Public Transport Regulation Act 2009

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Number 37 of 2009


PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Expenses.

4. Laying of orders and regulations before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

PART 2

Licensing of Public Bus Passenger Services

5. Commencement (Part 2).

6. Requirement to be licensed.

7. Grant of licences.

8. Licence categories and periods of licences.

9. Form of application.

10. General provisions for the consideration of applications for grant of licences.

11. Offer of grant of licence.

12. Fees.

13. Attachment of conditions to licences.

14. Amendment of licence.

15. Requirement to commence public bus passenger services.

16. Renewal of licences.

17. Death of licence holder.

18. Transfer of licences.

19. Revocation of licences by Authority.

20. Licensing of certain existing public bus passenger services.

21. Deciding officers.

22. Appeals.

23. Guidelines.

24. Offences body corporate and proceedings for offences.

25. General provisions relating to operation of this Part.

26. Notifications and notices.

27. Transitional provision — application for licence under Act of 1932.

28. Repeals (Part 2).

PART 3

Amendments to Name and Functions of Dublin Transport Authority

29. Amendments to the Act of 2008.

30. National Transport Authority.

PART 4

Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation and transfer of staff and functions of Commission

31. Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation.

32. Transfer of land and other property.

33. Transfer of rights and liabilities.

34. Preservation of existing contracts.

35. Continuance of legal proceedings.

36. References in legislation to Commission.

37. Final accounts.

38. Admissibility in evidence of documents.

39. Transfer of employees of Commission.

40. Transfer of Commissioner for Taxi Regulation to Authority.

41. Transfer of functions of Commission to Dublin Transport Authority.

PART 5

Amendments to Act of 2003, Act of 1993, Act of 2000, Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 and Roads Act 2007

42. Amendments to enactments and repeals.

43. Altered references to Commission and Council in Act of 2003.

44. Amendment of Act of 2000.

PART 6

Miscellaneous

45. Competent authority of Article 6 of Directive 2001/14/EC.

46. Measures to enhance public bus services — traffic calming measures.

SCHEDULE 1

Amendment of certain Acts

PART 1

Amendment of Act of 2003

PART 2

Amendment of Act of 1993

PART 3

Amendment of Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001

PART 4

Amendment of Roads Act 2007

SCHEDULE 2

Amendment of Act of 2003


Acts Referred to

Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005

Carer’s Leave Act 2001

2001, No. 19

Companies Acts

Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008

2008, No. 15

European Communities Act 1972

1972, No. 27

Finance Act 2002

2002, No. 5

Housing Act 1966

1966, No. 21

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006

2006, No. 27

Planning and Development Act 2000

2000, No. 30

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

2003, No. 29

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

2001, No. 45

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Road Traffic Act 1961

1961, No. 24

Road Traffic Act 1994

1994, No. 7

Road Traffic Act 2006

2006, No. 23

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006

2006, No. 28

Road Transport Act 1932

1932, No. 2

Road Transport Act 1933

1933, No. 8

Roads Act 1993

1993, No. 14

Roads Act 2007

2007, No. 34

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

1997, No. 39

Taxi Regulation Act 2003

2003, No. 25

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

Transport Act 1958

1958, No. 19

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001

2001, No. 55

Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986

1986, No. 31

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007

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Number 37 of 2009


PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF PUBLIC BUS PASSENGER SERVICES, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR TAXI REGULATION, TO AMEND THE TAXI REGULATION ACT 2003, THE DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2008 AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[27th November, 2009]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: