S.I. No. 332/1983 - Road Transport Act, 1978 (Section 5) (No. 2) Order, 1983.


S.I. No. 332 of 1983.

ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1978 (SECTION 5) (No. 2) ORDER, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Road Transport Act, 1978 (No. 8 of 1978), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Transport Act, 1978 (Section 5) (No. 2) Order, 1983.

2. The following class of vehicle, namely, vehicles being operated by carriers established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and imported temporarily empty or laden into the State for the purpose of the carriage of goods in accordance with Article 3 of the arrangement made on the 8th day of June, 1983, between the Minister for Transport and the Minister of Transport of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on the international carriage of goods by road (being an international arrangement relating to international transport by road), is hereby exempted from the provisions of sections 9 and 34 of the Road Transport Act, 1933 (as amended and extended), and section 7 of the Road Transport Act, 1935 (as amended and extended).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of November, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is that a merchandise licence, a vehicle plate, a licence under Section 7 of the Road Transport Act, 1935 , or a restricted road freight licence under the Road Transport Acts are not required in respect of vehicles operated by carriers established in Luxembourg and imported temporarily into Ireland for the purpose of the carriage of goods in accordance with Article 3 of the Road Transport Arrangement between the Minister for Transport and the Minister of Transport of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg dated 8 June, 1983.