S.I. No. 52/1996 - Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order, 1996.

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Transport (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Order, 1996.

2. A permit granted by the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications and issued by the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic under an Agreement done at Prague on the 14 day of November, 1995, between the Government and the Government of the Czech Republic on the international carriage of goods by road (being an international agreement relating to international transport by road) shall be deemed to be a restricted road freight licence.

GIVEN under my hand, this 16 day of February, 1996.

Minister of State at the Department of Transport,

Energy and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Order is to allow the Czech transport authorities to issue permits on Ireland's behalf for access by Czech hauliers to Ireland. This gives formal effect to an international road transport agreement between Ireland and the Czech Republic.

S.I. No. 52 of 1996.

ROAD TRANSPORT (INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD) ORDER, 1996.

I, Emmet Stagg T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8(2) (inserted by

section 8

of the

Road Transport Act, 1986

(No. 16 of 1986)) of the

Road Transport Act, 1971

(No. 8 of 1971), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1987 (

S.I. No. 92 of 1987

), as adapted by the Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993, (

S.I. No. 17 of 1993

), and the Transport, Energy and Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1995 (

S.I. No. 181 of 1995

), hereby order as follows