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S.I. No. 103/2013 - European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2004 (Revocation) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2004 (Revocation) Regulations 2013.
2. These Regulations come into operation on 27th March 2013.
3. The following Regulations are revoked—
(
a
) European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations 2004 (
S.I. No. 771 of 2004
);
(
b
) European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (
S.I. No. 709 of 2007
);
(
c
) European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (
S.I. No. 311 of 2008
);
(
d
) European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (
S.I. No. 710 of 2011
);
(
e
) European Communities (Vehicle Testing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (
S.I. No. 58 of 2012
).
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
27 March 2013.
LEO VARADKAR,
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)
The purpose of these Regulations is to revoke the European Communities (Vehicle Testing) Regulations, 2004 (
S.I. No. 771 of 2004
). The 2004 Regulations are no longer required because provisions relating to the authorisation of testing centres and testers, the cnduct of commercial vehicle testing, test fees and enforcement are now provided in Part 2 of the
Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012
(No. 16 of 2012).
1 OJ No. L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 12
2 OJ No. L 143, 8.7.2010, p. 47
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of
2
nd April
, 2013.
I, LEO VARADKAR, 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 Directive 2009/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009
1
as amended by Commission Directive 2010/48/EU of 5 July 2010
2
, hereby make the following regulations