Road Traffic (Insurance Disc) Regulations, 1984

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 355/1984

S.I. No. 355 of 1984.

ROAD TRAFFIC (INSURANCE DISC) REGULATIONS, 1984.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 11 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Insurance Disc) Regulations, 1984.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1986.

(3) In these Regulations—

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);

"agricultural tractor" has the meaning assigned to it under the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952 (No. 24 of 1952);

"fleet owner" in relation to vehicles means a person who keeps ten or more vehicles;

"insurance disc" has the meaning specified in article 4 of these Regulations;

"motor-cycle" means a mechanically propelled bicycle;

"trade licence" means a licence issued under section 9 of the Roads Act, 1920 as amended by section 15 of the Finance Act, 1922;

"vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle; 2. (1) Save as is otherwise provided by this article, these Regulations shall apply to all vehicles to which Part VI of the Act applies.

(2) These Regulations shall not apply to—

( a ) a motor-cycle or a motor-cycle and sidecar combination;

( b ) an agricultural tractor;

( c ) a vehicle exhibiting a trade licence;

( d ) a vehicle owned or being used by an exempted person within the meaning of Part VI of the Act;

( e ) a vehicle registered outside the State. 3. (1) Where a certificate of insurance is issued to a person, the vehicle insurer shall issue to such person one insurance disc for each vehicle to which the certificate relates.

(2) Where an insurance disc has been lost, destroyed, mutilated, discoloured or defaced or the figures or particulars thereon have become illegible the vehicle insurer, upon receipt of the original insurance disc if it is available or if it is not available upon being satisfied as to such loss, mutilation, discolouration, defacement or illegibility, shall issue a replacement to the insured. 4. (1) Every insurance disc shall be in the shape of a rectangle which when it is exhibited on a vehicle, shall have a horizontal measurement of not less than 85mm and not more than 95mm and a vertical measurement of not less than 70mm and not more than 80mm.

(2) Every insurance disc shall be of paper with a white background and with a green band not less than 8mm wide and not more than 12mm wide...