituting the State aerodrome known as Cork Airport;

"Dublin Airport" means the area of land for the time being constituting the State aerodrome known as Dublin Airport;

"Shannon Airport" means the area of land for the time being constituting the State aerodrome known as Shannon Airport;

"airside" includes the movement area of an airport and any other part of an airport to which a person is denied access unless in possession of a valid flight ticket or boarding card or such other identification issued or approved by Aer Rianta;

"apron" means that area on an aerodrome intended to accommodate aircraft for the purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking or maintenance;

"authorised officer" has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1950 ;

"authorised stand" means that part of an airport from which taxi/hackney permit holders may ply for hire;

"car park" means an area of an airport provided for the parking of vehicles;

"equipment" includes parking steps, jetways, baggage trolleys, towbars, non self-propelled vehicles and other machinery ancillary to aircraft and airport operations;

"fire service" means a service provided in accordance with Chapter 9 of Annex 14 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for response to emergency situations involving aircraft and for first response to emergencies in aviation related facilities at an airport;

"fuel" means aircraft fuel;

"fuelling" means discharging aircraft fuel into or from aircraft fuel tanks;

"incapacitated person" means a person who cannot embark or disembark from an aircraft without assistance;

"jetway" means a walkway which facilitates the movement of passengers between the terminal building of an airport and an aircraft;

"movement area" means that part of an airport used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft including aprons;

"public car park" means a car park in which a member of the public may park a vehicle;

"small public service vehicle" has the meaning assigned to it by the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"taxi/hackney permit" means a permit issued under Bye-Law 11 of these Bye-Laws;

"vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle or a pedal bicycle (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ), or any other form of land transport or conveyance.

4 Prohibited Acts (General)

4.1. Each of the following is hereby prohibited:

(1) entering an airport, or any part of it, when forbidden to do so by an authorised officer;

(2) any malicious act causing or intending to cause an outbreak of fire;

(3) smoking in or otherwise bringing any naked flame into or lighting any naked flame in any place where such act is prohibited;

(4) failure by the owner or tenant of a building to install and maintain in a serviceable condition such minimum firefighting equipment as may be directed by Aer Rianta;

(5) failure by the owner or tenant of a building to permit an authorised officer to inspect firefighting equipment in the building;

(6) keeping, storing, handling, dispensing, discarding, using or carrying any signal, flare, inflammable liquid gas or other inflammable or explosive material in a manner dangerous to property or persons;

(7) failure to exercise due care to avoid injury to persons or damage to property;

(8) ( a ) unlawfully interfering or tampering with property,

( b ) unlawfully damaging or making any attempt to unlawfully damage any property, or

( c ) unauthorised opening or interfering with any vehicle or equipment, the contents thereof, or any item attached thereto by any person other than the owner;

(9) disposing of litter otherwise than in a receptacle provided for the purpose;

(10) throwing, leaving or dropping loose objects, tools, implements or anything capable of being a hazard to aircraft engines or of causing injury to any person or property;

(11) climbing any wall, fence, barrier or post;

(12) depositing, dumping or destroying rubbish or refuse other than at a place and in a manner authorised by Aer Rianta;

(13) any act injurious to, or tending to be injurious to health or to the amenities of an airport;

(14) obstructing or interfering with the proper use or operation of an airport;

(15) failure by a person in charge of an animal to keep the animal under control;

(16) using any language likely to cause offence or annoyance to any person;

(17) menacing, disorderly or indecent behaviour;

(18) being intoxicated;

(19) being in possession of a controlled drug (within the meaning of section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 );

(20) abandoning materials or property of any kind or failing to remove such materials or property at the request of an authorised officer;

(21) monitoring air traffic control, or airport or airline operational frequencies in the State, with radio receiving or recording equipment or using television cameras or other photographic equipment the use of which in the opinion of Aer Rianta is likely to be contrary to the interests of security;

(22) leaving baggage, goods or property unattended;

(23) giving false, fictitious or misleading information in any form to an authorised officer in the course of exercising a power conferred on him under these Bye-Laws or to any officer of the Minister or Aer Rianta in respect of the safe operation or security of an airport;

(24) releasing or feeding birds within an airport;

(25) improper use of an escalator or any other automatic conveyance for passengers such as travelling upon an escalator or other automatic conveyance in the opposite direction to that in which it is operating (save in an emergency);

