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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th October, 2019.
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I, Shane Ross, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 3
and
35
of the
Road Traffic Act 1994
(No. 7 of 1994) 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 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 (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
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(2) The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2018 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2019.
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2. These Regulations come into operation on 12th November, 2019.
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3. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (
S.I. No. 182 of 1997
).
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4. Article 10 (as amended by the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (
S.I. No. 332 of 2012
)) of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (1):
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“(1) (a) A driver shall not overtake or attempt to overtake if to do so would endanger or cause inconvenience to a pedal cyclist.
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(b) A driver shall not overtake or attempt to overtake if to do so would endanger or cause inconvenience to a person other than a pedal cyclist.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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02 October, 2019.
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SHANE ROSS,
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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 separate out the dangerous overtaking of a pedal cyclist and the dangerous overtaking of a person other than a pedal cyclist.
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