S.I. No. 94/1969 - Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.

S.I. No. 94 of 1969.

ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1969.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the power conferred on him by sections 5 and 11 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following regulations:—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1967, shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1969.

2. Articles 14, 16 and 41 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 190 of 1963 ) shall not apply to mobile guns of the Defence Forces.

3. Article 60 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 190 of 1963 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 23rd day of May, 1969.

CAOIMHGHÍN Ó BEOLÁIN,

Aire Rialtais Áitiúil.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to (1) exempt mobile guns of the Defence Forces from requirements contained in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963, as regards springs, tyres and brakes and (2) to remove the requirement in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963, that vehicles having passenger accommodation for more than 14 persons should have a clearance of 10" from the ground.