State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014

Authorised officers and authorised persons

50. (1) Section 2(1) of the Act of 1998 is amended by substituting for the definition of “authorised officer” and “authorised person” the following:

“ ‘authorised officer’ means—

(a) a member of the Garda Síochána,

(b) in relation to a State airport, a person, or a person belonging to a class of persons, authorised in writing to perform the functions of an authorised officer by or under the Airports and Aviation Acts 1936 to 2014, by—

(i) in respect of Dublin Airport, daa,

(ii) in respect of Shannon Airport, Shannon Airport Authority, and

(iii) in respect of Cork Airport, before the Cork appointed day, daa, and from that day, Cork Airport Authority,

or

(c) in relation to an airport in the State, other than a State airport, a person, or a person belonging to a class of persons, authorised in writing by the Minister to perform the functions conferred on an authorised officer by or under the Airports and Aviation Acts 1936 to 2014;

‘authorised person’ means a person appointed in writing to perform the functions conferred on an authorised person by or under this Act by—

(a) in respect of Dublin Airport, daa,

(b) in respect of Shannon Airport, Shannon Airport Authority, and

(c) in respect of Cork Airport, before the Cork appointed day, daa, and from that day, Cork Airport Authority;”.

(2) A person appointed as an authorised officer in relation to a State airport under the Airports and Aviation Acts 1936 to 2004, who, immediately before the passing of this Act, is an authorised officer at a State airport, shall, on such passing, be deemed to be an authorised officer for that airport.