Road Traffic Act 2004

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Number 44 of 2004

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Regulations.

PART 2

Speed Limits.

4.	Ordinary speed limits.
5.	Built-up area speed limit.
6.	Non-urban regional and local roads speed limit.
7.	National roads speed limit.
8.	Motorway speed limit.
9.	Special speed limits.
10.	Speed limits at road works.
11.	Offence of exceeding speed limit.
12.	Transitional provisions — speed limits.
13.	Amendment of section 53 of Principal Act (dangerous driving).
14.	Repeals (Part 2).
15.	Evidence in relation to certain offences under Act of 2002.

PART 3

Fixed Charges, Penalty Points and Outsourcing.

16.	Amendments of section 2 of Act of 2002 (endorsement of penalty points).
17.	Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2002 (appeal against conviction for penalty points).
18.	Outsourcing of fixed charge functions from Garda Síochána.
19.	Driver of vehicle where registered owner is not an individual.
20.	Offence by body corporate, etc.
21.	Inspection of driving licences of persons charged with certain offences.
22.	Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 2002.
23.	Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1975 (Traffic Wardens).

PART 4

Miscellaneous.

24.	Courts Service to inform Minister of court orders under section 36 and 29 of Principal Act.
25.	Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2002 (disqualification pursuant to European Convention on Driving Disqualifications).
26.	Permits.
27.	Exemptions for emergency vehicles.
28.	Functions of Commissioner of Garda Síochána.
29.	Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act (bye-laws in relation to taxi stands).
30.	Supply of mechanically propelled vehicles to minor.
31.	Power of road authority to provide and maintain certain equipment, etc., on public roads.
32.	“registered” owner.
33.	Production of driving licence to member of Garda Síochána subsequent to commission of road traffic offence.

PART 5

Insurance.

34.	Obligation to be insured.
35.	Amendment to Table to section 23 of Act of 2002.

PART 6

Amendment of Taxi Regulation Act 2003

36.	Amendment of section 36 of Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (mandatory disqualification).

Acts Referred to
Finance Act l976	1976, No. 3
Finance Act l992	1992, No. 9
Finance (No. 2) Act l992	1992, No. 28
Finance Act l993	1993, No. 4
Finance Act 1994	1994, No. 27
Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act l975	1975, No. l4
Local Government Act 2001	2001, No. 37
Road Traffic Act 1961	1961, No. 24
Road Traffic Act 1968	1968, No. 25
Road Traffic Act 1994	1994, No. 7
Road Traffic Act 2002	2002, No. l2
Road Traffic Acts l961 to 2003
Roads Act l993	1993, No. l4
Taxi Regulation Act 2003	2003, No. 25