European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 635/2020

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th December, 2020.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 20171 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/20042 , in so far as Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 relates to Regulation (EU) No. 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 20113 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport, hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

Amendment of European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) Regulations 2013

2. The European Union (Rights of Passengers when Travelling by Bus and Coach Transport) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 152 of 2013 ) are amended:

(a) in Regulation 2(1), by the insertion of the following definition:

“‘Council Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 20172 on the cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 2006/20042 ;”,

(b) in Regulation 2(2), by the insertion of “or the Council Regulation” after “EU Regulation” in each place where it occurs,

(c) by the substitution of the following for Regulation 3:

“3. (1) The Authority is designated as the body responsible for the enforcement of the EU Regulation in the State which shall be a function of the Authority under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (No. 15 of 2008) and references in sections 78 and 79 of that Act to a public transport authority or operator shall be construed as including references to a provider.

(2) The Authority is designated as the body responsible for the enforcement of the Council Regulation in so far as that Regulation relates to the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport which shall be a function of the Authority under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 and, accordingly, references in sections 78 and 79 of that Act to a public transport authority or operator shall be...