Roads Act, 1993 (Commencement) Order, 1994.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 118/1994

S.I. No. 118 of 1994.

ROADS ACT, 1993 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1994.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Roads Act, 1993 (No. 14 of 1993) hereby orders as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Roads Act, 1993 (Commencement) Order, 1994. 2. The following provisions of the Roads Act, 1994 shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1994:

( a ) section 9, section 40 and sections 43 to 66.

( b ) section 4 for the purpose of effecting the repeal of the enactments specified in the First Schedule to this Order.

( c ) section 6 for the purpose of effecting the amendment of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Order.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Session and Chapter or Number and Year Short Title Extent of Repeal No. 5 of 1925 Local Government Act, 1925 . Sections 32 and 33. No. 6 of 1974 Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 . The whole Act. No. 34 of 1979 Local Government (Toll Roads) Act, 1979 . The whole Act. No. 34 of 1987 Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987 . Section 11.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Minor and Consequential Amendments

Session and Chapter or Number and Year Short Title Nature of Amendment No. 24 of 1946 Local Government Act, 1946 . In section 2, after the definition of "the Act of 1941" there shall be inserted "the expression 'the Authority' has the meaning assigned to it by the Roads Act, 1993 ". In section 84 (1), (2) and (3), in each place where the words "road authority" occur there shall be substituted "road authority or the Authority". In section 84 (1) (a) for words " section 24 of the Local Government Act, 1925 (No. 5 of 1925)" there shall be substituted "the Roads Act 1993 ". In section 84(2) (b) for the words " section 24 of the Local Government Act, 1925 " there shall be substituted "the Roads Act, 1993 "

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment,

this 5th day of May, 1994.

MICHAEL SMITH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation with effect from 1st July, 1994, certain provisions of the Roads Act, 1993 , (No. 14 of 1993), principally Part IV relating to motorways, busways and protected roads and Part V relating to Toll Roads.