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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 8 of 1933
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1933
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
Changes to legislation
as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the
Road Transport Act 1933
. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under
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Number
8
of
1933.
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1933.
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I.
Preliminary and General.
Section
1.
Short title.
2.
Definitions.
3.
Existing carriers.
4.
Presumption of carriage of merchandise for reward.
5.
The appointed day.
6.
Regulations.
7.
Expenses.
PART II.
Regulation of Merchandise Road Transport Businesses.
8.
Exempted areas.
9.
Prohibition of carrying on merchandise road transport business by unlicensed persons.
10.
Vehicle plate issuing stations.
11.
Applications for merchandise licences.
12.
Grant of merchandise licences.
13.
Standard lorry weights and tractor weights for existing carrier.
14.
Operation of merchandise licences.
15.
Obligation of licensees to accept merchandise for carriage.
16.
Prohibition of undue preference by licensees.
17.
Conditions of merchandise licences.
18.
Amendment of conditions of a merchandise licence during its currency.
19.
Commencement and duration of merchandise licences.
20.
Application for renewal of merchandise licences.
21.
Grants of renewals of merchandise licences.
22.
Duration of renewals of merchandise licences.
23.
Expiry of licence held by a shipping company.
24.
Revocation of merchandise licences.
25.
Transfer of merchandise licences.
26.
Death of licensee under merchandise licence.
27.
Fees on the grant, etc., of merchandise licences.
28.
Accounts and returns by licensees under merchandise licences.
29.
Registers to be kept by the Minister.
30.
Issue of vehicle plates.
31.
Restriction on issue of vehicle plates.
32.
Delivery of vehicle plates in certain cases to Gárda Síochána.
33.
Fraudulent use of vehicle plates.
34.
Obligation to carry vehicle plate on vehicles carrying merchandise.
35.
Inspection of vehicles carrying merchandise.
36.
Prohibition of contracts for carriage of merchandise with unlicensed person.
37.
Amendment of the Public Roads (Ireland) Act, 1911.
PART III.
Charges for Carriage of Merchandise.
38.
Classification of merchandise.
39.
Schedules of charges.
40.
Variation of classification of merchandise.
41.
Variation of schedule of charges.
42.
Provisions in relation to settlement and amendment of schedules of charges.
43.
Duty of licensees to furnish information to the railway tribunal.
44.
Publication of classification of merchandise and schedule of charges.
45.
Maximum charges.
PART IV.
Provisions in Relation to the Railway Tribunal and Applications to the Railway Tribunal
by Certain Public Bodies.
46.
Application of certain sections of the Railways Act, 1924.
47.
Procedure and fees.
48.
Appeals.
49.
Provision for applications by public authorities etc., in certain cases.
PART V.
Compulsory Transfer of Certain Merchandise Licenses and Passenger Licences, and Restrictions
on Operation of Certain Merchandise Licences.
50.
Merchandise (existing carrier’s) licences and annual passenger licences to which Part V applies.
51.
Application for orders transferring etc., certain merchandise licences and passenger
licences.
52.
Making of orders under Part V.
53.
Operation of transfer orders and reduction orders.
54.
Compensation on transfer etc. of licences.
55.
Determination of compensation.
56.
Appointment of arbitrator.
57.
Expenses of licensees in relation to arbitrations.
58.
Recovery of amount of award.
59.
Remuneration of arbitrator.
60.
Powers of arbitrator.
PART VI.
Compensation to Certain ex-Employees of Licensees Under Merchandise (Existing Carrier’s) Licences and Annual Passenger Licences.
61.
Merchandise (existing carrier’s) licences and annual passenger licences to which Part VI applies.
62.
Definitions in relation to Part VI.
63.
Compensation to ex-employees of certain licensees.
64.
Recovery of compensation under Part VI.
PART VII.
Amendment of Certain Enactments.
65.
Definitions in relation to Part VII.
66.
Amendment of meaning of expression “
passenger road service
” in Act of 1932.
67.
Extension of duration of passenger licences in force on 31st October, 1933.
68.
Commencement and duration of future seasonal passenger licences.
69.
Duration of renewals of future seasonal passenger licences.
70.
Amendment of conditions of an annual passenger licence during its currency.
71.
Revocation of passenger licences.
72.
Date of transfer of passenger licences.
73.
Evidence.
74.
Amendment of the Railways Act, 1924, and the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932.
Acts Referred to
Road Transport Act, 1932
No. 2 of 1932
Railways Act, 1924
No. 29 of 1924
Railways (Amendment) Act, 1929
No. 23 of 1929
Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932
No. 3 of 1932
Number
8
of
1933.
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1933.
REVISED
Updated to 28 May 2019
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION FOR THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE
CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, MERCHANDISE, AND MAILS BY ROAD. [12
th June,
1933.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Application of Act restricted (21.09.2011) by
European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 1(3), 42(22), sch. 2.
42.
— ...
(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that
provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to
be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response
within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in
respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies.
...
SECOND SCHEDULE
Number
Year
Short Title/Citation
...
8
...
...
1933
...
...
Road Transport Act, 1933
...
C2
Application of Act restricted (30.08.1999) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 3, S.I. No. 264 of 1999.
Restricted road freight licences.
3.
—(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Principal Act or the Road Transport Act, 1935,
the Minister may grant, in respect of a vehicle which complies with the conditions
specified in section 7(1) of the Road Transport Act, 1935 (as amended by section 29
of the Transport Act, 1958 ), a licence (which shall be known and is in this Act referred
to as a “restricted road freight licence”) to a person authorising the person to import the vehicle and to use it for the purposes
of merchandise road transport in the State, subject to any conditions which the Minister
may see fit to impose and specifies in the licence.
...
C3
Application of Act extended (30.09.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 8, S.I. No. 611 of 2005.
Application of provisions relating to transport discs and vehicle plates.
8.
— Except where the contrary intention appears, the provisions of the Principal Act
that apply in respect of—
(a) a vehicle plate, shall apply with any necessary modifications, in respect of
a transport disc, and
(b) a transport disc, shall apply with any necessary modifications, in respect of
a vehicle plate.
C4
Application of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 1(2), S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
Interpretation.
1.
— ...
(2) For the purposes of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, a national road
freight carrier’s licence and an international road freight carrier's licence shall each be deemed
to be a merchandise licence under that Act.
C5
Application of Act restricted (23.12.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 11, S.I. No. 454 of 1986; section prospectively repealed by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., not commenced as of date of revision.
Death or incapacity of holder of carrier’s licence.
11.
—(1) Where—
(a) the holder of a carrier’s licence dies or becomes physically or legally incapable of carrying on or managing
the business to which the licence relates,
(b) the Minister is duly notified in writing of the death or incapacity,
(c) the holder has, or is survived by, a relative, and
(d) the Minister is satisfied that the relative has, prior to the death or incapacity
of the holder, had not less than three years’ experience in the day to day conduct of the business to which the licence relates,
and complies with the requirement as to good repute referred to or specified in regulations
made under the European Communities Act, 1972,
the Minister may, notwithstanding anything in the Principal Act (as amended), on an
application (in such form as he may direct either generally or in each case) being
made in that behalf grant to the relative of the holder a carrier’s licence subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence and thereupon
the licence held by the holder who has died or become incapacitated shall stand cancelled.
C6
Application of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 16, S.I. No. 240 of 1986, as amended (30.08.1999) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 14(2) and (3), S.I. No.264 of 1999.
Powers of transport officers
16
.—(1) A transport officer shall for the purposes of—
(
a
) ...
the
Road Transport Act, 1933
, ...
have power to do any or all of the following things—
(i) at any time enter a premises or place if he has reasonable grounds for believing
that it is used for a purpose connected with road transport
[
, including the engagement or use by a person in the premises or place of the services
of an undertaking for the carriage by road for reward of merchandise in a vehicle
]
(in this section referred to as “road transport operations”) or that a vehicle used for that purpose is at the premises or in the place and inspect
the vehicle and any documents, records, books or recording equipment kept or used
in that vehicle, premises or place, as the case may be, for the purposes of road transport
operations,
(ii) at any time inspect a vehicle which is stationary and inspect any documents,
records, books, goods or recording equipment being carried in or on the vehicle or
by the crew kept or used for the purposes of road transport operations,
(iii) require any person at the premises or in the place or in the vehicle to produce
to him any document, book or record kept or used for the purposes of road transport
operations which is in the power or control of that person,
(iv) inspect, examine and take copies of or extracts from or take away, if necessary
for the purposes of inspection or examination, any document, book or record kept or
used for the purposes of road transport operations and require the person by whom
such document, book or record is kept or who produced the document, book or record
to certify a copy thereof as a true copy.
(2) For the purpose of exercising his powers under subsection (1) of this section,
a transport officer may detain a vehicle during such time as is required for the exercise
of those powers.
(3) A person who obstructs or interferes with a transport officer when he is exercising
a power conferred on him by this section or who fails to comply with a request or
requirement of a transport officer under this section shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500.
[
(4) A transport officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter
such part of a premises used as a private dwelling unless he has obtained a warrant
from the District Court under section 16A of this Act authorising such entry.
(5) Where a transport officer in exercise of his powers under this section is prevented
from entering any premises or place an application may be made under section 16A of
this Act for a warrant authorising such entry.
]
C7
Enforcement of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 17, S.I. No. 240 of 1986, as amended (1.08.2008) by
Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
(15/2008), s. 117(1)(b), S.I. No. 291 of 2008.
Prosecution of offences by Minister.
17.
—
[
The Road Safety Authority may bring
]
and prosecute summary proceedings for an offence under—
(a) ... the Road Transport Act, 1933 ...
...
C8
Application of Act extended (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 3(3), S.I. No. 166 of 1971.
Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act, and consequential provisions relating to
merchandise licences.
3.
— ...
(3) Every licence granted by virtue of subsection (2) of this section shall be deemed
to have been granted in pursuance of the application under the Principal Act for the
licence in substitution for which the first-mentioned licence is granted.
C9
Application of Act modified (1.06.1950) by
Transport Act 1950
(12/1950), s. 23(5), effectively commenced on the establishment day set out in s.
2(1).
Transfer to the Board of undetakings of dissolved undertakers.
23.
— ...
(5) (a) On the establishment date, every licence to which this subsection applies
and which was immediately before the establishment date held by either dissolved undertaker
shall, by virtue of this Act, be transferred to the Board and shall, on and after
the establishment date, have effect as if the name of the Board were substituted therein
for that of such dissolved undertaker.
...
C10
Term “lorry” further defined (18.05.1934) by
Road Transport Act 1934
(17/1934), s. 3, commenced on enactment.
“Lorry”
3.
—A mechanically propelled vehicle shall be deemed to be a lorry within the meaning
of the Principal Act, where the following conditions are complied with, that is to
say:—
(a) such vehicle is constructed and designed for the carriage of passengers;
(b) such vehicle has sitting accommodation for not more than six passengers (excluding
the driver);
(c) such vehicle is for the time being used for the carriage of newspapers for reward.
Editorial Notes
E1
Provision made for payments in respect of offences alleged to have been committed
under Act (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 13, S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
E2
Power pursuant to Act exercised (31.12.1935) by
The Railway Tribunal (Additional) Rules 1935
(S.I. No. 659 of 1935).
E3
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (30.09.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 8(1), as substituted by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 8, S.I. No. 313 of 1986; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E4
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (16.05.1978) by
Road Transport Act 1978
(8/1978), s. 6(4), commenced on enactment; repealed (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 19(f), S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
E5
Previous affecting provision: application of Act extended (16.05.1978) by
Road Transport Act 1978
(8/1978), s. 7, commenced on enactment; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E6
Previous affecting provision: application of Act affected in relation to licence
granted to Wexford Steamships Company Limited (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 7, S.I. No. 166 of 1971; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E7
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 115, commenced on enactment; repealed (30.09.1988) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 19(c), S.I. No. 313 of 1986.
E8
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 116, commenced on enactment; repealed (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 9 and sch., S.I. No. 166 fo 1971.
E9
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (20.06.1935) by
Road Transport Act 1935
(23/1935), s. 2, commenced on enactment; repealed (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s.5 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.
E10
Previous affecting provision: term “standard lorry weight” varied (20.06.1935) by
Road Transport Act 1935
(23/1935), s. 3, commenced on enactment; repealed (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 5 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.
E11
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (18.05.1934) by
Road Transport Act 1934
(17/1934), s. 2, commenced on enactment; repealed (20.06.1935) by Road Transport
Act 1935 (23/1935), s. 2(2), commenced on enactment.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Application of Act restricted (21.09.2011) by
European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
(S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 1(3), 42(22), sch. 2.
42.
— ...
(22) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute listed in the Second Schedule that
provides for the consent for a plan or project to which this Regulation applies to
be obtained by default on the failure of the public authority to provide a response
within a specified timescale or otherwise, that provision shall not have effect in
respect of any plan or project to which this Regulation applies.
...
SECOND SCHEDULE
Number
Year
Short Title/Citation
...
8
...
...
1933
...
...
Road Transport Act, 1933
...
C2
Application of Act restricted (30.08.1999) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 3, S.I. No. 264 of 1999.
Restricted road freight licences.
3.
—(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Principal Act or the Road Transport Act, 1935,
the Minister may grant, in respect of a vehicle which complies with the conditions
specified in section 7(1) of the Road Transport Act, 1935 (as amended by section 29
of the Transport Act, 1958 ), a licence (which shall be known and is in this Act referred
to as a “restricted road freight licence”) to a person authorising the person to import the vehicle and to use it for the purposes
of merchandise road transport in the State, subject to any conditions which the Minister
may see fit to impose and specifies in the licence.
...
C3
Application of Act extended (30.09.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 8, S.I. No. 611 of 2005.
Application of provisions relating to transport discs and vehicle plates.
8.
— Except where the contrary intention appears, the provisions of the Principal Act
that apply in respect of—
(a) a vehicle plate, shall apply with any necessary modifications, in respect of
a transport disc, and
(b) a transport disc, shall apply with any necessary modifications, in respect of
a vehicle plate.
C4
Application of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 1(2), S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
Interpretation.
1.
— ...
(2) For the purposes of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, a national road
freight carrier’s licence and an international road freight carrier's licence shall each be deemed
to be a merchandise licence under that Act.
C5
Application of Act restricted (23.12.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 11, S.I. No. 454 of 1986; section prospectively repealed by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., not commenced as of date of revision.
Death or incapacity of holder of carrier’s licence.
11.
—(1) Where—
(a) the holder of a carrier’s licence dies or becomes physically or legally incapable of carrying on or managing
the business to which the licence relates,
(b) the Minister is duly notified in writing of the death or incapacity,
(c) the holder has, or is survived by, a relative, and
(d) the Minister is satisfied that the relative has, prior to the death or incapacity
of the holder, had not less than three years’ experience in the day to day conduct of the business to which the licence relates,
and complies with the requirement as to good repute referred to or specified in regulations
made under the European Communities Act, 1972,
the Minister may, notwithstanding anything in the Principal Act (as amended), on an
application (in such form as he may direct either generally or in each case) being
made in that behalf grant to the relative of the holder a carrier’s licence subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence and thereupon
the licence held by the holder who has died or become incapacitated shall stand cancelled.
C6
Application of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 16, S.I. No. 240 of 1986, as amended (30.08.1999) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 14(2) and (3), S.I. No.264 of 1999.
Powers of transport officers
16
.—(1) A transport officer shall for the purposes of—
(
a
) ...
the
Road Transport Act, 1933
, ...
have power to do any or all of the following things—
(i) at any time enter a premises or place if he has reasonable grounds for believing
that it is used for a purpose connected with road transport
[
, including the engagement or use by a person in the premises or place of the services
of an undertaking for the carriage by road for reward of merchandise in a vehicle
]
(in this section referred to as “road transport operations”) or that a vehicle used for that purpose is at the premises or in the place and inspect
the vehicle and any documents, records, books or recording equipment kept or used
in that vehicle, premises or place, as the case may be, for the purposes of road transport
operations,
(ii) at any time inspect a vehicle which is stationary and inspect any documents,
records, books, goods or recording equipment being carried in or on the vehicle or
by the crew kept or used for the purposes of road transport operations,
(iii) require any person at the premises or in the place or in the vehicle to produce
to him any document, book or record kept or used for the purposes of road transport
operations which is in the power or control of that person,
(iv) inspect, examine and take copies of or extracts from or take away, if necessary
for the purposes of inspection or examination, any document, book or record kept or
used for the purposes of road transport operations and require the person by whom
such document, book or record is kept or who produced the document, book or record
to certify a copy thereof as a true copy.
(2) For the purpose of exercising his powers under subsection (1) of this section,
a transport officer may detain a vehicle during such time as is required for the exercise
of those powers.
(3) A person who obstructs or interferes with a transport officer when he is exercising
a power conferred on him by this section or who fails to comply with a request or
requirement of a transport officer under this section shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500.
[
(4) A transport officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter
such part of a premises used as a private dwelling unless he has obtained a warrant
from the District Court under section 16A of this Act authorising such entry.
(5) Where a transport officer in exercise of his powers under this section is prevented
from entering any premises or place an application may be made under section 16A of
this Act for a warrant authorising such entry.
]
C7
Enforcement of Act extended (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 17, S.I. No. 240 of 1986, as amended (1.08.2008) by
Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008
(15/2008), s. 117(1)(b), S.I. No. 291 of 2008.
Prosecution of offences by Minister.
17.
—
[
The Road Safety Authority may bring
]
and prosecute summary proceedings for an offence under—
(a) ... the Road Transport Act, 1933 ...
...
C8
Application of Act extended (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 3(3), S.I. No. 166 of 1971.
Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act, and consequential provisions relating to
merchandise licences.
3.
— ...
(3) Every licence granted by virtue of subsection (2) of this section shall be deemed
to have been granted in pursuance of the application under the Principal Act for the
licence in substitution for which the first-mentioned licence is granted.
C9
Application of Act modified (1.06.1950) by
Transport Act 1950
(12/1950), s. 23(5), effectively commenced on the establishment day set out in s.
2(1).
Transfer to the Board of undetakings of dissolved undertakers.
23.
— ...
(5) (a) On the establishment date, every licence to which this subsection applies
and which was immediately before the establishment date held by either dissolved undertaker
shall, by virtue of this Act, be transferred to the Board and shall, on and after
the establishment date, have effect as if the name of the Board were substituted therein
for that of such dissolved undertaker.
...
C10
Term “lorry” further defined (18.05.1934) by
Road Transport Act 1934
(17/1934), s. 3, commenced on enactment.
“Lorry”
3.
—A mechanically propelled vehicle shall be deemed to be a lorry within the meaning
of the Principal Act, where the following conditions are complied with, that is to
say:—
(a) such vehicle is constructed and designed for the carriage of passengers;
(b) such vehicle has sitting accommodation for not more than six passengers (excluding
the driver);
(c) such vehicle is for the time being used for the carriage of newspapers for reward.
Editorial Notes
E1
Provision made for payments in respect of offences alleged to have been committed
under Act (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 13, S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
E2
Power pursuant to Act exercised (31.12.1935) by
The Railway Tribunal (Additional) Rules 1935
(S.I. No. 659 of 1935).
E3
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (30.09.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 8(1), as substituted by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 8, S.I. No. 313 of 1986; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E4
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (16.05.1978) by
Road Transport Act 1978
(8/1978), s. 6(4), commenced on enactment; repealed (14.07.1986) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 19(f), S.I. No. 240 of 1986.
E5
Previous affecting provision: application of Act extended (16.05.1978) by
Road Transport Act 1978
(8/1978), s. 7, commenced on enactment; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E6
Previous affecting provision: application of Act affected in relation to licence
granted to Wexford Steamships Company Limited (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 7, S.I. No. 166 of 1971; repealed (31.10.2005) by
Road Transport Act 1999
(15/1999), s. 23 and sch., S.I. No. 683 of 2005.
E7
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 115, commenced on enactment; repealed (30.09.1988) by
Road Transport Act 1986
(16/1986), s. 19(c), S.I. No. 313 of 1986.
E8
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 116, commenced on enactment; repealed (21.05.1971) by
Road Transport Act 1971
(8/1971), s. 9 and sch., S.I. No. 166 fo 1971.
E9
Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (20.06.1935) by
Road Transport Act 1935
(23/1935), s. 2, commenced on enactment; repealed (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s.5 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.
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Previous affecting provision: term “standard lorry weight” varied (20.06.1935) by
Road Transport Act 1935
(23/1935), s. 3, commenced on enactment; repealed (8.12.1944) by
Transport Act 1944
(21/1944), s. 5 and sch. 1, commenced on enactment.
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Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (18.05.1934) by
Road Transport Act 1934
(17/1934), s. 2, commenced on enactment; repealed (20.06.1935) by Road Transport
Act 1935 (23/1935), s. 2(2), commenced on enactment.
PART I.
Preliminary and General.
Section
1.
Short title.
2.
Definitions.
3.
Existing carriers.
4.
Presumption of carriage of merchandise for reward.
5.
The appointed day.
6.
Regulations.
7.
Expenses.
PART II.
Regulation of Merchandise Road Transport Businesses.
8.
Exempted areas.
9.
Prohibition of carrying on merchandise road transport business by unlicensed persons.
10.
Vehicle plate issuing stations.
11.
Applications for merchandise licences.
12.
Grant of merchandise licences.
13.
Standard lorry weights and tractor weights for existing carrier.
14.
Operation of merchandise licences.
15.
Obligation of licensees to accept merchandise for carriage.
16.
Prohibition of undue preference by licensees.
17.
Conditions of merchandise licences.
18.
Amendment of conditions of a merchandise licence during its currency.
19.
Commencement and duration of merchandise licences.
20.
Application for renewal of merchandise licences.
21.
Grants of renewals of merchandise licences.
22.
Duration of renewals of merchandise licences.
23.
Expiry of licence held by a shipping company.
24.
Revocation of merchandise licences.
25.
Transfer of merchandise licences.
26.
Death of licensee under merchandise licence.
27.
Fees on the grant, etc., of merchandise licences.
28.
Accounts and returns by licensees under merchandise licences.
29.
Registers to be kept by the Minister.
30.
Issue of vehicle plates.
31.
Restriction on issue of vehicle plates.
32.
Delivery of vehicle plates in certain cases to Gárda Síochána.
33.
Fraudulent use of vehicle plates.
34.
Obligation to carry vehicle plate on vehicles carrying merchandise.
35.
Inspection of vehicles carrying merchandise.
36.
Prohibition of contracts for carriage of merchandise with unlicensed person.
37.
Amendment of the Public Roads (Ireland) Act, 1911.
PART III.
Charges for Carriage of Merchandise.
38.
Classification of merchandise.
39.
Schedules of charges.
40.
Variation of classification of merchandise.
41.
Variation of schedule of charges.
42.
Provisions in relation to settlement and amendment of schedules of charges.
43.
Duty of licensees to furnish information to the railway tribunal.
44.
Publication of classification of merchandise and schedule of charges.
45.
Maximum charges.
PART IV.
Provisions in Relation to the Railway Tribunal and Applications to the Railway Tribunal
by Certain Public Bodies.
46.
Application of certain sections of the Railways Act, 1924.
47.
Procedure and fees.
48.
Appeals.
49.
Provision for applications by public authorities etc., in certain cases.
PART V.
Compulsory Transfer of Certain Merchandise Licenses and Passenger Licences, and Restrictions
on Operation of Certain Merchandise Licences.
50.
Merchandise (existing carrier’s) licences and annual passenger licences to which Part V applies.
51.
Application for orders transferring etc., certain merchandise licences and passenger
licences.
52.
Making of orders under Part V.
53.
Operation of transfer orders and reduction orders.
54.
Compensation on transfer etc. of licences.
55.
Determination of compensation.
56.
Appointment of arbitrator.
57.
Expenses of licensees in relation to arbitrations.
58.
Recovery of amount of award.
59.
Remuneration of arbitrator.
60.
Powers of arbitrator.
PART VI.
Compensation to Certain ex-Employees of Licensees Under Merchandise (Existing Carrier’s) Licences and Annual Passenger Licences.
61.
Merchandise (existing carrier’s) licences and annual passenger licences to which Part VI applies.
62.
Definitions in relation to Part VI.
63.
Compensation to ex-employees of certain licensees.
64.
Recovery of compensation under Part VI.
PART VII.
Amendment of Certain Enactments.
65.
Definitions in relation to Part VII.
66.
Amendment of meaning of expression “
passenger road service
” in Act of 1932.
67.
Extension of duration of passenger licences in force on 31st October, 1933.
68.
Commencement and duration of future seasonal passenger licences.
69.
Duration of renewals of future seasonal passenger licences.
70.
Amendment of conditions of an annual passenger licence during its currency.
71.
Revocation of passenger licences.
72.
Date of transfer of passenger licences.
73.
Evidence.
74.
Amendment of the Railways Act, 1924, and the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932.
Number
8
of
1933.