The Railway Safety Act 2005 was enacted partly in order to fulfil Ireland's obligations to transpose the Railway Safety Directive 2004 (Directive 2004/49/EC of 29th April 2004) insofar as it established the regulatory and institutional framework for railway safety as required by the Directive. As well as the usual discretion available in the implementation of EU directives to decide on the means of meeting the requirements, the Railway Safety Directive gave some latitude to Member States as to the scope of application of the Directive, i.e. as to whether it was applied to light rail as well as to conventional and heavy rail.
There are sixteen Acts which fall into the category of having no significant or minimal reference to EU legislation—
Air Navigation And Transport (International Conventions) Act 2004.
International Interests In Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Act 2005.
The Air Navigation and Transport (Indemnities) Act 2005
The Road Traffic Act 2003
The Road Traffic Act 2004
The Road Traffic Act 2006
The Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006
The Road Safety Authority Act 2006
The Roads Act 2007
The Taxi Regulation Act 2003
State Airports Act 2004
The Aer Lingus Act 2004
Oil Pollution Act 2003
Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Act 2005
Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
The Aviation Act, 2006
