Road Traffic Act 2016 (Sections 40 and 41) (Commencement) Order 2017.

• Statutory Instrument No.: 301/2017
• Published date: 14 July 2017

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th July, 2017.

I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Road Traffic Act 2016 (No. 21 of 2016), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 2016 (Sections 40 and 41) (Commencement) Order 2017.

2. The 1st day of August 2017 is appointed as the day on which sections 40 and 41 of the Road Traffic Act 2016 (No. 21 of 2016) come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11 July 2017.

SHANE ROSS,

Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations commence Sections 40 and 41 of the Road Traffic Act 2016 , giving effect to the mutual recognition of driving disqualifications between Ireland and the United Kingdom.