Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012
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Definitions. |
2.— In this Act— | |
“Act of 1961” means Road Traffic Act 1961 ; | ||
“Act of 2006” means Road Traffic Act 2006 ; | ||
“Act of 2010” means Road Traffic Act 2010 ; | ||
“Authority” means Road Safety Authority; | ||
“authorisation” means an authorisation as a CVR test operator under section 9 or 10 or as a CVR tester under section 17 ; | ||
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 24 as an authorised officer; | ||
“certificate of roadworthiness” means a certificate issued under section 5 or under Regulation 15 of the Regulations of 2004; | ||
“CVR” means commercial vehicle roadworthiness; | ||
“CVR inspector” means— | ||
(a) a member of the Garda Síochána, or | ||
(b) an inspector appointed under section 33 ; | ||
“CVR test operator” means a person authorised under section 9 or 10 ; | ||
“CVR tester” means a person authorised under section 17 ; | ||
“CVR testing centre” means a premises specified in a CVR test operator authorisation at which CVR tests may be carried out; | ||
“CVR tests” means tests prescribed by the Minister under section 4 ; | ||
“CVR vehicle” means a vehicle to which regulations made under section 4 apply; | ||
“deciding officer” means a person designated under section 21 ; | ||
“direction” means a direction served under section 25 , 31 or 35 ; | ||
“guidelines” means guidelines issued by the Authority under section 38 ; | ||
“hire-purchase agreement” means a hire-purchase agreement within the meaning of section 2 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 ; | ||
“Minister” means Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; | ||
“owner”, in relation to a CVR vehicle, means— | ||
(a) in the case of a CVR vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement or leasing agreement, the person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement, and | ||
(b) in the case of any other CVR vehicle, the person by whom the vehicle is normally kept; | ||
“pass statement”, in relation to a CVR vehicle, means a statement to the effect that a CVR test operator has carried out, or has caused to be carried out, and is satisfied that a vehicle is roadworthy in respect of, the CVR tests prescribed in relation to it; | ||
“prescribe” means prescribe by regulations made under this Act; | ||
“public place” means a public place within the meaning of section 3 of the Act of 1961; | ||
“Regulations of 2004” means European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 771 of 2004 ) as amended by— | ||
(a) the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 709 of 2007 ), | ||
(b) the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 311 of 2008 ), | ||
(c) the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 710 of 2011 ), and | ||
(d) the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 58 of 2012 ); | ||
“risk rating” means a rating determined in accordance with section 39 ; | ||
“vehicle” means— | ||
(a) a mechanically propelled vehicle (within the meaning of section 3 of the Act of 1961), | ||
(b) a trailer or semi-trailer, or | ||
(c) a combination of one or more of both (a) and (b). |