Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 120/1973
• Year: 1973

S.I. No. 120 of 1973.

ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING OF DRIVERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5, sub-section (3) of section 22, sections 33, 34, sub-section (2) of section 35 and section 42 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st day of June, 1973. 3. (1) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 to 1969 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 to 1973.

(2) In these Regulations, "the Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 29 of 1964 ). 4. Sub-article (3) of article 8 of the Principal Regulations is hereby revoked. 5. Sub-article (2) of article 10, sub-article (2) of article 17 and sub-article (2) of article 24 of the Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the substitution for the words "two shillings and six pence" of the words "fifty new pence". 6. Article 20 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for the words "one pound" of the words "two pounds". 7. Sub-articles (7B) and (7C) of article 22 of the Principal Regulations as inserted by article 7 of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 47 of 1966 ) are hereby revoked. 8. Article 27 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (1) of the following sub-article:

"(1) The fee to be paid to the issuing authority on application for a certificate of competency shall be £3 on the first such application by a person and shall be £1 on a second or subsequent such application by that person." 9. The form set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for the form set out in Part V of the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations. 10. The form set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for the form set out in Part VI of the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations. 11. The form set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for the form set out in Part X of the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

PART V.

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT, 1961 —PART III.

Application for a Driving Licence.

Information to be furnished by the applicant.

1. Are you suffering from any disease or physical or mental disability? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate. Answer : ............................................................  If your answer is "yes", would such disability be likely to cause the driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle by you in a public place to be a source of danger to the public? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate. Answer : .......................................................... 2. Have you a satisfactory knowledge of the "Rules of the Road" as issued by the Minister for Local Government? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate. Answer : ........................................................... 3. Have you ever been disqualified by a court for holding a driving licence or a provisional licence? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate and if "yes'' give particulars. Answer : ........................................................... Court : ............................................................ ... Date : ............................................................ .... Nature of disqualification:............................................... 4. Has a court ever made an order requiring that a driving licence or a provisional licence held by you shall be endorsed? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate and if "yes" give particulars. Answer : .......................................................... Court : ............................................................  Date: ............................................................ .... 5. Do you hold or have you held a provisional licence? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate and if "yes" give particulars of the last provisional licence granted to you, (whether current or expired). Answer : .......................................................... Class(es) : ........................................................ Period of Licence : From ......................... to ........................ Licensing Authority : .................................... 6. Do you hold or have you held a driving licence? Answer "yes" or "no" as appropriate and if "yes" give particulars of the last driving licence granted to you, (whether current or expired). Answer : ......................................................... Class(es) : ........................................................ Period of Licence : ........................................... From ........................ to ......................... Licensing Authority: ...................................... 7. Give particulars of the driving licence now applied for. Period: 1 year/3 years. Class(es) : ......................................................... 8. Date of birth. ............................................................ .............. 9. Address at which you ordinarily reside. ............................................................ .............. ...