(26) failure to observe any sign erected or announcement made in relation to the proper management, operation and supervision of an airport;

(27) displaying flags, banners, posters or other emblems, which in the opinion of an authorised officer might cause offence or annoyance or a nuisance to the other users of an airport, or cause a disturbance;

(28) failure to remove a thing from an airport or a particular part of an airport following an instruction to do so by an authorised officer;

(29) bringing anything into an airport which, in the opinion of an authorised officer, would be likely to jeopardise the safety or security of an airport or persons using an airport;

(30) carrying or brandishing a weapon or imitation weapon in such manner which, in the opinion of an authorised officer, would be likely to cause disturbance or to jeopardise the safety or security of an airport or persons using an airport;

(31) tampering or interfering with or misusing any telephone or other apparatus provided for transmitting and receiving messages or any other communications apparatus.

4.2. An authorised officer may—

( a ) seize and detain for such period as may be reasonable or until the conclusion of proceedings any item used in contravention of this Bye-Law, or

( b ) dispose of or destroy any item so used which is a threat to the safety or security of the airport or persons using it or the health of such persons.

5 Prohibited Acts (Vehicles and Equipment)

5. Each of the following acts, in relation to vehicles or equipment, is hereby prohibited:—

(1) bringing any vehicle or equipment of a type forbidden by Aer Rianta into an airport;

(2) in the opinion of an authorised officer, driving a vehicle or placing equipment without due consideration for other users of an airport;

(3) failure by the driver of a vehicle to stop when required by an authorised officer;

(4) parking or leaving vehicles or equipment at any access or perimeter or emergency gates;

(5) parking a vehicle or leaving equipment elsewhere than in a place provided and specified for that purpose;

(6) improperly parking a vehicle or improperly leaving equipment;

(7) failure to comply with the directions of an authorised officer, or of signs erected in relation to parking vehicles or leaving equipment;

(8) failure by a person in charge of a vehicle or equipment to remove it from any parking place when required to do so by an authorised officer;

(9) failure by the driver of a vehicle or person in charge of equipment to report, without delay, to an authorised officer any accident or any incident of a hazardous nature within an airport in which the vehicle or equipment is involved or to give to such officer his name and address and, where he is not the owner, the name and address of the owner of the vehicle or equipment;

(10) failure by the owner or person in charge of a vehicle or equipment to furnish to Aer Rianta, in such form and within such time as may be requested by an authorised officer, a report of any accident or incident of a hazardous nature within an airport in which the vehicle or equipment has been involved;

(11) plying a vehicle for hire at an airport without a taxi/hackney permit;

(12) abandoning vehicles or equipment in any part of an airport.

6 Prohibited Acts (airside and relating to aircraft)

6. The following acts in or near an aircraft or on a movement area are hereby prohibited:—

(1) failure by a person on the airside of an airport to produce appropriate identification when requested by an authorised officer;

(2) permitting oil or other liquid to leak, drain or spill from an aircraft;

(3) ( a ) boarding, or attempting to board, an aircraft unless in possession of a valid flight boarding card or such other identification,

( b ) failure to leave an aircraft when requested to do so by an authorised officer;

(4) fuelling an aircraft or permitting an aircraft to be fuelled in any of the following circumstances—

( a ) before implementation of instructions issued by Aer Rianta in relation to earthing and bonding of aircraft and fuelling vehicles,

( b ) when fuelling equipment or aircraft fuel tank vents are within 15 metres of any building,

( c ) before switches and cut-off levers are placed in the "off" position and the engines are stopped, except in helicopter search and rescue emergency situations,

( d ) when the aircraft and the fuelling vehicles are not parked in such a manner as to allow a clear passage through which the fuelling vehicles can move away in the case of an emergency,

( e ) when fire extinguishers adequate for use in an emergency are not available to fuelling personnel,

( f ) when fuelling personnel are not skilled in the use of any fire extinguishers provided near them for use in an emergency and do not know how to alert the fire services in the quickest way possible,

( g ) when embarking or disembarking passengers during fuelling except in accordance with instructions issued by Aer Rianta;

(5) any of the following acts in or near an aircraft which is being fuelled—

( a ) operating electrical switches except those necessary and approved for the fuelling operation,

