All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	21 May 1971	Road Transport Act, 1971 (Commencement) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 166 of 1971), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Certain licences deemed to be restricted road freight licences	S.I. No. 283 of 1985, reg. 2
Payment deposit where offences under	25/2010, ss. 1(2), 50(1)(b) (construed as one w/ Road Transport Act 1933)
Power of transport officer under.	16/1986, ss. 16 (1), 21
Procedure for fixed charge offences under	25/2010, ss. 1(2), pt. 3 (ss. 34-49), 34(b)(i) (construed as one w/ Road Transport Act 1933)
Trans. of cert. functns. under.	S. I. No. 92 of 1987, art. 4, sch.
S.4 rep.	15/1999, ss. 23, 24 (1), sch.
S.5 rstrct.	16/1986, ss. 3 (8) (9), 21
Ss. 5, 6 rep.	16/1986, ss. 19 (e), 21
S.7 rep.	15/1999, ss. 23, 24 (1), sch.
S.8, Community Authorisation deemed licence for purpose of.	S. I. No. 140 of 1994, reg. 6
S.8, s.	8/1978, s.4
	16/1986, ss. 8, 21
S.8 rep.	15/1999, ss. 23, 24 (1), sch.
S.8 rstrct.	S. I. No. 225 of 1975, reg. 4
	S. I. No. 227 of 1979, reg. 4
	S. I. No. 253 of 1980, reg. 4
	S. I. No. 60 of 1994, art. 3
S.8, saving for.	S. I. No. 431 of 1981, reg. 6 (d)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 6	Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 193 of 1988)
	Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 312 of 1986)
	Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 312 of 1986)
	Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 277 of 1982)
	Road Transport Acts (Fees) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 256 of 1977)
	Road Transport Act, 1971 (Fees) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 183 of 1971)
S. 8(2)	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 52 of 1996)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 35 of 1995)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 2) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 85 of 1995)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 190 of 1992)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 202 of 1991)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 356 of 1988)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 2) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 270 of 1982)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 42 of 1982)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 4) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 326 of 1981)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 3) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 325 of 1981)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 2) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 216 of 1981)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 153 of 1981)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 159 of 1980)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) (No. 2) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 258 of 1977)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 106 of 1977)
	Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 48 of 1976)
	Road Transport (International Road Haulage) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 25 of 1974)