S.I. No. 182/2010 - European Communities (Road Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th May, 2010. | ||
I, NOEL DEMPSEY , Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 1 as amended by Council Directive No. 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 2 , hereby make the following Regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Road Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. | ||
2. In these Regulations “Regulations of 2006” means European Communities (Road Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 561 of 2006 ). | ||
3. Regulation 2(1) of the European Communities (Road Passenger Transport) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 59 of 1991 ) are amended— | ||
(a) by substituting for the definition of “certificate of competency” the following: | ||
“ ‘certificate of competency’ means an international or national certificate of competence granted under Regulation 10 or a corresponding certificate issued by another Member State;”, and | ||
(b) by substituting for the definition of “the Principal Directive” (inserted by Regulation 3(b) of the Regulation of 2006) the following: | ||
“ ‘Principal Directive’ means Council Directive No. 96/26/EC of 29 April 19961, as amended by Council Directive No. 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 3 , Council Directive No. 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004 4 and Council Directive No. 2006/103/EC of 20 November 20062;”. | ||
4. Regulation 2(1) of the European Communities (Merchandise Road Transport) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1991 ) are amended— | ||
(a) by substituting for the definition of “certificate of competency” the following: | ||
“ ‘certificate of competency’ means an international or national certificate of competence granted under Regulation 11(3) or (4) or a corresponding certificate issued by another Member State;”, and | ||
(b) by substituting for the definition of “the Principal Directive” (inserted by Regulation 4(b) of the Regulation of 2006) the following: | ||
“ ‘Principal Directive’ means Council Directive No. 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 1 , as amended by Council Directive No. 98/76/EC of 1 October 1998 3 , Council Directive No. 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004 4 and Council Directive No. 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 2 ;”. | ||
5. Regulations 3(b), 4(b) and 7 of, and the Schedule to, the Regulations of 2006 are revoked. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
30 April 2010. | ||
NOEL DEMPSEY, | ||
Minister for Transport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations transpose and give effect to paragraph A(3) of the Annex to Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, in Ireland. | ||
2 O.J. No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.344 3 O.J. No. L277, 14.10.98, p.17 4 O.J. No. L168, 1.5.2004, p.35 2 O.J. No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.344 |
