Road Traffic Act, 1933
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Licences to continue in force. |
130.—(1) Every licence granted under section 2 of the Dublin Amended Carriage Act, 1854 , to keep, ply, use, or let for hire a vehicle which is a public service vehicle within the meaning of this Act shall, if it bears date as of a day prior to the commencement of this Part of this Act and is in force at such commencement, continue in force (unless previously revoked) until the 31st day of December next following such commencement and shall then expire, and shall during such continuance be deemed for all purposes to be a public service vehicle licence granted in respect of such vehicle under this Part of this Act. | |
(2) Every licence granted under section 52 of the Dublin Carriage Act, 1853 , to act as driver of a hackney carriage, stage carriage or job carriage shall, if it bears date as of a day prior to the commencement of this Part of this Act and is in force at such commencement, be deemed until the 31st day of December next after such commencement to be a driver's licence granted under this Part of this Act as well as a driver's licence granted under the said section 52 and shall until the said 31st day of December have effect accordingly and be subject to such of the provisions of this Part of this Act in relation to drivers' licences as are capable of applying thereto as well as to the provisions of the said Dublin Carriage Act, 1853 . | ||
(3) Every licence granted under section 52 of the Dublin Carriage Act, 1853 , to act as conductor of a stage carriage shall, if it bears date as of a day before the commencement of this Part of this Act and is in force at such commencement, be deemed until the 31st day of December next after such commencement to be a conductor's licence granted under this Part of this Act as well as a conductor's licence granted under the said section 52 and shall until the said 31st day of December have effect accordingly and be subject to such of the provisions of this Part of this Act in relation to conductors' licences as are capable of applying thereto as well as to the provisions of the said Dublin Carriage Act, 1853 . |