S.I. No. 201/1991 - Road Transport Act, 1978 (Section 5) Order, 1991.

S.I. No. 201 of 1991.

ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1978 (SECTION 5) ORDER, 1991.

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Road Transport Act, 1978 (No. 8 of 1978), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1987 ), as adapted by the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 25 of 1991 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Transport Act, 1978 (Section 5) Order, 1991.

2. The classes of transport which are set out in the Schedule to this Order (being the classes of international transport specified in Article 5 of the agreement done at Dublin on the 28th day of June, 1990, on behalf of the Government and the Government of Spain on the international carriage of goods by road) are hereby exempted from the provisions of sections 9 and 34 of the Road Transport Act, 1933 (No. 8 of 1933) (as amended or extended) and section 7 of the Road Transport Act, 1935 (No. 23 of 1935) as amended or extended).

SCHEDULE

CLASSES OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT BY ROAD REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2

( a ) The types of transport listed in Annex 1 of the First Directive of the Council of the European Economic Community of 23rd July, 1962 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of carriage of goods by road between Member States, as amended from time to time:

( b ) Combined road/rail carriage of goods, as defined in the Directive of the Council of the European Economic Communities of 17th February, 1975 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods by road between Member States:

( c ) Operations carried out under a special authorisation as provided for in Article 15.2:

( d ) Any other transport operations which may be agreed by the competent authorities of the contracting parties.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of July, 1991.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN,

Minister for Tourism, Transport and

Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of the Order is to exempt certain types of road transport operations performed in Ireland by Spanish hauliers from the requirements to be authorised by permit. This gives formal effect to an international road transport agreement between Ireland and Spain.