Road Traffic Act 1961

F68[Automatic revocation of driving licence where holder is subject of deportation order

23C

23C.(1) Where the holder of an Irish driving licence is the subject of a deportation order F69[or a return decision] the licence shall stand revoked.

(2) A revocation under subsection (1) shall take effect on the date on which the Minister for Justice notifies the Minister, in accordance with subsection (3), of the making of the order F69[or the coming into effect of the decision].

(3) Where the Minister for Justice F70[makes a deportation order or a return decision] in respect of a person he or she may notify the Minister of the F70[making of the order or coming into effect of the decision] and may share the following information with the Minister for the purposes of this section:

(a) the name of the person who is the subject of the deportation order F69[or return decision];

(b) the date of birth of the person who is the subject of the deportation order F69[or return decision];

(c) where the person who is the subject of the deportation order F69[or return decision] was issued with a document evidencing that he or she had a legal right to reside in the State, the number associated with that document.

(4) The Minister and his or her servants or agents shall not use information shared under subsection (3) for any purpose other than the purpose of this section.

(5) In this section, "deportation order" means a deportation order made or deemed to be made under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 or section 51 of the International Protection Act 2015 F69[and "return decision" means a return decision under Part 11 of the International Protection Act 2026].]

Annotations

Amendments:

F68

Inserted (19.05.2025) by Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), s. 5(f), S.I. No. 132 of 2025.

F69

Inserted (12.06.2026) by International Protection Act 2026 (9/2026), s. 298(a), (b), (c)((ii)-(iv), (d), S.I. No. 244 of 2026.

F70

Substituted (12.06.2026) by International Protection Act 2026 (9/2026), s. 298(c)((i)(I), (II), S.I. No. 244 of 2026.