Vehicle Clamping Act 2015

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Number 13 of 2015


VEHICLE CLAMPING ACT 2015


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, commencement and collective citation

2. Interpretation

3. Laying of regulations and orders

4. Matters relating to regulations made by NTA

5. Specification of statutory clamping places - order of Minister

6. Expenses

PART 2

Regulation of Clamping Activities in Clamping Places

7. Function of NTA to regulate clamping, etc.

8. Ministerial policy directions

9. Clamping activities to be in accordance with Act

10. Clamping regulations

11. Signage

12. Codes of practice

13. Clamping notice

14. Prohibition on clamping and relocating certain vehicles

15. Maximum clamp release and relocation charges - non-statutory clamping places

16. Consultation by statutory bodies, etc., when fixing clamp release or relocation charges

17. Removal of clamp or release of vehicle

PART 3

Complaints and Appeals

18. Complaints procedure

19. Right of appeal

20. Appeal procedures - parking controller

21. Clamping appeals officers

22. Hearing of appeals - clamping appeals officer

PART 4

Enforcement and Proceedings

23. Powers of authorised persons

24. Search warrant

25. Prohibition on obstruction of authorised person

26. Compliance

27. Service of directions and notices

28. Proceedings

29. Payment of costs on conviction

30. Offence - body corporate

31. Fixed payment notices

PART 5

Clamping on Public Roads

32. Amendment of section 101B of Act of 1961 - immobilisation of unlawfully parked vehicles

33. Exemptions from certain provisions of Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2014 for clamping operations

PART 6

CIÉ Property, Fishery Harbour Centres and Harbours

34. CIÉ property

35. Fishery harbour centres

36. Harbours

37. Light railways


Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (No. 34)

Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30)

Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968 (No. 18)

Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 2006

Harbours (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 21)

Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11)

Harbours Acts 1996 to 2009

Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (No. 14)

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Maritime Safety Act 2005 (No. 11)

Railway Safety Act 2005 (No. 31)

Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24)

Road Traffic Act 1994 (No. 7)

Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25)

Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2014

State Airports Act 2004 (No. 32)

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (No. 55)

Transport Act 1950 (No. 12)

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Number 13 of 2015


VEHICLE CLAMPING ACT 2015


An Act to provide for the regulation of the immobilisation of vehicles and related activities in certain places and in this regard to confer functions on the National Transport Authority and to amend the Transport Act 1950 , section 101B of the Road Traffic Act 1961 , the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968 , the Harbours Act 1996 and the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 and to provide for related matters.

[6 th May, 2015]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: