Road Transport Act, 1999
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1935” means the Road Transport Act, 1935 ; | ||
“the Act of 1978” means the Road Transport Act, 1978 ; | ||
“the Act of 1986” means the Road Transport Act, 1986 ; | ||
“Community licence” means a Community licence for the international carriage of passengers by road for hire or reward (within the meaning of Article 3a (inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No. 11/98 of 11 December 1997(1) ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 684/92 of 16 March 1992(2) ); | ||
“international road freight carrier's licence” means an international road freight carrier's licence granted under regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 , that— | ||
(a) entitles the holder to carry on a merchandise road transport business for reward in the State, and | ||
(b) qualifies the holder to carry on a merchandise road transport business for reward outside the State, | ||
with such vehicles as may be specified on the licence; | ||
“international road passenger transport operator's licence” means an international road passenger transport operator's licence granted under regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 , that— | ||
(a) entitles the holder to carry passengers for reward within the State, and | ||
(b) qualifies the holder to carry passengers for reward outside the State, | ||
with such vehicles as may be specified on the licence; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Public Enterprise; | ||
“national road freight carrier's licence” means a national road freight carrier's licence granted under regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 , that entitles the holder to carry on a merchandise road transport business for reward in the State with such vehicles as may be specified on the licence; | ||
“national road passenger transport operator's licence” means a national road passenger transport operator's licence granted under regulations made under section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 , that entitles the holder to carry passengers for reward within the State with such vehicles as may be specified on the licence; | ||
“the Principal Act” means the Road Transport Act, 1933 ; | ||
“restricted road freight licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 ; | ||
“road freight carrier's licence” means a national road freight carrier's licence or an international road freight carrier's licence; | ||
“road passenger transport operator's licence” means a national road passenger transport operator's licence or an international road passenger transport operator's licence; | ||
“transport disc” means a transport disc issued under section 4 ; | ||
“transport officer” means a transport officer appointed under section 15 of the Act of 1986. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended; | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended; | ||
(c) a reference to an enactment includes a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act. | ||