Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 37, 2025-05-09

• Published date: 09 May 2025

Number 37

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IRISH STANDARDS

All European Standards (ENs) developed by the European Committee

for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for

Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) are adopted by NSAI as

Irish Standards as they are published and are available from the NSAI

website: www.standards.ie

All ENs published by European Telecommunications Standards

Institute (ETSI) are adopted by NSAI as Irish Standards and are

available from the ETSI website: www.etsi.org

Copies of Irish Standards may be purchased from: www.standards.ie or

contacting:

NATIONAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF IRELAND,

Irish Standard Sales,

1 Swift Square,

Northwood,

Santry,

D09 A0E4.

Tel: (01) 8576730

(01) 8576731

IRISH STANDARD REVOCATIONS

Irish Standards based on adopted European Standards (ENs) published

between 1961 and 1998 under the Industr ial Research and Standards

Act 1961, the Science and Technology Act 1978 and the National

Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 remain current until revised by

European Organizations responsible for them.

These standards (where they have been revised) are hereby revoked and

details of their replacement standards are available on the NSAI website

(www.nsai.ie).

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S.I. No. 162 of 2025.

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGISTRATION BOARD APPROVED

QUALIFICATIONS BYE-LAW 2025

The Physiotherapists Registration Board, in exercise of the powers

conferred on it by section 31 of the Health and Social Care

Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), with the approval of the Health

and Social Care Professionals Council and the Minister for Health,

hereby makes the following bye-law:

This bye-law may be cited as the Physiotherapists Registration Board

Approved Qualifications Bye-Law 2025.

This bye-law identifies the q ualifications awarded in the State which

are approved by the Physiotherapists Registration Board as attesting to

the standard of proficiency required for registration in the General

Division of the Register of Physiotherapists and the Referral for

Radiological Diagnostic Procedures Division o f the Register of

Physiotherapists.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

Claire O’Cleary

Registrar

Physiotherapists Registration Board

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S. I. No. 163 of 2025.

EUROPEAN UNION (ROAD TRANSPORT) (WORKING

CONDITIONS AND ROAD SAFETY) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 2025

The Minister for transport in exercise of the powers conferred on him

by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972)

and for the purpose of giving full effect to Regulation (EC) No

561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March

2006, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1258 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024, has made the

Regulations entitled as above.

The above Regulations are also available on the Irish Statute Book

www.irishstatutebook.ie

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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S.I. No. 164 of 2025.

IMMIGRATION ACT 2004 (VISAS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2)

ORDER 2025

The Minister for Justice has made the Order above und er section 17 of

the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice

and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister)

Order 2020 (S.I. No. 452 of 2020)).

This Order amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The

Order imposes a requirement for nationals of Trinidad and Tobago to

obtain a visa in order to be granted authorisation to land in the State, as

well as to obtain a transit visa in order to be granted authorisation to

arrive at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in

order to travel to another state.

The Order will come into operation on 12 May 2025.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00.

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S.I. No. 166 of 2025.

EUROPEAN UNION (WASTE DIRECTIVE) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 2025

This Statutory Instrument amends the European Communities (Waste

Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 126 of 2011) to clarify the

Minister with responsibility for the functions set out therein and to give

further effect to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 19 November 2007 on waste and repealing certain

Directives.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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S.I. No. 167 of 2025.

EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 2025

This Statutory Instrument amends the European Communities

(Packaging) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 282 of 2014) to clarify the

Minister with responsibility for the functions set out therein and to give

further effect to Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste,

as amended.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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S.I. No. 168 of 2025.

EUROPEAN UNION (RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 2025

This Statutory Instrument amends the European Union (Restriction of

Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 513 of 2012) to include a definition of the

Minister and to give further effect to Directive 2011/65/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the

restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and

electronic equipment, as amended.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL

STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF IRELAND

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by the National Standards

Authority of Ireland Act 1996, the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and

Employment, Peter Burke T.D., has reappointed Mr Raymond Alcorn,

Mr Dermot Casey, and Ms Mary Cronin, with effect from 29th April

2025, as Members of the Board of the National Standards Authority of

Ireland (NSAI).

In exercise of the powers con ferred on her by the National Standards

Authority of Ireland Act 1996, the then Minister of State for Business,

Employment and Retail, Emer Higgins, T.D., appointed Mr Barry Cox

and Mr Gareth Lopez, with effect from 5thNovember 2024, as Members

of the Board of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).

Mr. Declan Hughes

Secretary General,

Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment.

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