S.I. No. 5/2013 - Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2013.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th January, 2013. | ||
I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (No. 16 of 2012), hereby order as follows: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2013. | ||
2. The day fixed as the day on which Part 3 of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (No. 16 of 2012) comes into operation is 12 January 2013. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
9 January 2013. | ||
LEO VARADKAR, | ||
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
This Order commences sections 49 to 56 of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 . These sections provide for and support the transfer of certain driver licensing functions to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA will become a licensing authority within the meaning of Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1961 with effect from 12 January 2013. |