| |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
|
| |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th April, 2020.
|
| |
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by
section 3
of the
European Communities Act 1972
(No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving further effect to Article 7(1) of Directive No. 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 20061
and to Directive No. 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 20032
, hereby makes the following regulations:
|
| |
1. These Regulations may be cited as European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Extension of Period of Validity of Theory Test Certificates) Regulations 2020.
|
| |
2. In these Regulations -
|
| |
“Regulations of 2003” means the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) Regulations 2003 (
S.I. No. 52 of 2003
);
|
| |
“theory test certificate” has the same meaning as it has in the Regulations of 2003.
|
| |
3. Notwithstanding Regulation 6(2) of, and the Schedule to, the Regulations of 2003, a theory test certificate issued during the period beginning on 1 March 2018 and ending on 30 June 2018 is valid for a period of 2 years and 4 months from the date of issue.
|
| |
4. The Regulations of 2003 are amended by the substitution of “within the previous 2 years and 4 months” for “within the previous 2 years” in -
|
| |
(a) clauses (i) and (ii) of Regulation 4(4)(f) (inserted by Regulation 3(d) of the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (
S.I. No. 486 of 2014
), and
|
| |
(b) Column (2) of the Table to Regulation 5(4) (inserted by Regulation 3(e) of the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2014) in both places where it occurs.
|
| |
|
| |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport,
|
| |
9 April, 2020.
|
| |
SHANE ROSS,
|
| |
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.
|
| |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
|
| |
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
|
| |
These Regulations amend the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) Regulations 2003 (
S.I. No. 52 of 2003
) to provide that a theory test certificate issued during the period beginning on 1 March 2018 and ending on 30 June 2018 is valid for a period of 2 years and 4 months from the date of issue.
|
| |
1 OJ No. L 403, 30.12.2006 p. 18
2 OJ No. L 226, 10.9.2003, p. 4 |