S.I. No. 312/1986 - Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1986.

S.I. No. 312 of 1986.

ROAD TRANSPORT ACTS (FEES) REGULATIONS, 1986.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 of the Road Transport Act, 1933 (No. 8 of 1933), section 6 of the Road Transport Act, 1971 (No. 8 of 1971), section 10 of the Road Transport Act, 1986 (No. 16 of 1986), and the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1986.

(2) The Road Transport Acts Regulations, 1933 to 1982 and these Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport Acts Regulations, 1933 to 1986.

2. The Road Transport Act, 1933 Regulations 1955 ( S.I. No. 69 of 1955 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for the First Schedule (inserted by the Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 277 of 1982 )) thereto of the following Schedule:—

"FIRST SCHEDULE

FEES

(1) Merchandise Licences being Road Freight Carrier's Licences

( a ) On an application for a licence, a fee of together with in respect of each vehicle to be specified in the licence, a fee of

£40

£30

( b ) On an application, during the period of validity of a licence, in respect of an additional vehicle to be specified in the licence, a fee, in respect of each period of 3 months or less of the unexpired period of the licence, ofprovided always that the minimum fee payable under this paragraph shall be a fee of

£3

£5

( c ) On an application, during the period of validity of a licence, for the substitution for a vehicle specified in the licence of another vehicle, a fee of

£5

(2) Merchandise Licences not being Road Freight Carrier's Licences

( a ) On application for a licence, a fee of

£40

( b ) On application for the renewal of a licence, a fee of

£20

( c ) On application for the transfer of a licence, a fee of

£40

(3) Vehicle Plates

( a ) On application for a vehicle plate, a fee of

£20

( b ) On application for the issue of a vehicle plate by way of replacement, a fee of

£20

( c ) On application for a vehicle plate if the conditions set out in Regulation 4 (2) are complied with, a fee of

£2".

3. The Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 183 of 1977 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for Regulations 2 and 3 (inserted by the Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1982) thereof of the following Regulations—

"2. The fee payable for inspection of the registers established under—

( a ) section 6 of the Road Transport Act, 1971 (No. 8 of 1971), and

( b ) section 10 of the Road Transport Act, 1986 (No. 16 of 1986), shall be a fee of £2.

3. The fee payable for a copy of an entry in the registers established under—

( a ) section 6 of the Road Transport Act, 1971 , and

( b ) section 10 of the Road Transport Act, 1986 ,

shall be a fee of £2.".

4. The Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations, 1982, are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of September, 1986.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Communications.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 17th day

of September, 1986.

R. J. CURRAN,

A person authorised by the Minister for Finance to authenticate

the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the Instrument is to prescribe fees for the grant of national/international road freight carrier's licences, for the issue, renewal and transfer of merchandise licences, for the issue of vehicle plates, for inspection of the registers of merchandise licences and for a copy of an entry in the said registers.