(LRC Revised)

Number 15 of 1999

ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1999

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 1999

. 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.

All Acts up to and including

Greyhound Racing Act 2019

(15/2019), enacted 28 May 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

European Communities (Sheep Identification) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

(S.I. No. 243 of 2019), made 28 May 2019, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

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Number

15

of

1999

ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1999

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Duration of licence.

3.

Restricted road freight licences.

4.

Issue of transport discs.

5.

Prohibitions and general provisions relating to transport discs.

6.

Offences relating to transport discs.

7.

Regulations relating to transport discs.

8.

Application of provisions relating to transport discs and vehicle plates.

9.

Prohibition relating to the use of unlicensed persons for the carriage of merchandise.

10.

Amendment of section 5 of Road Transport Act, 1978.

11.

Parking and operating space for vehicles to be provided by licence holder.

12.

Licensing document offences.

13.

Arrest without warrant.

14.

Amendment of Road Transport Act, 1986.

15.

Search warrants.

16.

Payment, in lieu of prosecution, to a Member of the Garda Síochána or a transport officer.

17.

Amendment of Road Traffic Act, 1961.

18.

Continuance of orders made under section 14 of Transport Act, 1950.

19.

Amendment of certain superannuation schemes by Córas Iompair éireann.

20.

Continuance of carrier’s licence granted under section 3 of Act of 1986.

21.

Amendment of section 9 of Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act, 1998.

22.

Expenses.

23.

Repeals.

24.

Commencement.

25.

Short title and construction.

SCHEDULE

Acts Referred to

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act, 1998

1998, No. 43

Dublin Transport Authority Act, 1986

1986, No. 15

European Communities Act, 1972

1972, No. 27

Forgery Act, 1913

1913, c. 27

Road Traffic Act, 1961

1961, No. 24

Road Transport Act, 1932

1932, No. 2

Road Transport Act, 1933

1933, No. 8

Road Transport Act, 1935

1935, No. 23

Road Transport Act, 1971

1971, No. 8

Road Transport Act, 1978

1978, No. 8

Road Transport Act, 1986

1986, No. 16

Transport Act, 1944

1944, No. 21

Transport Act, 1950

1950, No. 12

Transport Act, 1958

1958, No. 19

Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955

1955, No. 21

Transport (Re-organisation of Córas Iompar éireann) Act, 1986

1986, No. 31

Number

15

of

1999

ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1999

REVISED

Updated to 28 May 2019

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE LAW IN RELATION TO ROAD TRANSPORT, TO AMEND SECTIONS

12 AND 16 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1961, TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE CONFERRAL

OF ADDITIONAL POWERS ON CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [23

rd June

, 1999]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of Act affected (4.10.2006) by

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006

(28/2006), s. 2(8), commenced on enactment.

Road haulage and road passenger transport operators’ licences.

2

.— ...

(8) In ... the Act of 1999 ...—

(a) an international road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to an international road haulage operator’s licence,

(b) a national road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to a national road haulage operator’s licence, and

(c) a road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to a road haulage operator’s licence.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Application of Act affected (4.10.2006) by

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006

(28/2006), s. 2(8), commenced on enactment.

Road haulage and road passenger transport operators’ licences.

2

.— ...

(8) In ... the Act of 1999 ...—

(a) an international road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to an international road haulage operator’s licence,

(b) a national road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to a national road haulage operator’s licence, and

(c) a road freight carrier’s licence is to be read as a reference to a road haulage operator’s licence.