Roads Act 1920

Provisions as to default on the part of county councils in Ireland. 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 45.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 55.

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19.—(1) F22[…]

(2) F22[…]

(3) Provision may be made by Order in Council for the discharge by the Minister or otherwise of the functions under this Act and the Motor Car Acts, 1896 and 1903, of any county council in Ireland which, in the opinion of the Minister, neglects or refuses to perform any of those functions, and for carrying the provisions of this Act, and of any such order, or any other order under this Act, into effect as respects the area of such county council.

Annotations:

Amendments:

F22

Repealed (2.07.1934) by Road Traffic Act 1933 (11/1933), s. 13(1) and sch., S.R.& O. 108 of 1934.

Modifications (not altering text):

C21

Functions transferred and references construed (1.01.2018) by Motor Tax (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I No. 601 of 2017), arts. 2, 3 and sch. 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.

(2) References to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government contained in any Act or any instrument made under an Act and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government—

(a) by or under any of the Acts specified in Schedule 1, and

(b) under the instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

(2) References to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government contained in any Act or instrument made under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

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SCHEDULE 1

Art. 3(1)(a)

Acts, functions by or under which are transferred from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Sections 6, 12 (other than subsection (1A)) and 19 of the Roads Act 1920 (No. 72 of 1920)

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SCHEDULE 2

Article 3(1)(b)

Instruments, functions under which are transferred from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1958 (S.I. No. 13 of 1958)

Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Order 1958 (S.I. No. 15 of 1958)

Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 385 of 1992) (other than Articles 6, 7(d), 8(1), paragraphs (8), (9), (10) and (11) of Article 10, Articles 11(b), 11A, 12(3) and 16(2) and paragraphs (2) and (6) of Article 19 transferred by Part 2 of the Schedule to the Roads and Road Vehicles (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 815 of 2007 ))

Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 409 of 1992)