( b ) using metal equipment or metal-shod equipment in a manner likely to cause sparks,

( c ) using chocks fitted with chains,

( d ) carrying matches or petrol lighters,

( e ) using non flame-proof torches,

( f ) wearing footwear fitted with studs, metal tips or projecting nails,

( g ) handling freight or baggage without taking adequate precautions to eliminate fire risk;

(6) operating a vehicle which is not fitted with an appropriate flameproof exhaust system suitable for use in proximity to aircraft;

(7) fuelling an aircraft or permitting an aircraft to be fuelled when there are passengers on board unless—

( a ) a competent attendant is present in the cabin of the aircraft to ensure that passengers comply with safety requirements and to assist the passengers in case of emergency,

( b ) appropriate emergency exits are available and an attendant is positioned at each exit,

( c ) warning is given to the fire service at least ten minutes before fuelling is commenced,

( d ) the fire service is in attendance when there is an incapacitated person on board,

( e ) prior notice is given to all passengers that fuelling is about to commence;

(8) fuelling an aircraft fuel tank from a vehicle carrying fuel in bulk unless the vehicle is of suitable type;

(9) carrying out testing, repair or maintenance work near aircraft fuel tanks except when unavoidable;

(10) parking a vehicle used for the conveyance of fuel elsewhere than in a place designated for the parking of such vehicle unless the vehicle is constantly attended by a competent person when so parked;

(11) using drums containing fuel unless the drums are staunch and free from leakage and are of such strength and construction as not to be liable to fracture or leakage;

(12) failure by a person in charge of an aircraft, vehicle, equipment or container from which fuel is spilled to immediately cover any such spilled fuel with appropriate absorption material and failure to remove such material without delay to a place of safety;

(13) failure to exercise due care so as to obviate spilling fuel when fuelling an aircraft;

(14) failure by a supplier of fuel to aircraft to ensure that—

( a ) adequate precautions have been taken to eliminate water and foreign matter from static installations, mobile fuellers, pits and cabinets,

( b ) fuel is properly filtered before delivery to aircraft fuel tanks,

( c ) the correct type and grade of fuel is delivered to the aircraft fuel tanks,

( d ) adequate precautions are taken to prevent rain, snow or other foreign matter from entering the aircraft fuel tanks during fuelling,

( e ) records are made of the type, grade and quantity of fuel supplied to the aircraft and retained for a period of at least three months,

( f ) fuel hoses and all equipment used during fuelling are maintained in a safe, sound and non-leaking condition;

(15) failure to mark all drums and packages containing fuel in a manner showing clearly the type and grade of fuel therein;

(16) leaving a deposit of oil or grease, or any other deposit liable to cause injury or damage, on the movement area or on any road or path within an airport boundary;

(17) starting or operating any aircraft engine when or where the engine efflux may cause injuries to a person or damage to property;

(18) failure by the owner or operator of an aircraft or the person in command of it to secure it in the airport against unauthorised entry;

(19) failure by the owner or operator of an aircraft or the person in command of it to moor or otherwise secure it against high winds;

(20) failure to use due care and attention in the operation of jetways or any other equipment on the movement area;

(21) failure by the person in charge of a vehicle, equipment or passengers or in command of an aircraft on a movement area to act in accordance with any instructions issued by Aer Rianta;

(22) failure by a person in command of any aircraft, to remove such aircraft from an airport or from any particular part of an airport following an instruction to do so by an authorised officer or when the presence of such aircraft in an airport has been forbidden by Aer Rianta;

(23) operating a vehicle, jetway, equipment or machinery ancillary to aircraft or airport operations on the movement area without authorisation from Aer Rianta;

(24) operating a vehicle on a movement area without obstacle lighting;

(25) smoking in or otherwise bringing any naked flame into or lighting any naked flame in—

( a ) any place within 15 metres of an aircraft, a store of liquid fuel or a fuel vehicle not in motion,

( b ) a movement area, or

( c ) other airside areas as may be designated by Aer Rianta;

(26) parking a vehicle or leaving equipment, other than at a place or in an area authorised by Aer Rianta;

(27) parking an aircraft other than in a place and position designated by Aer Rianta;

(28) ground testing of aircraft engines at any time except with the permission of Aer Rianta;

(29) operating aircraft for testing purposes between 11 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock in the morning except with the permission of Aer Rianta;

