S.I. No. 328/2013 - Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd September, 2013.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992) (as adapted by the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2011 )), hereby makes the following Regulations—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1992 to 2012 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1992 to 2013.

(3) In these Regulations, “trade licence” means a licence issued under section 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 .

2. These Regulations shall apply to trade licences issued for 2014 and subsequent years.

3. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 ( S.I. No. 409 of 1992 ) are hereby amended—

(1) by substituting for Article (6)(3)(a)

“the corresponding index mark and placename allocated to the licensing authorities in the following table—

Licensing Authority with Corresponding Index Mark and Placename

Licensing Authority	Corresponding Index Mark	Corresponding Placename
Carlow	CW	Ceatharlach
Cavan	CN	An Cabhán
Clare	CE	An Clár
Cork	C	Corcaigh
Dublin	D	Baile Atha Cliath
Donegal	DL	Dún na nGall
Galway	G	Gaillimh
Kerry	KY	Ciarraí
Kildare	KE	Cill Dara
Kilkenny	KK	Cill Chainnigh
Limerick City	L	Luimneach
Limerick County	L	Luimneach
Laois	LS	Laois
Leitrim	LM	Liatroim
Longford	LD	An Longfort
Louth	LH	Lú
Mayo	MO	Maigh Eo
Meath	MH	An Mhí
Monaghan	MN	Muineachán
Offaly	OY	Uíbh Fhailí
Roscommon	RN	Ros Comáin
Sligo	SO	Sligeach
Tipperary North	T	Tiobraid Árann
Tipperary South	T	Tiobraid Árann
Waterford City	W	Port Láirge
Waterford County	W	Port Láirge
Westmeath	WH	An Iarmhí
Wexford	WX	Loch Garman
Wicklow	WW	Cill Mhantáin

(2) by deleting Article (6)(3)(c), and

(3) by substituting for Article (6)(3)(e)

“a hologram bearing the words “Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.”.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

27 August 2013.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations provide for a single identifier for trade licences issued in Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.