Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th May, 2023. | ||
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: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) (Amendment) Order 2023. | ||
2. The Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 402 of 2010 ) is amended – | ||
(a) by the insertion of the following Article after Article 1: | ||
“1A. In this Order ‘Act of 1961’ means the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961).”, | ||
and | ||
(b) by the substitution of the following Article for Article 3: | ||
“3. This Order does not apply to – | ||
(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 – | ||
(i) the State, | ||
(ii) another Member State, | ||
(iii) the Republic of China (Taiwan), or | ||
(iv) any other state in respect of which an order under section 23A of the Act of 1961 applies, | ||
and | ||
(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 – | ||
(i) the State, | ||
(ii) another Member State, | ||
(iii) New Zealand, or | ||
(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, | ||
12 May, 2023. | ||
EAMON RYAN, | ||
Minister for Transport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
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 ). |