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Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 8 of 1978
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1978
REVISED
Updated to 17 March 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 1978
. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under
the
Law Reform Commission Act 1975
(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation
of statute law.
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions)
Act 2019
(8/2019), enacted 17 March 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including
the
Social Welfare, Pensions And Civil Registration Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019
(S.I. No. 116 of 2019), made 20 March 2019, were considered in the preparation of
this Revised Act.
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Number
8
of
1978
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1978
REVISED
Updated to 17 March 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.
3.
Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act, and consequential provisions.
4.
Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1971.
5.
Orders by Minister relating to international agreements, etc.
5A.
Continuation of international carriage of passengers by road.
6.
Licensing of road haulage in new areas.
7.
Provisions relating to vehicle plates.
8.
Transitional provision relating to merchandise (existing carrier's) licences.
9.
Modification of Road Transport Act, 1956.
10.
Expenses.
11.
Short title and construction.
Number
8
of
1978
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1978
REVISED
Updated to 17 March 2019
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1933
, AND THE
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1971
, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [16
th May
, 1978]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Prospective affecting provision: payment deposit may be required of non-resident
drivers in respect of certain offences as provided by
Road Traffic Act 2010
(25/2010), s. 50, not commenced as of date of revision.
Payment deposit from non-resident drivers in respect of certain alleged offences.
50.
— (1) This section applies to such offences under—
(a) the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010,
(b) the Road Transport Act 1933 (including any Act construed as one with it),
(c) any regulation made under the European Communities Act 1972 providing for the
carriage of merchandise by road or the carriage of passengers by road or the harmonisation
of certain legislation relating to road transport, or
(d) any enactment or any instrument made under any enactment relating to the carriage
of goods or passengers by road or to any vehicle or class of vehicles engaged in such
carriage, as may be prescribed.
(2) Where—
(a) a member of the Garda Síochána or a transport officer has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence to
which this section applies is being or has been committed by a person, and
(b) the person does not give to the member or officer an address in the State at which
the member or officer is satisfied that it is likely that it would be possible to
find the person whenever necessary to do so in connection with any proceedings in
respect of the alleged offence,
then the member or officer may, subject to subsection (3), serve personally on the
person a notice (in this section referred to as a “payment deposit notice”) in accordance with this section.
...
Editorial Notes
E1
Certain offences under Act which may not be tried on indictment made subject to rules
in relation to fixed charge offences and notice (25.07.2012, 1.06.2017) by
Road Traffic Act 2010
(25/2010), s. 34(b)(i), S.I. Nos. 293 of 2012 and 241 of 2017.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Prospective affecting provision: payment deposit may be required of non-resident
drivers in respect of certain offences as provided by
Road Traffic Act 2010
(25/2010), s. 50, not commenced as of date of revision.
Payment deposit from non-resident drivers in respect of certain alleged offences.
50.
— (1) This section applies to such offences under—
(a) the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010,
(b) the Road Transport Act 1933 (including any Act construed as one with it),
(c) any regulation made under the European Communities Act 1972 providing for the
carriage of merchandise by road or the carriage of passengers by road or the harmonisation
of certain legislation relating to road transport, or
(d) any enactment or any instrument made under any enactment relating to the carriage
of goods or passengers by road or to any vehicle or class of vehicles engaged in such
carriage, as may be prescribed.
(2) Where—
(a) a member of the Garda Síochána or a transport officer has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence to
which this section applies is being or has been committed by a person, and
(b) the person does not give to the member or officer an address in the State at which
the member or officer is satisfied that it is likely that it would be possible to
find the person whenever necessary to do so in connection with any proceedings in
respect of the alleged offence,
then the member or officer may, subject to subsection (3), serve personally on the
person a notice (in this section referred to as a “payment deposit notice”) in accordance with this section.
...
Editorial Notes
E1
Certain offences under Act which may not be tried on indictment made subject to rules
in relation to fixed charge offences and notice (25.07.2012, 1.06.2017) by
Road Traffic Act 2010
(25/2010), s. 34(b)(i), S.I. Nos. 293 of 2012 and 241 of 2017.
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.
3.
Amendment of section 14 of Principal Act, and consequential provisions.
4.
Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1971.
5.
Orders by Minister relating to international agreements, etc.
5A.
Continuation of international carriage of passengers by road.
6.
Licensing of road haulage in new areas.
7.
Provisions relating to vehicle plates.
8.
Transitional provision relating to merchandise (existing carrier's) licences.
9.
Modification of Road Transport Act, 1956.
10.
Expenses.
11.
Short title and construction.
Number
8
of
1978