(LRC Revised)

Number 19 of 1958

TRANSPORT ACT 1958

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Transport Act 1958

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Greyhound Racing Act 2019

(15/2019), enacted 28 May 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

European Communities (Sheep Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

(S.I. No. 243 of 2019), made 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

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any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

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Number

19

of

1958

TRANSPORT ACT 1958

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Saving for rights of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

4.

Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.

5.

Expenses.

6.

Repeals.

PART II.

General Powers and Duties of Board.

7.

General duties of the Board.

8.

Terms and conditions of carriage.

9.

Level crossings.

PART III.

Finance.

10.

Grants to Board.

11.

C.I.E. 3% Transport Stock, 1955-60, to be a Government loan.

12.

Release of Board from liability to repay advances of £5,623,400 for transport stock interest and temporary borrowing.

13.

Repayable advances of £1,000,000 for capital expenditure to be treated as non-repayable grant.

14.

Compensation of employees whose services are dispensed with or conditions worsened.

15.

Grants in respect of compensation.

16.

Restriction of existing compensation provisions.

17.

Returns in relation to compensation.

18.

Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1950.

PART IV.

Cesser of Train Services and Closing of Railways and Canals.

19.

Termination of train services.

20.

Abandonment of railway lines of Board.

21.

Abandonment of railway lines of other railway companies.

22.

Sale of land of abandoned railway line to public body.

23.

Closing of canal.

PART V.

Road Transport.

24.

Exemption of Board from requirement of passenger licences.

25.

Restriction on initiation and alteration of passenger road services.

26.

Relief from obligation to carry vehicle plate.

27.

Carriage of livestock for neighbouring farmers.

28.

Illegal haulage: second and subsequent offences.

29.

Importation of unladen lorries and tractors.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Compensation of Certain officers and servants of the Board whose services are dispensed

with

Acts Referred to

Transport Act, 1950

1950, No. 12.

Transport Act, 1955

1955, No. 25.

Railways' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

1845, c. 20.

Railways Clauses Act, 1863

1863, c. 92.

Government Loans (Conversion) Act, 1951

1951, No. 12.

Central Fund Act, 1957

1957, No. 2.

Appropriation Act, 1957

1957, No. 15.

Road Transport Act, 1932

1932, No. 2.

Road Transport Act, 1933

1933, No. 8.

Railways Act, 1933

1933, No. 9.

Transport Act, 1944

1944, No. 21.

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23.

Regulation of Railways Act, 1873

1873, c. 48.

Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952

1952, No. 24.

Probation of Offenders Act, 1907

1907, c. 17.

Road Transport Act, 1935

1935, No. 23.

Number

19

of

1958.

TRANSPORT ACT 1958

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO TRANSPORT. [16

th July,

1958.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Communications” and “Minister for Communications” construed (31.03.1987) by

Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

(No. 2) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 92 of 1987), arts. 3, 4 and sch. part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2).

3.(1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are hereby transferred

to the Department of Tourism and Transport.

(2) References to the Department of Communications contained in any Act or instrument

made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed

as references to the Department of Tourism and Transport.

4.(1) The functions vested in the Minister for Communications—

(

a

) by or under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1983 (No. 40

of 1983), which relate to functions under any of the statutes, and regulations mentioned

in Part I and II of the Schedule to this Order, or

(

b

) by or under any of the statutes, orders or regulations mentioned in Parts III and

IV of the Schedule to this Order, or

(

c

) by or under any of the statutes mentioned in the third column of Part V of the Schedule

to this Order at any reference number of any statute mentioned in the second column

of that Part of that Schedule at that reference number

are hereby transferred to the Minister for Tourism and Transport.

(2) References to the Minister for Communications contained in any Act or instrument

made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on

and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister

for Tourism and Transport.

...

Schedule

Part 1

Statutes relating to functions vested in the Minister for Communications by the Ministers

and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1983, which are transferred to the Minister

for Tourism and Transport—

...

Transport Act, 1958

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Act included in

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), sch. 2 (21.09.2011) by

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), in effect as per reg. 1(3).

E2

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Minister for Transport” and “Department of Transport” construed (27.12.1983) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1983

(40/1983), ss. 5 and 6, commenced on enactment; superseded as per C-note above.

E3

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Minister for Industry and Commerce” and “Department of Industry and Commerce” construed (27.07.1959) by

Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) Order 1959

(S.I. No. 125 of 1959), arts. 3 and 4; superseded as per E-note above.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Communications” and “Minister for Communications” construed (31.03.1987) by

Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

(No. 2) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 92 of 1987), arts. 3, 4 and sch. part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2).

3.(1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 of this Order are hereby transferred

to the Department of Tourism and Transport.

(2) References to the Department of Communications contained in any Act or instrument

made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) of this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed

as references to the Department of Tourism and Transport.

4.(1) The functions vested in the Minister for Communications—

(

a

) by or under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1983 (No. 40

of 1983), which relate to functions under any of the statutes, and regulations mentioned

in Part I and II of the Schedule to this Order, or

(

b

) by or under any of the statutes, orders or regulations mentioned in Parts III and

IV of the Schedule to this Order, or

(

c

) by or under any of the statutes mentioned in the third column of Part V of the Schedule

to this Order at any reference number of any statute mentioned in the second column

of that Part of that Schedule at that reference number

are hereby transferred to the Minister for Tourism and Transport.

(2) References to the Minister for Communications contained in any Act or instrument

made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on

and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister

for Tourism and Transport.

...

Schedule

Part 1

Statutes relating to functions vested in the Minister for Communications by the Ministers

and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1983, which are transferred to the Minister

for Tourism and Transport—

...

Transport Act, 1958

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Act included in

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), sch. 2 (21.09.2011) by

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), in effect as per reg. 1(3).

E2

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Minister for Transport” and “Department of Transport” construed (27.12.1983) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1983

(40/1983), ss. 5 and 6, commenced on enactment; superseded as per C-note above.

E3

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred and references to “Minister for Industry and Commerce” and “Department of Industry and Commerce” construed (27.07.1959) by

Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial

Functions) Order 1959

(S.I. No. 125 of 1959), arts. 3 and 4; superseded as per E-note above.

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Saving for rights of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

4.

Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.

5.

Expenses.

6.

Repeals.

PART II.

General Powers and Duties of Board.

7.

General duties of the Board.

8.

Terms and conditions of carriage.

9.

Level crossings.

PART III.

Finance.

10.

Grants to Board.

11.

C.I.E. 3% Transport Stock, 1955-60, to be a Government loan.

12.

Release of Board from liability to repay advances of £5,623,400 for transport stock interest and temporary borrowing.

13.

Repayable advances of £1,000,000 for capital expenditure to be treated as non-repayable grant.

14.

Compensation of employees whose services are dispensed with or conditions worsened.

15.

Grants in respect of compensation.

16.

Restriction of existing compensation provisions.

17.

Returns in relation to compensation.

18.

Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1950.

PART IV.

Cesser of Train Services and Closing of Railways and Canals.

19.

Termination of train services.

20.

Abandonment of railway lines of Board.

21.

Abandonment of railway lines of other railway companies.

22.

Sale of land of abandoned railway line to public body.

23.

Closing of canal.

PART V.

Road Transport.

24.

Exemption of Board from requirement of passenger licences.

25.

Restriction on initiation and alteration of passenger road services.

26.

Relief from obligation to carry vehicle plate.

27.

Carriage of livestock for neighbouring farmers.

28.

Illegal haulage: second and subsequent offences.

29.

Importation of unladen lorries and tractors.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Compensation of Certain officers and servants of the Board whose services are dispensed

with

Number

19

of

1958