Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Car Clubs and Electrically Powered Vehicles) Regulations 2014.
Statutory Instrument No. | 325/2014 |
Published date | 15 July 2014 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th July, 2014. |
I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 (No. 7 of 1994) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations: |
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Car Clubs and Electrically Powered Vehicles) Regulations 2014. |
(2) The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2012 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2014. |
2. The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 182 of 1997 ) are amended— |
(a) by inserting the following definitions in Article 4: |
“ ‘car club’ means a car club licensed in that regard by a road authority; |
‘car club vehicle parking bay’ means a space intended for the parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle in which is displayed a car club vehicle permit; |
‘car club vehicle permit’ means a car club permit issued by a road authority and for the purposes of Article 44A; |
‘electrically powered vehicle’ means a mechanically propelled vehicle that is powered— |
(a) solely by means of a re-chargeable battery, or |
(b) by means of a re-chargeable battery and an internal combustion engine where either power source may be used to propel the vehicle; |
‘electrically powered vehicle recharging bay’ means a space intended for the parking of an electrically powered vehicle while the vehicle’s battery is being re-charged;”, |
and |
(b) by inserting after Article 44 the following: |
“Car Club Parking Bay |
44A (1) Subject to sub-article (2), where traffic sign number RRM 034 [Car Club Vehicle Parking Bay] is provided, a vehicle shall not be stopped or parked. |
(2) Sub-article (1) shall not apply to a vehicle— |
(a) in which is displayed a car club vehicle permit, and |
(b) which is clearly marked to show that it is a vehicle that belongs to a car club. |
Electrically Powered Vehicle Recharging Bay |
44B (1) Subject to sub-article (2), where traffic sign number RRM 035 [Electrically Powered Vehicle Recharging Bay] is provided, a vehicle shall... |
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