S.I. No. 75/2001 -- Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers)(Amendment) Regulations, 2001
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT |
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S.I. No. 75 of 2001 |
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ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING OF TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2001 |
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DUBLIN |
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PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES AGENCY |
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S.I. No. 75 of 2001 |
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ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING OF TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2001 |
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The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ( No. 24 of 1961 ) and section 10 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 ( No. 25 of 1968 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:- |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers)(Amendment) Regulations, 2001. |
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(2) The Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) Regulations, 1982 to 1998 and these Regulations shall be construed as one and cited together as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) Regulations, 1982 to 2001. |
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(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. |
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2. The Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) Regulations, 1982 (as amended by the Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers)(Amendment) Regulations, 1998 ( S.I. No. 207 of 1998 )) are hereby amended: |
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(a) by the substitution of the following for article 21: |
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“21. The fee payable to a licensing authority in respect of the first licensing of a vehicle shall be as specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.”, and |
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(b) by the deletion of the following from the Second Schedule: |
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“fee for subsequent licensing - £25”. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
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These Regulations abolish the annual £25 registration fee for trailers and semi-trailers for licences taken out for periods on or after the 1st April, 2001. |