Road Traffic Act 1968

Enactment Date16 July 1968
Act Number25


Number 25 of 1968


ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1968

REVISED

13 July 2021


This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Road Traffic Act 1968. 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 the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (20/2021), enacted 13 July 2021, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Motorcycles) (Extension of Period of Validity of Certificate) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 357 of 2021), made 13 July 2021, 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

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.


Number 25 of 1968


ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1968

REVISED

Updated to 13 July 2021


Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2018: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be read together as one (Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018, s. 6(3)). The Acts in the group are:

Road Traffic Act 1961 (24/1961)

Road Traffic Act 1968 (25/1968)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1984 (16/1984)

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (34/1987), insofar as it amends the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 1984

Road Traffic Act 1994 (7/1994)

Road Traffic Act 2002 (12/2002)

Road Traffic Act 2004 (44/2004), other than Part 6

Railway Safety Act 2005 (31/2005), Part 17

Road Traffic Act 2006 (23/2006)

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 (28/2006)

Roads Act 2007 (34/2007), s. 12

Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010)

Road Traffic Act 2011 (7/2011)

Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (28/2011)

Taxi Regulation Act 2013 (37/2013), Part 11

Road Traffic Act 2014 (3/2014)

Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2014 (39/2014)

Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 (13/2015), Part 5

Public Transport Act 2016 (3/2016), s. 8

Road Traffic Act 2016 (21/2016) (citation only)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018 (18/2018)

Acts previously included in the group but now repealed are:

Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 (28/2006), s. 1

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1978 (19/1978)

Road Traffic Act 1995 (7/1995)

Road Traffic Act 2003 (37/2003)

Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 and 1987: this Act deals with similar subject matter to a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987, s. 15(4)). The Acts in the group are:

Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (14/1975)

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (34/1987), in so far as it amends the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016)

Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014)

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (47/2012)

Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (28/2011)

Road Traffic Act 2011 (7/2011)

Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010)

Fines Act 2010 (8/2010)

Consumer Protection Act 2007 (19/2007)

Water Services Act 2007 (30/2007)

Road Traffic Act 2006 (23/2006)

Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (14/2006)

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (10/2005)

Road Traffic Act 2004 (44/2004)

Road Traffic Act 2002 (12/2002)

Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 (55/2001)

Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001)

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998 (24/1998)

Freedom of Information Act 1997 (13/1997)

Road Traffic Act 1994 (7/1994)

Finance Act 1994 (13/1994)

Roads Act 1993 (14/1993)

Finance Act 1993 (13/1993)

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (34/1987)

Dublin Metropolitan Streets Commission Act 1986 (30/1986)

Dublin Transport Authority Act 1986 (15/1986)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1984 (16/1984)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1978 (19/1978)

Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (14/1975)

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1973 (15/1973)

Road Traffic Act 1961 (24/1961)

All Acts up to and including Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (20/2021), enacted 13 July 2021, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Motorcycles) (Extension of Period of Validity of Certificate) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 357 of 2021)

Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (Extension of Period of Validity of Licence) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 215 of 2021)

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Motorcycles) (Extension of Period of Validity of Certificate) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 123 of 2020)

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Motorcycles) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 433 of 2018)

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Cars) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 406 of 2018)

Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 23 of 2018)

Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 320 of 2017)

Road Traffic (Plating and Speed Rating of Agricultural Vehicles) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 247 of 2014)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 399 of 2012)

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Motorcycles) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 681 of 2011)

European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011)

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)

Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Cars) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 172 of 2011)

Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 141 of 2011)

Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 203 of 2009)

Road Traffic (Specialised Vehicle Permits) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 147 of 2009)

Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006)

European Communities (Compulsory use of Safety Belts and Child Restraint Systems in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 240 of 2006)

Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 305 of 2002)

National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 298 of 2002)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers)(Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 541 of 2001)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers)(Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 75 of 2001)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 207 of 1998)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 173 of 1996)

Road Traffic General Bye Laws 1964 (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 393 of 1993)

Road Traffic (Control of Supply of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 301 of 1993)

Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 63 of 1993)

Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 204 of 1991)

Road Traffic (Speed Meter Detectors) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 50 of 1991)

Road Traffic (Control of Supply of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 35 of 1991)

Road Traffic (Licensing of Trailers and Semi-Trailers) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 286 of 1990)

European Communities (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 287 of 1989)

Dublin Metropolitan Street Commission Act 1986 (Termination of Transfer of Functions) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 108 of 1987)

The Medical Bureau of Road Safety (Establishment) Order 1968 (Amendment) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 364 of 1983)

Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations 1983...

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