S.I. No. 402/2004 - Road Traffic (Removal of Exemption From Wearing Seat Belts by Taxi Drivers) Regulations 2004

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 305 of 2002 )), hereby make the following regulations:

1.  (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Removal of Exemption from Wearing Seat Belts by Taxi Drivers) Regulations 2004.

(2)  These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2004.

2.  Article 8 (1) of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 359 of 1991 ) is amended by deleting paragraph (g).

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations remove, with effect from 1 July 2004, the exemption whereby the driver of a taxi, hackney or limousine is not required to wear a seat belt while driving such a vehicle.