State Airports Act 2004

PART 2

Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airport Authorities

(Restructuring of Aer Rianta)

Definitions (Part 2).

4.—In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1977” means Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1977;

“Aer Rianta” means Aer Rianta, cuideachta phoiblí theoranta;

“Companies Acts” means Companies Act 1963 and every enactment which is to be construed with it as one Act;

“company” other than in section 15 , means Dublin Airport Authority, Cork Airport Authority and Shannon Airport Authority or, as the case may be, any of them;

“Cork Airport” means the State airport known as Cork Airport;

“Cork Airport Authority” means Cork Airport Authority, public limited company;

“Cork appointed day” means the day appointed under section 5 to be the appointed day in respect of Cork Airport Authority;

“Dublin Airport” means the State airport known as Dublin Airport;

“Dublin Airport Authority” means Dublin Airport Authority, public limited company;

“Dublin appointed day” is to be construed in accordance with section 5 (4);

“functions” includes powers and duties, and a reference to the performance of functions includes, with respect to powers and duties, a reference to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of duties;

“recognised trade union or staff association” means a trade union or staff association recognised by Aer Rianta or a company for the purposes of negotiations which are concerned with the remuneration or conditions of employment, or the working conditions of employees;

“relevant appointed day” means Dublin, Cork or Shannon appointed day or any or all of those days, as the case may be;

“restructuring” means the doing of all things as are necessary for the purposes of giving effect to this Part, and, in particular to sections 7 and 8, in providing for full legal autonomy and independence of each of Dublin Airport Authority, Cork Airport Authority and Shannon Airport Authority;

“Shannon Airport” means the State airport known as Shannon Airport;

“Shannon Airport Authority” means Shannon Airport Authority, public limited company;

“Shannon appointed day” means the day appointed under section 5 to be the appointed day in respect of Shannon Airport Authority;

“State airport” means an airport in the State, managed and controlled by Aer Rianta or from the relevant appointed day a company;

“subsidiary” other than in section 13 , has the same meaning as in section 155 of the Companies Act 1963 ;

“worker director” means a director appointed under this Act in accordance with the Act of 1977.