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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th May, 2023.
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I, Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 23A (inserted by
section 8
of the
Road Traffic Act 2006
(No. 23 of 2006)) of the
Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24 of 1961), hereby order as follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) (Amendment) Order 2023.
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2. The Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) Order 2010 (
S.I. No. 402 of 2010
) is amended –
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(a) by the insertion of the following Article after Article 1:
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“1A. In this Order ‘Act of 1961’ means the
Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24 of 1961).”,
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and
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(b) by the substitution of the following Article for Article 3:
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“3. This Order does not apply to –
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(a) a licence or permit issued by the competent authority of New Zealand in exchange for a licence or permit issued by a state other than –
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(i) the State,
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(ii) another Member State,
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(iii) the Republic of China (Taiwan), or
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(iv) any other state in respect of which an order under section 23A of the Act of 1961 applies,
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and
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(b) a licence or permit issued by the competent authority of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in exchange for a licence or permit issued by a state other than –
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(i) the State,
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(ii) another Member State,
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(iii) New Zealand, or
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(iv) any other state in respect of which an order under section 23A of the Act of 1961 applies.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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12 May, 2023.
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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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This Order amends the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences - New Zealand and Taiwan) Order 2010 (
S.I. No. 402 of 2010
) to allow for the recognition of Australian driving licences for exchange, following the introduction of the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licence) (Australia) Order 2023 (
S.I. No. 158 of 2023
).
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