S.I. No. 397/2014 - Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Licensing) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th September, 2014. | ||
I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 of the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (No. 16 of 2012), hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Licensing) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 4th September 2014. | ||
3. In these Regulations— | ||
“Act of 1952” means the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 (No. 24 of 1952); | ||
“licence” means a licence issued for a vehicle under section 1 of the Act of 1952; | ||
“licensing authority” means: | ||
— a city council, a county council or a city and county council (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001)) which grants licences under section 1 of the Act of 1952, and | ||
— the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; and | ||
“Regulations of 2013” means the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 347 of 2013 ). | ||
3. A licensing authority shall refuse to issue a licence for a vehicle to which the Regulations of 2013 apply unless a certificate of roadworthiness is in force in respect of the vehicle on the day on which the licence comes into operation. | ||
4. For the purposes of Regulation 3, a licensing authority may request that the certificate of roadworthiness be produced. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
4 September 2014. | ||
PASCHAL DONOHOE, | ||
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) | ||
These Regulations require persons applying for a licence under section 1 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 in respect of a CVR vehicle to have a certificate of roadworthiness which is in force in respect of the vehicle on the day on which the licence comes into operation. |