S.I. No. 198/1993 - Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1993.

S.I. No. 198 of 1993.

ROAD VEHICLES (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 1993.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 12 of the Roads Act, 1920, sections 1 and 3 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952 (No. 24 of 1952), section 20 of the Finance Act, 1958 (No. 25 of 1958), section 4 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) (Amendment) Act, 1960 (No. 1 of 1960), section 21 of the Finance Act, 1960 (No. 19 of 1960), sections 3 and 123 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), sections 65 and 77 of the Finance Act, 1976 (No. 16 of 1976) and sections 19 , 20 and 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992 (No. 28 of 1992), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Citation, interpretation.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1993.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1992 and 1993, shall be construed as one and the expression "the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1992 and 1993" shall include these Regulations.

2 Part-year licences.

2. The following article shall be substituted for article 26 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 385 of 1992 ):

"26. (1) A licence coming into effect prior to the 1st day of October, 1993 may be taken out for a period of three months or six months ending on the last day of any month in respect of a vehicle (not being a vehicle on which duty is chargeable at an annual rate which is less than £90) on payment of an amount equal to 27.5 per cent or 55 per cent, respectively, of the full annual rate of duty.

(2) On and from the 1st day of October, 1993, a licence may be taken out for a period of six months ending on the last day of any month in respect of a vehicle (not being a vehicle on which duty is chargeable at an annual rate which is less than £90) on payment of an amount equal to 55 per cent of the full annual rate of duty.

(3) Where the amount referred to in sub-articles (1) and (2) of this article is a number of whole pounds and a fraction of a pound, the fraction shall be regarded as a whole pound.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, this 7th day of July, 1993.

MICHAEL SMITH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the period for the issue and renewal of vehicle licences (tax discs) which commence on, or after, 1st October, 1993.