Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th January, 2013. |
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I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 18 of the section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) (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: |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2013. |
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(2) These Regulations come into operation on 4th February, 2013. |
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2. The Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 567 of 2009 ) are amended by substituting for paragraph (4) of Regulation 3 the following- |
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“(4) The test due date for a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (3) is the date or anniversary date, as the case may be, mentioned in that paragraph and: |
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(a) subject to paragraph (b), each subsequent anniversary of those dates; or |
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(b) where a small public service vehicle has reached the tenth anniversary of the date of its first registration, each subsequent date falling six months after the previous test due date.”. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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12 January 2013. |
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LEO VARADKAR, |
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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. |
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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 Regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 567 of 2009 ) to provide for the testing of small public service vehicles every six months after such vehicles have reached the tenth anniversary of the date of their first registration. |