Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 39, 2026-05-15

• Published date: 15 May 2026

Number 39

697

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 Industrial 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. 198 of 2026.

LOCAL PROPERTY TAX (LOCAL ADJUSTMENT

FACTOR) REGULATIONS 2026

These Regulations provide the requirements for local authorities who

may wish to vary their local property tax rates for a specified period,

in accordance with Section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax)

Act 2012 (as amended), including the factors that they must consider

and the type of public consultation that they should undertake as part

of the process. These Regulations r evoke and replace the previous

regulations; the Local Property Tax (Local Adjustment Factor)

Regulations 2022 (S.I. 358/2022).

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

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

Price: €3.50

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S.I. No. 200 of 2026.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (COSTS OF PART 9

JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS) REGULATIONS 2026

These regulations provide for the prescribing of fees for work carried

out by different categories of legal practitioners in respect of Part 9

Judicial Review Proceedings.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

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

Price: €4.50

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Friday, 15th May, 2026

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 15TH MAY, 2026

S.I. No. 202 of 2026.

ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT

2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026

The Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 was signed

into law b y the President on the 12th of March 2026. This order

commences the following sections of the Environment

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 from the 8th of May 2026:

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2;

(c) section 3(2);

(d) section 4;

(e) section 12;

(f) section 17;

(g) section 19;

(h) section 24;

(i) section 29;

(j) section 31.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased 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. 203 of 2026.

CONSUMER INSURANCE CONTRACTS ACT 2019

(COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026

The Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on him

by section 27(2) of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (No.

53 of 2019), has made the Order entitled as above.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

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

Price: €1.50

John Hogan

Secretary General

Department of Finance

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S.I. No. 204 of 2026.

ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC AND PARKING)

(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026

This Statutory Instrument amends the Road Traffic (Traffic and

Parking) Regulations 1997 to create a targeted exemption for buses

from an existing traffic prohib ition, where a clearly signed bus

priority facility is in place.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased 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. 205 of 2026.

ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC SIGNS) (AMENDMENT)

REGULATIONS 2026

The principal objective is to enable, regulate and standardise the use

of hard shoulders as bus priority facilities on national roads,

consistent with powers under section 43 of the Roads Act 1993. The

Regulations ensure that such facilities are clearly defined in law,

appropriately signed, and visua lly distinct from general carriageway

space.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased 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. 206 of 2026.

ROADS (M4 (BUS PRIORITY FACILITY)) REGULATIONS

2026

These Regulations provide the legal basis for the temporary or

conditional use of the hard shoulder on a specified section o f the M4

motorway as a bus priority facility. The Regulations are made under

powers conferred by the Roads Act 1993 the Road Traffic Act 1994

with cro ss-references to existing Roads and Traffic Regulations to

ensure consistency with the current legislative framework.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

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

Price: €3.00

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