S.I. No. 260/2015 - European Union (Train Drivers Certification) Regulations 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd June, 2015. | ||
I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2014/82/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 20141 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Train Drivers Certification) Regulations 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2015. | ||
2. The European Communities (Train Drivers Certification) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 399 of 2010 ) are amended— | ||
(a) in Regulation 2, by substituting for the definition of “Directive” the following: | ||
“ ‘Directive’ means Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 20072 as amended by Commission Directive 2014/82/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 20141;”, | ||
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(b) by inserting after Regulation 22 the following: | ||
“Transitional | ||
23. A train driver who has obtained or will obtain a licence under these Regulations or from another Member State in accordance with the Directive before 1 January 2016 is considered to comply with the requirements of these Regulations and the Directive.”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
19 June 2015. | ||
PASCHAL DONOHOE, | ||
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.) | ||
Directive 2007/59/EC concerning the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the European Union was transposed by the European Communities (Train Driver Certification) Regulations 2010 ( SI No. 399 of 2010 ). | ||
The purpose of these Regulations is to transpose Directive 2014/82/EU amending Directive 2007/59/EC as regards general professional knowledge and medical and licence requirements through amendment of SI No. 399 of 2010 . An amendment is made in Annex II (medical requirements) concerning vision, Annex IV (General professional knowledge and requirements regarding licence) is replaced in full and point 8 (Language tests) of Annex IV is replaced in full. These changes to the certification requirements for obtaining a train driver licence will apply from 1 January 2016. A transitional provision applies to provide that existing licences obtained under SI No. 399 of 2010 and any licences that will be obtained under SI No. 399 of 2010 prior to 1 January 2016 (or under corresponding legislation in other Member States) will be considered to meet the new requirements of Directive 2014/82/EU from 1 January 2016. | ||