(30) ground testing of aircraft engines other than in a place approved for such purpose by Aer Rianta;

(31) operating vehicles or equipment connected with airside operations by any person who is not trained to a standard acceptable to Aer Rianta to operate the vehicle or equipment concerned or is not in possession of a valid driving licence;

(32) failure by the owner or operator or the person in command of an aircraft which is on the ground for the time being and which has been involved in an accident or incident on the movement area to furnish to Aer Rianta a report in such form and within such timescale as may be requested by an authorised officer;

(33) failure by the owner or operator or the person in command of an aircraft which is on the ground for the time being to report, without delay, to an authorised officer any accident or incident in which the aircraft has been involved within an airport or to give to such officer his name and address and, where he is not the owner, the name and address of the owner of the aircraft.

7 Prevention of unauthorised entry and control of Animals at an airport

7. (1) A person who proposes to bring an animal (other than a guide dog for the blind) into any building in an airport shall request an authorised officer in the airport concerned to be allowed permission to bring such an animal into that airport and such request may be granted, refused or granted subject to conditions.

(2) An authorised officer may require a person who brings an animal into an airport to maintain proper and adequate control and supervision of that animal while it is within the airport.

(3) An authorised officer may require a person in charge of an animal which he considers to be a threat or menace to the safety of an airport or its users to remove the animal from the airport or any part of an airport.

(4) Any animal found straying within an airport may be seized by an authorised officer, and, in the case of an animal which is not a wild animal, if the owner cannot be readily ascertained, particulars of the animal and of where it is being detained shall be furnished to the Garda Síochána.

(5) Animals or birds causing a danger to an aircraft or its passengers or an airport, or its users, may, in the interest of safety, be seized or destroyed by an authorised officer, and, in the case of an animal which is not a wild animal, particulars of the animal shall be furnished to the Garda Síochána.

8 Acts for which permission is required

8. Within an airport each of the following is hereby prohibited unless permission has been given by or on behalf of Aer Rianta:

(1) use of an airport for any business purpose whatsoever;

(2) entering an airport or any part of it without payment of admission fees for the time being chargeable;

(3) entering or leaving an airport otherwise than by the main roads;

(4) entering any part of an airport to which persons are not for the time being admitted;

(5) hawking, selling or peddling anything, undertaking, performing or part performing any business activity, touting for business, offering anything for sale or hire, or making any offer of information or service;

(6) the distribution of leaflets, pamphlets or other documentation to staff, passengers or visitors, or leaving such like on vehicles or in any areas at or within the airport, or the display of such items;

(7) canvassing, soliciting or collecting alms, collecting subscriptions or monies of any kind;

(8) conducting or taking part in public meetings, demonstrations or processions;

(9) parking a vehicle in the airport without payment of such parking fees as may be determined from time to time by Aer Rianta;

(10) lighting a fire elsewhere than in a place constructed and approved by Aer Rianta for such purpose;

(11) using volatile or flammable substances for cleaning purposes;

(12) musical performances or any other performance akin to public entertainment;

(13) removing, displacing, damaging, defacing or altering any building, structure or other property, whether movable or immovable (including any notice) forming part of or provided for or in connection with the airport;

(14) exhibiting any notice or advertisement except on premises which the person exhibiting it is authorised to occupy and in accordance with the terms of his occupation;

(15) leaving a vehicle at an airport longer than is reasonably necessary for the transaction of the business for the purpose for which it was brought there;

(16) filling or discharging from any container (including any part of a vehicle) liquid fuel elsewhere than in a place approved for that purpose by Aer Rianta;

(17) affixing bills, posters or stickers upon any wall, door, pole, structure, floor or pavement or on any surface forming part of, or used in relation to, the airport;

(18) conducting or taking part in any game of chance;

(19) grazing any animal;

(20) playing radios, recorders, televisions or other similar electric or electronic devices or instruments to the annoyance of persons using an airport;

(21) cleaning, servicing or maintaining aircraft, vehicles or equipment in areas other than those designated for those purposes by Aer Rianta;

(22) entry of a child under 12 years of age not accompanied by an adult;

(23) walking on, save for maintenance, or otherwise damaging any flower-bed or anything growing therein;

(24) digging soil, removing, picking or otherwise damaging any tree, shrub, plant, flower-bed or grassed area or turf.

9 Speed Limits

9. (1) Speed limits for vehicles being driven within an airport shall be as follows—

( a ) 15 kilometres per hour (10 miles per hour) in car parks and elsewhere as indicated;

( b ) 25 kilometres per hour (15 miles per hour) in the movement areas, and

( c ) 45 kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour) elsewhere,

such speed limits being indicated on signs erected by Aer Rianta;

(2) A person shall not drive a vehicle (other than a fire fighting or rescue vehicle, ambulance, or a vehicle under the control of a member of the Garda Síochána, the Airport Police Fire Service or the Defence Forces in the course of his duty where the security of an airport is threatened) on any airport or any part of any airport at a speed exceeding the speed limit specified by paragraph (1) of this Bye-Law for an airport or that part of an airport.

10 Vehicles

10. (1) A person driving a vehicle at an airport shall—

( a ) comply with any sign, light or notice erected by Aer Rianta in relation to the control of traffic,

( b ) drive the vehicle only on roads or in areas provided for the passage or accommodation of the vehicle concerned,

( c ) observe speed limits,

( d ) comply with any lawful directions of an authorised officer,

( e ) when parking the vehicle,

(i) park only in a car park or other place provided in relation to the vehicle concerned,

(ii) follow any instructions on any ticket issued in respect of parking a vehicle,

(iii) where marked parking spaces are provided, ensure the vehicle is parked within the space so provided,

( f ) switch the engine off after having parked the vehicle,

( g ) pay any fee specified and in the manner specified for the time being in respect of parking the vehicle;

(2) Any vehicle being used at an airport shall be maintained so as to ensure that the safety of the airport or its users is not jeopardised;

(3) Any vehicle or equipment parked in contravention of these Bye-Laws may be removed or impounded by an authorised officer and any vehicle or equipment so impounded shall not be released to the owner thereof unless and until such owner has paid to Aer Rianta a fee of £50 for the first day or part thereof on which the contravention occurred and a fee of £25 for each subsequent day or part thereof;

(4) Any vehicle parked in contravention of these Bye-Laws may be immobilised by the use of vehicle immobilisation devices. Such devices shall only be removed by an authorised officer on payment of a fee levied at the rate of £50 for the first day or part thereof and £25 per day thereafter or part thereof;

(5) The rates of the fees charged under paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Bye-Law may be varied from time to time by Aer Rianta;

(6) Warning notices may be posted on or affixed by an authorised officer to vehicles parked in contravention of these Bye-Laws;

(7) Vehicles parked in contravention of these Bye-Laws or vehicles parked in a public car park at an airport for a period in excess of one year during which no parking fees have been paid may be sold or otherwise disposed of by Aer Rianta;

(8) Any vehicle being operated airside shall have a permit or such other identification acceptable to Aer Rianta.

11 Regulation of Taxi and Hackney services

11. (1) For the purposes of ensuring the proper management, operation and supervision of an airport, Aer Rianta may issue as it sees fit, subject to paragraph (2) of this Bye-Law, a permit (referred to in these Bye-Laws as a "taxi/hackney permit") for such period as it may decide to a person in respect of a small public service vehicle authorising him to carry on the business of providing a taxi or hackney service at an airport with that vehicle and according to such terms and conditions as Aer Rianta may determine.

(2) A person shall not carry on the business of providing a taxi or hackney service at an airport unless he is the holder of a small public service vehicle licence issued by the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána and a taxi/hackney permit for that airport.

(3) Aer Rianta may charge such fees (if any) as it may determine from time to time—

( a ) for the issue of a taxi/hackney permit, and

( b ) to providers of taxi/hackney services at an airport.

(4) An application for a taxi/hackney permit or its renewal shall be made in writing to Aer Rianta in such form as it may direct and accompanied by such fee as may be charged from time to time by Aer Rianta. Any such fee charged may only be refunded in whole or in part at the discretion of Aer Rianta.

(5) An applicant for a taxi/hackney permit shall furnish to Aer Rianta such information as it may request to enable it to decide whether or not to issue such a permit.

(6) Where Aer Rianta is satisfied that the holder of a taxi/hackney permit is no longer providing a satisfactory service at an airport, or has contravened these Bye-Laws or a condition or term of his taxi/hackney permit, it may revoke at any time the permit or refuse to issue a new permit to the holder at the expiration of the period of validity of the permit specified in it.

