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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th January, 2021.
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I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 5
(1) and
42
(2)(b) of the
Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24 of 1961) and
section 2
of the
Road Traffic Act 2006
(No. 23 of 2006) 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, Tourism and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (
S.I. No. 351 of 2020
)), and for the purposes of giving further effect to Annex I of Directive No. 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006,1
as amended by Commission Directive No. 2011/94/EU of 28 November 2011,2
Council Directive No. 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013,3
and Commission Directive (EU) 2015/653 of 24 April 2015,4
hereby make the following regulations:
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2020.
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(2) These Regulations come into operation on 23 December 2020.
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2. Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 (
S.I. No. 537 of 2006
) is amended -
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(a) by the substitution of form D.202 set out in Part 1 of the Schedule for form D.202 in Schedule 1, and
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(b) by the substitution of form D.402 set out in Part 2 of the Schedule for form D.402 in Schedule 1.
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SCHEDULE
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Part 1
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Form D.202
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Side 1:
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Side 2:
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Part 2
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Form D.402
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Side 1:
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Side 2:
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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22 December, 2020.
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EAMON RYAN,
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Minister for Transport.
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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 the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 537 of 2006) by replacing Form D.202 (learner permit) and Form D.402 (driving licence) in Schedule 1 with an updated version of the forms in order to identify Item 4d as the driver number.
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1 OJ No. L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18.
2 OJ No. L 314, 29.11.2011, p. 31.
3 OJ No. L 158, 10.6.2013, p. 356.
4 OJ No. L 107, 25.4.2015, p. 68. |