S.I. No. 544/2011 - Road Traffic Act 2010 (Section 33) (Commencement) Order 2011.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st November, 2011.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 2010 (Section 33) (Commencement) Order 2011.

2. In this Order—

“Act of 1994” means Road Traffic Act 1994 (No. 7 of 1994);

“Act of 2010” means Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010);

“Principal Act” means Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961).

3. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(a) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to—

(a) section 49 (other than subsection (8)),

(b) section 50 (other than subsections (8) and (10)), and

(c) section 51 (other than subsection (4)),

of the Principal Act is 28 October 2011.

4. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(b) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to section 48 of the Road Traffic Act 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) is 28 October 2011.

5. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(c) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to—

(a) Part II (sections 5 to 8), and

(b) sections 10, 11 and 14,

of the Act of 1994 is 28 October 2011.

6. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(f) (other than in so far as it relates to subsections (7), (8) and (9) of section 4 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006)) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation is 28 October 2011.

7. The day fixed as the day on which subsections (e), (g) and (h) of section 33 of the Act of 2010 come into operation is 28 October 2011.

8. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(a) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to—

(a) section 49(8),

(b) section 50(10), and

(c) section 51(4),

of the Principal Act is 29 October 2011.

9. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(c) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to—

(a) section 12 (other than subsection (5)),

(b) section 13 (other than subsection (4)), and

(c) sections 15 to 17,

of the Act of 1994 is 29 October 2011.

10. The day fixed as the day on which section 33(f) of the Act of 2010 comes into operation in so far as it relates to section 4 (7) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 is 29 October 2011.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 October 2011.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.