S.I. No. 82/1947 - Road Transport (Road Transport Act, 1932) Regulations, 1947.


STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 82.

ROAD TRANSPORT (ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1932) REGULATIONS, 1947.

I, Seán F. Lemass, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 of the Road Transport Act, 1932 (No. 2 of 1932), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby make the following Regulations :—

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport ( Road Transport Act, 1932 ) Regulations, 1947.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Transport ( Road Transport Act, 1932 ) Regulations, 1932 and 1933, may be cited together as the Road Transport ( Road Transport Act, 1932 ) Regulations 1932 to 1947.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The Third Schedule to the Road Transport Regulations, 1932 (S. R. & O., No. 26 of 1932), is hereby amended as follows :—

(a) by the substitution for Scale B of the following :—

SCALE B.

Gradations of Distance

Maximum charge for each passenger per mile

Treatment of Fractions

Other Conditions

Stages not exceeding 10 miles.

1¾d.

Any fraction of a mile, as a mile; any frac- of a penny as a penny.

Stages exceeding 10 but not exceeding 30 miles.

15/8d.

Any fraction of a mile, as a mile; any fraction of 3d. as 3d.

The maximum charge not to exceed that for 31 miles.

Stages exceeding 30 miles.

1½d.

Any fraction of a mile, as a mile; any fraction of 6d. as 6d.

(b) by the substitution for Scale E of the following :—

SCALE E.

For any Parcel or other article of merchandise whose weight

For any distance not exceeding 15 miles

For any distance exceeding 15 miles but not exceeding 30 miles

For any distance exceeding 30 miles but not exceeding 50 miles

For any distance exceeding 50 miles but not exceeding 75 miles

For any distance exceeding 75 miles but not exceeding 100 miles

For any distance exceeding 100 miles

s.

d

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Does not exceed 4 lb.

0

7

0

11

0

11

0

11

0

11

0

11

Exceeds 4lb. but does not exceed 7 lb.

0

11

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

10

Exceeds 7lb. but does not exceed 14 lb.

1

2

1

10

1

10

1

10

2

1

2

5

Exceeds 14 b. but does not exceed 21 lb.

1

6

2

1

2

5

2

8

2

8

3

0

Exceeds 21 lb. but does not exceed 28 lb.

1

10

2

5

2

8

3

4

3

7

4

2

Exceeds 28 lb. but does not exceed 42 lb.

2

1

2

8

3

4

4

2

4

10

6

0

Exceeds 42 lb. but does not exceed 56 lb.

2

5

3

4

4

2

5

5

6

7

7

10

Exceeds 56 lb. but does not exceed 70 lb.

2

8

3

11

5

1

6

7

8

1

9

7

Exceeds 70 lb. but does not exceed 84 lb.

3

0

4

6

6

0

7

10

9

7

11

5

(c) by the substitution for Scale F of the following :—

SCALE F.

For any distance not exceeding 15 miles.

For any distance exceeding 15 miles but not exceeding 30 miles

For any distance exceeding 30 miles but not exceeding 50 miles

For any distance exceeding 50 miles but not exceeding 75 miles

For any distance exceeding 75 miles but not exceeding 100 miles

For any distance exceeding 100 miles

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d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

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d.

Bicycles (other than motor bicycles) :

Accompanied

1

3

1

6

1

9

2

0

2

3

3

0

Unaccompanied

1

9

2

0

2

3

2

6

3

0

3

6

Perambulators a n d Children's Pushcars (not folded) :

Accompanied

1

9

2

0

2

3

2

6

3

0

3

6

Unaccompanied

2

3

2

6

2

9

3

0

3

3

4

3

Children's Push-cars (folded) :

Accompanied

0

7

0

10

1

0

1

3

1

6

2

0

Unaccompanied

1

3

1

6

1

9

2

0

2

3

2

9

Dogs :

Accompanied

0

7

1

3

1

6

1

9

2

3

3

6

4. The Road Transport ( Road Transport Act, 1932 ) Regulations, 1946 (S. R. & O., No. 201 of 1946) are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 24th day of March, 1947.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.