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Number 37 of 2009
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title.
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2. Definitions.
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3. Expenses.
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4. Laying of orders and regulations before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
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PART 2
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Licensing of Public Bus Passenger Services
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5. Commencement (Part 2).
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6. Requirement to be licensed.
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7. Grant of licences.
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8. Licence categories and periods of licences.
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9. Form of application.
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10. General provisions for the consideration of applications for grant of licences.
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11. Offer of grant of licence.
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12. Fees.
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13. Attachment of conditions to licences.
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14. Amendment of licence.
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15. Requirement to commence public bus passenger services.
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16. Renewal of licences.
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17. Death of licence holder.
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18. Transfer of licences.
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19. Revocation of licences by Authority.
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20. Licensing of certain existing public bus passenger services.
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21. Deciding officers.
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22. Appeals.
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23. Guidelines.
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24. Offences body corporate and proceedings for offences.
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25. General provisions relating to operation of this Part.
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26. Notifications and notices.
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27. Transitional provision — application for licence under Act of 1932.
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28. Repeals (Part 2).
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PART 3
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Amendments to Name and Functions of Dublin Transport Authority
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29. Amendments to the Act of 2008.
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30. National Transport Authority.
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PART 4
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Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation and transfer of staff and functions of Commission
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31. Dissolution of Commission for Taxi Regulation.
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32. Transfer of land and other property.
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33. Transfer of rights and liabilities.
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34. Preservation of existing contracts.
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35. Continuance of legal proceedings.
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36. References in legislation to Commission.
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37. Final accounts.
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38. Admissibility in evidence of documents.
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39. Transfer of employees of Commission.
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40. Transfer of Commissioner for Taxi Regulation to Authority.
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41. Transfer of functions of Commission to Dublin Transport Authority.
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PART 5
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Amendments to Act of 2003, Act of 1993, Act of 2000, Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 and Roads Act 2007
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42. Amendments to enactments and repeals.
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43. Altered references to Commission and Council in Act of 2003.
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44. Amendment of Act of 2000.
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PART 6
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Miscellaneous
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45. Competent authority of Article 6 of Directive 2001/14/EC.
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46. Measures to enhance public bus services — traffic calming measures.
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SCHEDULE 1
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Amendment of certain Acts
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PART 1
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Amendment of Act of 2003
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PART 2
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Amendment of Act of 1993
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PART 3
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Amendment of Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001
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PART 4
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Amendment of Roads Act 2007
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SCHEDULE 2
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Amendment of Act of 2003
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Acts Referred to
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005
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Carer’s Leave Act 2001
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2001, No. 19
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Companies Acts
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Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
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2008, No. 15
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European Communities Act 1972
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1972, No. 27
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Finance Act 2002
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2002, No. 5
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Housing Act 1966
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1966, No. 21
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005
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Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
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1997, No. 20
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006
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Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006
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2006, No. 27
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Planning and Development Act 2000
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2000, No. 30
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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
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2003, No. 29
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Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001
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2001, No. 45
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007
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Road Traffic Act 1961
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1961, No. 24
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Road Traffic Act 1994
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1994, No. 7
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Road Traffic Act 2006
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2006, No. 23
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Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006
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2006, No. 28
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Road Transport Act 1932
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1932, No. 2
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Road Transport Act 1933
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1933, No. 8
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Roads Act 1993
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1993, No. 14
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Roads Act 2007
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2007, No. 34
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
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1997, No. 39
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Taxi Regulation Act 2003
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2003, No. 25
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001
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Transport Act 1958
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1958, No. 19
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Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001
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2001, No. 55
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Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986
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1986, No. 31
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007
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Number 37 of 2009
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009
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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.
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[27th November, 2009]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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