Produced by the Office of the Attorney General
Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne
Number 3 of 2014
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 2014
CONTENTS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction
2. Definitions
PART 2
Driver Licensing
3. Novice driver
4. Display of N-plate or tabard by novice driver
5. Access to endorsements by approved vehicle insurers
6. Amendment of Principal Act
PART 3
Penalty Points
7. Repeal of section 53 of Act of 2010
8. Amendment of Act of 2002 — endorsement of penalty points
9. Amendment of section 54 of Act of 2010
10. Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 2002
PART 4
Intoxicated Driving Offences
11. Obligation to perform impairment tests
12. Amendment of Act of 2010 — taking of blood from unconscious driver
13. Amendment of Principal Act — consequential disqualification order
PART 5
Miscellaneous
14. Interference with odometer of mechanically propelled vehicle
15. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act
16. Recovery of sums paid by Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland
17. Amendment of section 106 of Principal Act
18. Amendment of section 20 of Road Safety Authority Act 2006 — superannuation of RSA staff
19. Amendment of section 2 of Public Transport Regulation Act 2009
20. Amendment of section 29 of Act of 2010 — fixed penalty notice
21. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 2010 — presumptions
22. Amendment of section 81 of Act of 2010 — evidence in relation to speeding, etc.
23. Amendment of section 87 of Act of 2010 — exemptions for emergency vehicles
24. Amendment of Act of 2012
25. Amendment of section 13 of Road Transport Act 2011 — fees
26. Repeals
Acts Referred to
Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30)
Probation of Offenders Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 17)
Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (No. 37)
Railway Safety Act 2005 (No. 31)
Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (No. 16)
Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (No. 14)
Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (No. 28)
Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24)
Road Traffic Act 2002 (No. 12)
Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23)
Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25)
Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010
Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2011
Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31)
An Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2011, to amend section 20 of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 , section 16 of the Road Transport Act 2011 and the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 and to provide for related matters.
[25 th February, 2014]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
