Shannon Airport Bye-Laws, 1953.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These bye-laws may be cited as the Shannon Airport Bye-laws, 1953.
2 Interpretation
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paragraphs: In these bye-laws :—
" the Minister " means the Minister for Industry and Commerce ;
" the Airport " means the area of land for the time being constituting Shannon Airport, Rineanna ;
" vehicle " does not include aircraft ;
" manoeuvring area " means the parts of the Airport used by aircraft other than a part leased from the Minister ;
" fuel " means aviation spirit ;
" fuelling " means discharging aviation spirit into or from aircraft tanks.
3 Prohibited Acts
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paragraphs: Within the Airport each of the following is prohibited :—
(1) entry of children under twelve years of age not accompanied by adults ;
(2) entering the airport, or any part of it, when forbidden to do so by an authorised officer ;
(3) remaining in the Airport after having been required to leave it by an authorised officer ;
(4) bringing a vehicle or animal into the Airport if its presence therein has been forbidden by an authorised officer ;
(5) driving or placing a vehicle carelessly or dangerously or without due consideration for other users of the Airport ;
(6) failure by the driver of a vehicle to stop when required by an authorised officer ;
(7) failure by the driver of a vehicle to comply with any direction for the regulation of traffic given by an authorised officer or by traffic sign, light or notice ;
(8) parking a vehicle, bicycle or equipment elsewhere than in a place provided for the purpose ;
(9) failure to park a vehicle, bicycle or equipment in an orderly manner or as directed by an authorised officer ;
(10) failure by a person in charge of a vehicle to remove it from any parking place when required to do so by an authorised officer ;
(11) failure by the driver of a vehicle to report, without delay, to an authorised officer any accident in which the vehicle is involved or to give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle to such officer ;
(12) failure by the person in charge of a vehicle or aircraft on the manoeuvring area to proceed in accordance with instructions issued by or on behalf of the Minister ;
(13) operating a vehicle on the manoeuvring area without such markings or lights as may be directed by or on behalf of the Minister ;
(14) allowing any aircraft, vehicle or animal to be on the Airport or at any particular place on the Airport after having been required to remove it or after its presence on the Airport or at that place has been forbidden by an authorised officer ;
(15) any act causing or tending to cause an outbreak of fire ;
(16) smoking in or otherwise bringing any naked light into or lighting any naked light in—
(a) any place where such act is prohibited by notice ;
(b) any place within fifty feet of an aircraft, a store of liquid fuel or a fuel vehicle not in motion ;
(c) the apron area ;
(17) failure by the owner or tenant of a building to install and maintain in a serviceable condition, such minimum firefighting equipment as may be directed by or on behalf of the Minister ;
(18) failure by the owner or tenant of a building to permit an authorised officer to inspect firefighting equipment in the building ;
(19) keeping, storing, handling, dispensing, discarding, using or carrying any signal, flare, inflammable liquid, gas or other inflammable or explosive material in a manner dangerous to property or persons ;
(20) wilfully giving a false fire or ambulance alarm
(21) failure to exercise due care to avoid damage to property or injury to persons ;
(22) interfering or tampering with aircraft, buildings, installations or equipment ;
(23) walking on or otherwise damaging any flower-bed or anything growing therein ;
(24) removing, picking or otherwise damaging any tree, shrub or plant ;
(25) dropping or leaving litter except in a receptacle provided for the purpose ;
(26) throwing, leaving or dropping anything capable of causing injury to any person or property;
(27) climbing any wall, fence, barrier or post ;
(28) failure to dump or destroy rubbish or refuse as directed by or on behalf of the Minister from time to time ;
(29) any act injurious to, or tending to be injurious to, health or the amenities of the Airport ;
(30) permitting oil or other liquid to leak, drain or spill from an aircraft parked on any part of the manoeuvring area ;
(31) conducting or taking part in any game of chance ;
(32) obstructing or interfering with the proper use of the Airport ;
(33) failure by a person in charge of an animal to keep the animal under control ;
(34) using any language likely to cause offence or annoyance to any person ;
(35) indecent or disorderly behaviour ;
(36) being intoxicated ;
(37) boarding, or attempting to board, an aircraft by an unauthorised person ;
(38) operating aircraft engines for testing elsewhere than in a place approved for such purpose by or on behalf of the Minister ;
(39) fuelling an aircraft or permitting an aircraft to be fuelled in any of the following circumstances :—
(a) before taking the following precautions in the order stated—
(i) effectively earthing the aircraft ;
(ii) effectively earthing the fuelling vehicle ;
(iii) effectively connecting the aircraft to the fuelling vehicle by means of a bonding cable ;
(iv) attaching the bonding clip of the delivery nozzle to the aircraft before the filter cap of the tank is removed ;
(b) when the aircraft is within fifty feet of any building ;
(c) in the absence of "no smoking" signs on the port and starboard sides of the aircraft ;
(d) before the engines are stopped and switches placed in the "off" position ;
(e) when the aircraft and the fuelling vehicles are not parked in such a manner as to allow a clear passage by which the fuelling vehicles can move off in the case of an emergency ;
(f) when the aircraft, the tank from which the fuel is taken and the hose, filters, funnels or other appliances by which the fuel is delivered are not electrically bonded throughout fuelling ;
