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15 2008

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Number 15 of 2008


DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2008


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Greater Dublin Area.

4. Commencement.

5. Expenses.

6. General power to make regulations.

7. Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.

PART 2

Dublin Transport Authority

Chapter 1

Establishment of Dublin Transport Authority

8. Establishment day.

9. Establishment of Dublin Transport Authority.

10. General objectives of Authority.

11. Principal functions of Authority.

12. Transport strategy.

13. Integrated implementation plan.

Chapter 2

Governance Arrangements for Authority

14. Membership of Authority.

15. Chairperson of Authority.

16. Meetings and procedures of Authority.

17. Advisory Council.

18. Functions of Advisory Council.

19. Chief executive officer.

20. Staff of Authority.

21. Superannuation for staff of Authority.

22. Engagement of consultants and advisers.

23. State authorities.

24. Subsidiaries.

25. Resources made available by Minister.

26. Ministerial policy directions.

27. Ministerial guidelines.

28. Advice and services.

29. Exchequer allocations to Authority.

30. Borrowings by Authority.

31. Guarantee by Minister for Finance of borrowings by Authority.

32. Accounts and annual report of Authority.

33. Gifts.

34. Code of conduct.

35. Disclosure of interests by members of Authority.

36. Disclosure of interests by directors of subsidiary.

37. Disclosure of interests by members of staff.

38. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

39. Prohibition on certain communications.

40. Membership of Houses of Oireachtas, European Parliament and local authorities.

41. Accountability to Committees of Oireachtas.

42. Authority to keep itself informed on certain matters.

43. Immunity of Authority.

PART 3

Transport Matters

Chapter 1

Public Transport Infrastructure

44. Functions of Authority in relation to public transport infrastructure.

45. Funding of public transport infrastructure.

46. Railway orders.

Chapter 2

Public Passenger Transport Services

47. Definitions (Part 3, Chapter 2).

48. Public transport services contracts.

49. Funding of public transport services contracts.

50. Public service obligations.

51. Amendments to public service contracts.

52. Direct award public service contracts.

53. Public passenger transport services provided by CIÉ.

54. Public service contracts in respect of services partially outside GDA.

55. General provision relating to the operation of this Chapter.

56. Operator of last resort.

Chapter 3

Integration Measures

57. Promotion of public transport.

58. Integrated ticketing scheme.

59. Fares scheme.

60. Integrated public transport information scheme.

61. Road user information system.

62. Access to bus stops, bus stands and bus and railway stations.

63. Extension of remit of Authority.

Chapter 4

Traffic Management

64. Strategic traffic management plan.

65. Local traffic plans.

66. Traffic management guidelines.

67. Directions to road authorities.

68. Performance by Authority of functions of road authority.

69. Allocation of public funds to road authorities for traffic management.

70. Agreements and arrangements between road authorities in relation to traffic management and other functions of Authority.

71. Demand management.

Chapter 5

Research and Information

72. Research.

73. Information, data and statistics.

Chapter 6

Relationships Between Authority and Other Bodies

74. Relationship between Authority and NRA.

75. NRA and road authorities to ensure consistency with transport strategy in exercising their functions in GDA.

76. Relationship between Authority and DAA, port developers and State bodies.

PART 4

Enforcement

77. Prosecution of summary offences and penalties.

78. Authorised officers and powers to call for production of documents, information, etc.

79. Application to High Court for order for information.

80. Directions and enforcement.

PART 5

Land Use Provisions

Chapter 1

Amendments of Act of 2000

81. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2000 — definitions.

82. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2000 (obligation to make development plans).

83. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 2000 (preparation of draft development plan).

84. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2000 (making of development plan).

85. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2000 (variation of development plan).

86. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2000 (application and content of local area plans).

87. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2000 (consultation and adoption of local area plans).

88. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 2000 (power to make regional planning guidelines).

89. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2000 (content and objectives of regional planning guidelines).

90. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2000 (consultation regarding regional planning guidelines).

91. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2000 (procedure for making regional planning guidelines).

92. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 2000 (ministerial directions regarding development plans).

93. Insertion of new section 31A into Act of 2000 (ministerial directions regarding regional planning guidelines).

94. Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Act of 2000 (reasons for the refusal of permission which exclude compensation).

95. Insertion of new Part (DTA and land use provisions) into Act of 2000.

Chapter 2

Amendments of Act of 1997 and Act of 2005

96. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1997 — definitions.

97. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1997 (council).

98. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1997 (master plan).

99. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1997 (planning schemes).

100. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2005 — definitions.

101. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2005 (strategic plan).

PART 6

Dissolution of DTO and Transfer of Employees of DTO and RPA

102. Dissolution of DTO.

103. Transfer of land and other property.

104. Transfer of rights and liabilities.

105. Preservation of existing contracts.

106. Continuance of legal proceedings.

107. References in legislation to DTO.

108. Final accounts.

109. Admissibility in evidence of documents.

110. Transfer of employees of DTO and RPA.

PART 7

Matters Relating to CIÉ and RPA

111. Parking facilities.

112. Bye-laws.

113. Articles of association of companies.

114. Disposal of CIÉ property.

115. Amendment of Act of 2001.

PART 8

Railway works, etc. on Saint Stephen’s Green

116. Non-application of section 15 of Saint Stephen’s Green (Dublin) Act 1877 to surveys, inspections and railway works and operation of railway, light railway or metro.

PART 9

Transport Officers

117. Transport officers.


Acts Referred to

Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005

Borrowing Powers of Certain Bodies Act 1996

1996, No. 22

Carer’s Leave Act 2001

2001, No. 19

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005

Companies Act 1963

1963, No. 33

Companies Act 1990

1990, No. 33

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993

1993, No. 8

Disability Act 2005

2005, No. 14

Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997

1997, No. 7

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005

2005, No. 21

Local Government Act 1991

1991, No. 11

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Local Government (Roads Functions) Act 2007

2007, No. 38

Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

National Development Finance Agency Act 2002

2002, No. 29

National Development Finance Agency (Amendment) Act 2007

2007, No. 16

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Planning and Development Act 2000

2000, No. 30

Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002

2002, No. 32

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006

2006, No. 27

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

2003, No. 29

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

2001, No. 45

Railway Safety Act 2005

2005, No. 31

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Roads Act 1993

1993, No. 14

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

2006, No. 14

Road Traffic Act 1961

1961, No. 24

Road Traffic Act 2002

2002, No. 12

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006

2006, No. 28

Road Transport Act 1932

1932, No. 2

Road Transport Act 1986

1986, No. 16

Saint Stephen’s Green (Dublin) Act 1877

40 & 41, Vict. c. cxxxiv

State Airports Act 2004

2004, No. 32

State Authorities (Public Private Partnership Arrangements) Act 2002

2002, No. 1

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

Transport Act 1950

1950, No. 12

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 15 of 2008


DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT 2008


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE DUBLIN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OR IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE AS ÚDARÁS IOMPAIR BHAILE ÁTHA CLIATH, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000, THE TRANSPORT (RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2001, THE DUBLIN DOCKLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 1997, THE GRANGEGORMAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACT 2005, THE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1986 AND THE TRANSPORT (RE-ORGANISATION OF CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN) ACT 1986, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE DUBLIN TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, TO PROVIDE THAT SECTION 15 OF THE SAINT STEPHEN’S GREEN (DUBLIN) ACT 1877 DOES NOT APPLY TO INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS OR RAILWAY WORKS OR THE OPERATION OF A RAILWAY, LIGHT RAILWAY OR METRO UNDER THE TRANSPORT (RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE) ACT 2001 ON OR UNDER SAINT STEPHEN’S GREEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[16th July, 2008]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: