S.I. No. 656/2016 - Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th January, 2017.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5(1) and 42 (substituted by section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) and as amended by section 12(2) of the Roads Act 2007 (No. 34 of 2007)) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2017.

2. In these Regulations—

“Regulations of 2006” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ).

“Regulations of 2013” means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 420 of 2013 ).

3. The Regulations of 2006 are amended in Schedule 1—

(i) by substituting for form D302, the form set out in Schedule 1, and

(ii) by substituting for forms D201, D401, D501 (substituted by Regulation 3 (o) of the Regulations of 2013), the forms set out in Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1

D302 —-- Certificate of competency

SCHEDULE 2

D. 201 — Application for learner permit

D. 401 — Application for driving licence

D. 501 — Medical Report

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

23 December 2016.

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 Licensing of Drivers regulations by updating forms for a certificate of competency, application for a learner permit, application for a driving licence, and for a medical report.