S.I. No. 74/2001 - Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001


The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the power conferred on him by sections 5 and 12 of the Roads Act, 1920, section 1 of the Finance (Excise Duties)(Vehicles) Act, 1952 (No.24 of 1952), section 123 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), section 65 of the Finance Act, 1976 (No. 16 of 1976), section 19 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1992 (No. 28 of 1992) hereby makes the following Regulations:-

1.        (1)       These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing)(Amendment) Regulations, 2001.

(2)       These Regulations and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1992 to 1998 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1992 to 2001.

(3)       These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 2001 and shall apply to licences taken out for periods beginning on or after the said date.

2.         The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing)(Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 385 of 1992 ) are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Article 26(1), (as substituted by article 2 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing)(Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1993 ( S.I. No. 263 of 1993 ) and article 2(5) of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing)(Amendment) Regulations 1998 ( S.I. No. 208 of 1998 )):

“(1)     A licence may be taken out under Section 1 of the Finance (Excise Duties)(Vehicles) Act, 1952 for a period of three months or six months ending on the last day of any month in respect of a vehicle (not being a tramcar or a vehicle on which duty is chargeable at an annual rate which is less than £90) on payment of an amount equal to 28.25 percent or 55.5 percent, respectively, of the full annual rate of duty.”.

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Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 8th day of March, 2001.

Noel Dempsey

Minister for the Environment and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations reduce the cost of a quarterly and half-yearly tax disc as a percentage of the annual cost. The Regulations apply to licences taken out for periods on or after the 1st April, 2001.