S.I. No. 79/1965 - Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965.

1. In sub-article (3) of article 11 "23 feet" shall be substituted for "22 feet".

2. In paragraph (

a

) of sub-article (2) of article 13 "sixty per cent" shall be substituted for "one half".

3. In sub-article (2) of article 17 "in this article" shall be inserted after "hereinafter".

4. In sub-article (2) of article 26 "either externally on the left side or internally" shall be substituted for "either internally or externally on the left side".

5. In article 28 after sub-article (2) there shall be added the following sub-article—

"(3) Save as provided in sub-articles (1) and (2) of this article, a vehicle shall not be equipped with a gong, siren, or other strident toned device, or with a bell".

6. In paragraph (1) of sub-article (2) of article 34 after "'all fuel tanks" there shall be inserted "shall be constructed of metal and be such and so maintained as to be reasonably secure against breakage and so that no accidental leakage of liquid or vapour can take place therefrom and all such fuel tanks".

7. In sub-article (2) of article 35 "Sub-article (1) of this article" shall be substituted for "This sub-article".

8. In article 35 after sub-article (3) there shall be added the following sub-article—

"(4) In this article, notwithstanding the provisions of article 18 of these Regulations, "vehicle" means any vehicle whether mechanically propelled or not".

9. In sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (

b

) of sub-article (2) of article 42 "or half the weight laden of the drawing vehicle (whichever is the less) "shall be deleted.

10. In article 53 there shall be inserted the following definitions—

"entrance" means an entrance provided for the use of passengers;

"exit" means an exit provided for the use of passengers.

11. In paragraph (

c

) of sub-article (1) of article 68 after "wings" there shall be inserted "or, where no front wings are provided, the body".

12. In sub-article (2) of article 69 "shall not be less than "shall be substituted for "shall not exceed".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government, this

twentieth day of April, 1965.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for the compulsory fitting of anchorages for seat belts in the front seats of passenger cars and station wagons having seating passenger accommodation for not more than eight persons exclusive of the driver and first registered on or after the 1st day of July, 1965. Provision is also made for the marking of the manufacturer's name and serial number and the date of construction or assembly on certain trailers and semi-trailers. Provision is also made for minor amendments of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963.

S.I. No. 79 of 1965.

ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1965.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 5

and

11

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:—