(LRC Revised)

Number 37 of 2009

PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009

REVISED

Updated to 22 October 2018

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

Public Transport Regulation Act 2009

. 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

Markets in Financial Instruments Act 2018

(25/2018), enacted 29 October 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018

(S.I. No. 436 of 2018), made 18 October 2018, were considered in the preparation

of this revision.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and do not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

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

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

37

of

2009

PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009

REVISED

Updated to 22 October 2018

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

Number

37

of

2009

PUBLIC TRANSPORT REGULATION ACT 2009

REVISED

Updated to 22 October 2018

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.

[27

th November

, 2009]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of Act affected (21.09.2011) by

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2, in effect as per reg.

1(3).

Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of implications for

European Sites

42. ...

(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that

provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to

be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response

within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in

respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies

...

Review of existing plans

46. ...

(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a decision, including a decision to adopt

or undertake, or give approval for a plan, may include those adopted, undertaken or

approved pursuant to any of the enactments set out in the Second Schedule to these

Regulations.

...

General provisions regarding licences etc

63. ...

(2) A licence, consent, permission, permit, derogation or other authorisation given

under these Regulations or under any of the enactments referred to in the Second Schedule

may include conditions requiring compliance with any guideline or code of practice

issued under Regulation 71 or such provisions thereof as may be specified in the conditions.

...

SECOND SCHEDULE

Number

Year

Short Title/Citation

...

37

2009

Public Transport Regulation Act 2009

...

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of Act affected (21.09.2011) by

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2, in effect as per reg.

1(3).

Screening for Appropriate Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of implications for

European Sites

42. ...

(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that

provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to

be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response

within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in

respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies

...

Review of existing plans

46. ...

(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a decision, including a decision to adopt

or undertake, or give approval for a plan, may include those adopted, undertaken or

approved pursuant to any of the enactments set out in the Second Schedule to these

Regulations.

...

General provisions regarding licences etc

63. ...

(2) A licence, consent, permission, permit, derogation or other authorisation given

under these Regulations or under any of the enactments referred to in the Second Schedule

may include conditions requiring compliance with any guideline or code of practice

issued under Regulation 71 or such provisions thereof as may be specified in the conditions.

...

SECOND SCHEDULE

Number

Year

Short Title/Citation

...

37

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