Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Order, 1958

• Jurisdiction: Ireland

S.I. No. 15 of 1958.

ROAD VEHICLES (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING) ORDER, 1958.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Roads Act, 1920 and section 3 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952 (No. 24 of 1952), hereby order as follows : 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Order, 1958.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the first day of February, 1958. 2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order. 3. In this Order—

" the Act of 1952 " means the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952 (No. 24 of 1952) ;

" the Central Motor Tax Account " means the account opened at a bank pursuant to paragraph (2) of Article 6 of this Order ;

" excise enactments " means the enactments relating to duties of Excise and to punishments and penalties in connection therewith applied by virtue of the joint operation of section 1 of the Roads Act, 1920, and section 3 of the Act of 1952 to the duties imposed by section 1 of the latter Act ;

" licensing authority " means a county council or the corporation of a county borough ;

" the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government ;

" Motor Tax Account " means an account opened at a bank by a licensing authority pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article 6 of this Order. 4. For the purpose of the exercise and performance by a licensing authority of their powers and duties in relation to the levying of the duties on licenses for mechanically propelled vehicles imposed by section 1 of the Act of 1952, the excise enactments as applied in relation to the said duties shall have effect subject to the following modifications :

(a) (i) every licensing authority may delegate to such of their officers as they may from time to time select (in this Order referred to as authorised officers) any of the powers and duties now exercised or performed byofficers of Customs and Excise in relation to duties of excise and excise licences,

(ii) an authorised officer shall be subject to the same liabilities as an officer of Customs and Excise,

(iii) a licensing authority shall not in relation to the exercise and performance of any of those powers and duties be subject to the authority, direction or control of the Minister for Finance,

(b) the power to recover duties by means of a warrant of distress or commitment under the Revenue Act, 1869, shall not be exercised by a licensing authority or an...