Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004

• Jurisdiction: Ireland

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 12 of the Roads Act 1920 , sections 1 and 3 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 (No. 24 of 1952), section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), section 65 of the Finance Act 1976 (No. 16 of 1976), section 19 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992), section 58 of the Finance Act 1993 (No. 13 of 1993) and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 1999/37/EC hereby makes the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1992 to 2003 shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1992 to 2004.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 28th day of May 2004. 2. The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 385 of 1992 ) are hereby amended:

(1) by the substitution in sub-article 5 of article 1 of the following for the definitions of “registered owner” and “registration certificate”:

‘ “registered owner” means:

(a) where a vehicle has been registered in the State, the owner whose name is most recently entered on the joint licensing records, or

(b) where a vehicle has not been registered in the State, the owner, or

(c) where a vehicle is used under a trade licence, the holder of the licence;

“registration certificate” means a certificate of registration issued by the Minister under section 131 of the Act of 1992 as amended by section 102 of the Finance Act 2003 ;'

(2) by the insertion in sub-article 5 of article 1 of the following definitions:

“joint licensing records” means records established and maintained pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60 of the Finance Act 1993 as substituted by section 86 of the Finance Act 1994 and amended by section 7 of the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2003 ; and

“registered” means, as appropriate, registered under section 6 of the Roads Act 1920 or section 131 of the Act of 1992; and

“relevant certificate” means in relation to a vehicle

(a) where a vehicle has been registered in the State prior to 1 January 1993, the registration book, or

(b) where a vehicle has been registered in the State on or after 1 January 1993 and first licensed before 28 May 2004, the vehicle licensing certificate, or

(c) where a vehicle has been first licensed in the State on or after 28 May 2004, the registration certificate, or

(d) any one or more of these documents as the context may require;

(3) by the substitution of the word...