S.I. No. 12/2005 -- Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
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ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2005. |
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ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2005. |
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I, MARTIN CULLEN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 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 Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2002 )), hereby make the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2005. |
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(2) These Regulations come into operation on 20 January 2005. 2. Article 80(3)(b) of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 ( S.I. No. 190 of 1963 ) is amended by substituting “65 kilometres per hour” for “40 miles per hour”. |
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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 amend Article 80 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to provide that, from 20 January 2005, the maximum speed that a bus (single deck or double deck) may be driven at when carrying standee passengers is 65 kilometres per hour. |