S.I. No. 598/2002 - Road Traffic Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 2002 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002.

2. The 1

st

day of January 2003 is fixed as the day on which

sections 12

(2) and

18

of the

Road Traffic Act 2002

(No. 12 of 2002) come into operation.

3. The 1

st

day of February 2003 is fixed as the day on which

section 15

of the

Road Traffic Act 2002

comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18

th

December, 2002

SEAMUS BRENNAN

_____________________

Minister for Transport

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order brings into operation with effect from 1 January, 2003 and 1

st

February, 2003 certain provisions of the

Road Traffic Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002)

.

I, Séamus Brennan, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 26

of the

Road Traffic Act 2002

(No. 12 of 2002) 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 Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 305 of 2002

)), hereby order as follows