(LRC Revised)

Number 14 of 2006

ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 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 Safety Authority Act 2006

. 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

Local Government Act 2019

(1/2019), enacted 25 January 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Brown Crab (Conservation Of Stocks) Regulations 2019

(S.I. No. 26 of 2019), made 1 February 2019, were considered in the preparation of

this revision.

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

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

14

of

2006

ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definitions.

2. Establishment day.

3. Road Safety Authority.

4. Functions of Authority.

5. Outsourcing of functions of Authority.

6. General duty of Authority.

7. Road safety programmes.

8. Road safety information and statistics.

9. Ministerial directions.

10. Conferring of additional functions on Authority.

11. Establishment of subsidiaries by Authority.

12. Participation in companies by Authority.

13. Borrowing by Authority.

14. Membership of Board of Authority and term of office of members.

15. Chairperson of Board.

16. Meetings and procedures of Board.

17. Chief executive officer.

18. Staff.

19. Remuneration of staff.

20. Superannuation of staff.

21. Engagement of consultants.

22. Membership of Houses of Oireachtas and European Parliament.

23. Disclosure of interests by members of Board.

24. Disclosure of interests by directors of subsidiary.

25. Disclosure by members of staff of certain interests.

26. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

27. Advances by Minister to Authority.

28. Service agreement.

29. Accounts of Authority.

30. Annual Report.

31. Premises of Authority.

32. Charges by Authority.

33. Seal of Authority.

34. Transfer of assets and liabilities.

35. Preservation of certain continuing contracts.

36. Saving for certain acts.

37. Pending legal proceedings.

38. Declarations under European Convention on Driving Disqualifications.

39. Expenses.

40. Short title.

Acts Referred to

Carer's Leave Act 2001

2001, No. 19

Companies Act 1963

1963, No. 33

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993

1993, No. 8

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Act 1998

1998, No. 30

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

2003, No. 29

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

2001, No. 45

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003

Road Traffic Act 1961

1961, No. 24

Road Traffic Act 2002

2002, No. 12

Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2004

Road Transport Act 1986

1986, No. 16

Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994

1994, No. 5

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005

Number

14

of

2006

ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 2019

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE

AS AN tÚDARÁS UM SHÁBHÁILTEACHT AR BHÓITHRE OR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE ROAD SAFETY AUTHORITY, TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS,

TO AMEND SECTION 9 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 2002 AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.

[31

st May

, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (20.09.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2)

Order 2011

(S.I. No. 480 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 4 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or any instrument

made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under—

(a) the provisions of the enactments specified in the Schedule, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

4. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public

Expenditure and Reform.

...

Schedule

Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Section 27(1)

...

...

...

C2

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions

transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references

to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions

of —

(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under

an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement

of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and

Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Sections 3(2), 5(1), 10, 11 and 12

...

...

...

C3

Functions transferred and references to “Minister” and “Department of Finance” construed (6.07.2011) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011

(10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

.

7

.— (1) There shall stand established on the appointed day a Department of State to be

known, in the Irish language, as an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or,

in the English language, as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) The member of the Government who is in charge of the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform—

(a) shall be known, in the Irish language, as an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe

or, in the English language, as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and

(b) is, in this Act, referred to as the “Minister”.

...

Transfer of certain other functions to Minister

.

9

.— ...

(3) The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under any of the provisions

specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are transferred to the Minister.

...

Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance

.

11

.— (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of the functions

transferred by sections 8 and 9 are hereby transferred to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any statute or instrument

under a statute in so far as they relate to the administration and business transferred

by subsection (1) shall, from the appointed day, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE 2

Functions Transferred To Minister

...

PART 1

Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance

STATUTES

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Section 13

...

...

...

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (20.09.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2)

Order 2011

(S.I. No. 480 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 4 and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance

or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department

of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or any instrument

made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under—

(a) the provisions of the enactments specified in the Schedule, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

4. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the

commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public

Expenditure and Reform.

...

Schedule

Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Section 27(1)

...

...

...

C2

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order

2011

(S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions

transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made

thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph

(1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references

to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions

of —

(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

...

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under

an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement

of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and

Reform.

...

Schedule 1

Enactments

...

Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Sections 3(2), 5(1), 10, 11 and 12

...

...

...

C3

Functions transferred and references to “Minister” and “Department of Finance” construed (6.07.2011) by

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011

(10/2011), ss. 7, 9, 11 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

.

7

.— (1) There shall stand established on the appointed day a Department of State to be

known, in the Irish language, as an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe or,

in the English language, as the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) The member of the Government who is in charge of the Department of Public Expenditure

and Reform—

(a) shall be known, in the Irish language, as an tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe

or, in the English language, as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and

(b) is, in this Act, referred to as the “Minister”.

...

Transfer of certain other functions to Minister

.

9

.— ...

(3) The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under any of the provisions

specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are transferred to the Minister.

...

Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance

.

11

.— (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of the functions

transferred by sections 8 and 9 are hereby transferred to the Department of Public

Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any statute or instrument

under a statute in so far as they relate to the administration and business transferred

by subsection (1) shall, from the appointed day, be construed as references to the

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

...

SCHEDULE 2

Functions Transferred To Minister

...

PART 1

Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance

STATUTES

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

...

...

...

No. 14 of 2006

Road Safety Authority Act 2006

Section 13

...

...

...

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definitions.

2. Establishment day.

3. Road Safety Authority.

4. Functions of Authority.

5. Outsourcing of functions of Authority.

6. General duty of Authority.

7. Road safety programmes.

8. Road safety information and statistics.

9. Ministerial directions.

10. Conferring of additional functions on Authority.

11. Establishment of subsidiaries by Authority.

12. Participation in companies by Authority.

13. Borrowing by Authority.

14. Membership of Board of Authority and term of office of members.

15. Chairperson of Board.

16. Meetings and procedures of Board.

17. Chief executive officer.

18. Staff.

19. Remuneration of staff.

20. Superannuation of staff.

21. Engagement of consultants.

22. Membership of Houses of Oireachtas and European Parliament.

23. Disclosure of interests by members of Board.

24. Disclosure of interests by directors of subsidiary.

25. Disclosure by members of staff of certain interests.

26. Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

27. Advances by Minister to Authority.

28. Service agreement.

29. Accounts of Authority.

30. Annual Report.

31. Premises of Authority.

32. Charges by Authority.

33. Seal of Authority.

34. Transfer of assets and liabilities.

35. Preservation of certain continuing contracts.

36. Saving for certain acts.

37. Pending legal proceedings.

38. Declarations under European Convention on Driving Disqualifications.

39. Expenses.

40. Short title.