S.I. No. 447/2016 - Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th August, 2016.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5(1) and 42(2)(c) (inserted by section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006)) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No 141 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 12 August 2016.

2. The Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ) are amended—

(a) in Regulation 12(8) (inserted by Regulation 2(c)(ii) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 242 of 2015 )), by deleting “and instead the applicant, when he or she is issued with a further driving licence, shall submit the licence to the licensing authority”, and

(b) in Regulation 20(8) (inserted by Regulation 2(e)(ii) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015), by deleting “and instead the applicant, when he or she is issued with a further learner permit, shall submit the learner permit to the licensing authority”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 August 2016.

SHANE ROSS,

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 amend the Licensing of Drivers Regulations by removing the requirement to return an old driving licence or learner permit to the licensing authority on receipt of a new one.