(g) when fire extinguishers adequate for use in an emergency are not available within twenty feet of fuelling personnel ;
(h) when fuelling personnel are not skilled in the use of any fire extinguishers provided near them for use in an emergency and do not know how to alert the Fire Service in the quickest way possible ;
(40) any of the following acts in or near an aircraft which is being fuelled :—
(a) operating electrical switches ;
(b) using metal equipment or metal shod equipment in a manner likely to cause sparks ;
(c) using chocks fitted with chains or ropes ;
(d) carrying matches or petrol lighters ;
(e) using non-flame-proof torches ;
(f) wearing footwear fitted with studs, metal tips or projecting nails ;
(g) handling freight or baggage unless adequate precautions are taken to eliminate fire risk ;
(h) testing radio electrical equipment ;
(41) bringing a mechanically propelled motor vehicle which is not fitted with an exhaust-flame trap within fifty feet from the fuelling or venting point of an aircraft which is being fuelled ;
(42) fuelling an aircraft or permitting an aircraft to be fuelled when there are passengers on board unless—
(a) a competent attendant is present in the cabin of the aircraft to ensure that passengers comply with safety requirements and to assist the passengers in case of emergency ;
(b) a ladder and an attendant are placed at each main exit ;
(c) warning is given to the Fire Service at least five minutes before fuelling is commenced ;
(43) fuelling an aircraft tank from a vehicle carrying fuel in bulk unless the vehicle is of a suitable type ;
(44) carrying out testing, repair or maintenance work near aircraft fuel tanks except when unavoidable ;
(45) allowing any vehicle used for the conveyance of fuel to be without the attendance of a competent person when not parked in a place designated for the parking of such vehicle ;
(46) using drums containing aviation spirit for the fuelling of an aircraft unless the drums are staunch and free from leakage and are of such strength and construction as not to be liable to fracture or leakage ;
(47) failure to exercise due care so as to obviate spilling petrol when fuelling an aircraft ;
(48) failure immediately to cover spilt petrol with sand and to remove the sand used for such purpose without delay to a place of safety ;
(49) failure by a supplier of fuel to aircraft to ensure that :—
(a) adequate precautions have been taken to eliminate water and foreign matter from static installations, mobile fuellers, pits and cabinets ;
(b) fuel is properly filtered before delivery to aircraft tanks ;
(c) the correct grade of fuel is delivered to the aircraft tanks ;
(d) adequate precautions are taken to prevent rain, snow or foreign matter from entering the aircraft tanks during fuelling ;
(e) records are made of the quantity of fuel supplied to the aircraft and retained for a period of at least three months ;
(f) fuel hose and all equipment used during fuelling are maintained in a safe, sound and non-leaking condition ;
(50) failure to mark all drums and packages containing fuel in a manner showing clearly the type and grade of fuel therein.
4 Acts for which permission is required
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paragraphs: Within the Airport each of the following is prohibited unless permission has first been given by or on behalf of the Minister :—
(1) entering the Airport without payment of admission fees for the time being chargeable ;
(2) entering or leaving the Airport otherwise than by the main approach road ;
(3) entering any part of the Airport to which members of the public are not for the time being admitted ;
(4) hawking, selling or peddling anything, offering anything for sale or hire, or making any offer of service ;
(5) canvassing or soliciting alms or collecting subscriptions ;
(6) conducting or taking part in public meetings ;
(7) parking a vehicle in the Airport without payment of such parking fees as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister ;
(8) lighting a fire elsewhere than in a place constructed and approved by or on behalf of the Minister for such purpose ;
(9) using volatile inflammable substances for cleaning purposes ;
(10) musical performances or any other performance akin to public entertainment ;
(11) driving a vehicle elsewhere than in a place provided for the passage or accommodation of vehicles driven by members of the public ;
(12) removing, displacing, damaging, defacing or altering any building, structure or other property, whether movable or immovable (including any notice) forming part of or provided for or in connection with the Airport ;
(13) digging soil or cutting or removing turf ;
(14) exhibiting any notice or advertisement except on premises which the person exhibiting it is authorised to occupy and in accordance with the terms of his occupation ;
(15) leaving a vehicle on the Airport longer than is reasonably necessary for the transaction of the business for the purpose of which it was brought there ;
(16) filling or discharging from any container (including any part of a vehicle) liquid fuel elsewhere than in a place approved for that purpose by or on behalf of the Minister.
5 Speed Limits
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paragraphs: —(1) The speed limit for vehicles within the Airport shall be as follows :
(a) between the entrance gate and a point adjacent to the terminal building indicated by a signpost—thirty miles an hour,
(b) elsewhere—fifteen miles an hour.
(2) No person shall drive a vehicle (other than a fire brigade vehicle or ambulance) in any part of the Airport at a speed exceeding the speed limit hereby specified for that part.
6 General
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paragraphs: —(1) Any goods or property found within the Airport shall be handed over to an authorised officer.
(2) Any dog straying within the Airport may be seized by an authorised officer, and, if the owner cannot readily be ascertained, particulars of the dog and of where it is being detained shall be furnished to the GÃ¡rda SÃ­ochÃ¡na.
(3) Animals other than dogs found straying within the Airport shall be removed from the Airport and the GÃ¡rda SÃ­ochÃ¡na shall be notified thereof.