S.I. No. 124/2020 - European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Extension of Period of Validity of Theory Test Certificates) Regulations 2020
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th April, 2020. | ||
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving further effect to Article 7(1) of Directive No. 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 20061 and to Directive No. 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 20032 , hereby makes the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Extension of Period of Validity of Theory Test Certificates) Regulations 2020. | ||
2. In these Regulations - | ||
“Regulations of 2003” means the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 52 of 2003 ); | ||
“theory test certificate” has the same meaning as it has in the Regulations of 2003. | ||
3. Notwithstanding Regulation 6(2) of, and the Schedule to, the Regulations of 2003, a theory test certificate issued during the period beginning on 1 March 2018 and ending on 30 June 2018 is valid for a period of 2 years and 4 months from the date of issue. | ||
4. The Regulations of 2003 are amended by the substitution of “within the previous 2 years and 4 months” for “within the previous 2 years” in - | ||
(a) clauses (i) and (ii) of Regulation 4(4)(f) (inserted by Regulation 3(d) of the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 486 of 2014 ), and | ||
(b) Column (2) of the Table to Regulation 5(4) (inserted by Regulation 3(e) of the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2014) in both places where it occurs. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, | ||
9 April, 2020. | ||
SHANE ROSS, | ||
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations amend the European Communities (Driving Theoretical Tests) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 52 of 2003 ) to provide that a theory test certificate issued during the period beginning on 1 March 2018 and ending on 30 June 2018 is valid for a period of 2 years and 4 months from the date of issue. | ||
