Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order, 2006

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 477/2006
• Year: 2006

I, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (No. 14 of 2006), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006. 2. The functions of the Minister for Transport under sections 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 and 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 (No. 12 of 2002) and section 36 (6), (7) and (8) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) are conferred on the Road Safety Authority. 3. The Road Safety Authority shall be responsible for -

(a) in relation to driving and provisional licences -

(i) the oversight of the operation of the driver licensing system including the preparation of proposals for draft regulatory provisions relating to driver licensing and testing and the provision of advice to the Minister in relation to such regulatory provisions,

(ii) liaising with and supporting licensing authorities in relation to the issuing of licences including the provision and control of the issue of stocks of licences to licensing authorities,

(iii) the delivery of the driving test and the issuing of certificates of competency (within the meaning of section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961)),

(iv) the delivery of the driver theory test,

(v) liaising with the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government in relation to the operation of the National Driver File, and

(vi) attending and representing the State at meetings of the European Union, international organisations and fora in relation to matters conferred on the Authority under this paragraph,

(b) in relation to the registration, construction, equipment, use testing and examination of vehicles and their components and replacement parts, including standards for the type approval of new vehicles and vehicle components and standards for vehicles already in use -

(i) the operation, oversight, further development, quality assurance and delivery of vehicle testing arrangements required under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2006 or by any act adopted by the institutions of the European Communities including the preparation of proposals for draft regulatory provisions and the provision of advice to the Minister in relation to regulatory provisions,

(ii) the development, operation, oversight and delivery of random roadside vehicle testing arrangements in accordance with any act adopted by an institution of the European Communities including the preparation of proposals for draft regulatory provisions and the provision of advice to the Minister in relation to regulatory provisions,

(iii) the operation, oversight, further development and delivery of the scheme of vehicle technical examinations provided for under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by...