(7) Aer Rianta may limit or increase the number of taxi/hackney permits issued by it according to the needs of any airport for which it has control at any particular time.

(8) A holder of a taxi/hackney permit who is plying for hire at an airport shall be available and willing to be hired immediately upon request.

(9) A holder of a taxi/hackney permit shall move up his small public service vehicle on an authorised stand by filling a vacancy as it occurs.

(10) A holder of a taxi/hackney permit shall not within an airport:

( a ) ply for hire other than at an authorised stand (except with the permission of an authorised officer),

( b ) cause or permit his small public service vehicle, if disabled, to be left on an authorised stand for longer than is reasonably necessary to effect its removal, unless the disablement is temporary and (except where an authorised officer otherwise directs) is remedied there without delay,

( c ) cause or permit his small public service vehicle to obstruct any road, footpath, exit, entrance or building or cause annoyance or disturbance to users of the airport, or

( d ) wash down or clean out his small public service vehicle on an authorised stand.

(11) ( a ) A permit issued under the Shannon Airport (Small Public Service Vehicles), Bye-Laws, 1980 ( S.I. No. 89 of 1980 ), in respect of a small public service vehicle authorising the owner of the vehicle to carry on the business of providing a hackney service at Shannon Airport with that vehicle, that is in force immediately before the commencement of these Bye-Laws, shall continue in force as if issued under this Bye-law.

( b ) A permit issued by Aer Rianta before the commencement of these Bye-Laws in respect of a small public service vehicle providing a taxi or hackney service at Dublin Airport or Cork Airport shall continue in force as if issued under this Bye-Law.

12 Liability for expenditure incurred as a result of contravention of Bye-Laws

12. Any person who contravenes any of these Bye-Laws shall be liable to Aer Rianta for any expenditure incurred by or on behalf of Aer Rianta as a result of the contravention, without prejudice to any fine so imposed, and such expenditure may be recoverable to Aer Rianta as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

13 Safety and security measures

13. (1) A person shall not obstruct or impede an authorised officer in the exercise of a power conferred on him under these Bye-Laws.

(2) Aer Rianta may direct any tenant of the Minister to take such precautions as may be necessary to ensure the safety and security of any property which is located within the airport or adjacent thereto.

(3) A tenant of the Minister shall comply with any direction given to him pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Bye-Law.

(4) In this Bye-Law "tenant of the Minister" means any person who holds a lease or other letting of property of the Minister which is located either within the airport or adjacent thereto and includes the holder of a concession within the airport.

(5) Aer Rianta may issue general directions for the safe operation and security of an airport to users of the airport.

(6) A person using an airport shall comply with any lawful directions of Aer Rianta or an authorised officer under these Bye-Laws.

(7) A person may not engage in any activity which jeopardises or interferes with the safe and orderly operation of an airport.

(8) Any goods or property found within an airport shall be handed over to an authorised officer.

(9) It shall be unlawful for a person, other than a member of the Garda Síochána or the Defence Forces in the course of duty or a member of the Airport Police Fire Service for the purpose of bird scaring activities, to carry loaded firearms or to discharge firearms in an airport.

(10) An authorised officer may seize and detain for such period as may be reasonable or until the conclusion of any proceedings any firearm or ammunition carried or discharged in contravention of paragraph (9) of this Bye-Law.

14 Obligation on contractors to be insured

14. Any person (not being an officer or an employee of Aer Rianta or any Minister of the Government) shall not carry out any contract of work or service at an airport unless there is in force a policy of insurance under which that person is insured against any sum which he or his personal representative may become liable to pay by way of compensation, damages or costs in respect of injury, loss or damage to any person caused or arising out of the contract of work or service at an airport.

15 Revocations

15. The following Bye-Laws are hereby revoked:

( a ) the Airport Bye-Laws, 1978 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1978 ),

( b ) the Airport Bye-Laws, 1980 ( S.I. No. 361 of 1980 ), and

( c ) the Shannon Airport (Small Public Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1980 ( S.I. No. 89 of 1980 ).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of December, 1994.

BRIAN COWEN, T.D.,

Minister for Transport, Energy

and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order updates the bye-laws applicable at the three State Airports.