Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975
Number 14 of 1975
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (TRAFFIC WARDENS) ACT 1975
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 14 of 1975
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (TRAFFIC WARDENS) ACT 1975
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Acts 1975 and 1987: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987, s. 15(4)). The Acts in the group are:
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (14/1975)
• Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (34/1987), in so far as it amends the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
An explanation of how to read annotations is available at
www.lawreform.ie/annotations
Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.
A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at
www.irishstatutebook.ie.
Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010)
• Road Traffic Act 2006 (23/2006)
• Road Traffic Act 2004 (44/2004)
• Road Traffic Act 2002 (12/2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001)
• Road Traffic Act 1994 (7/1994)
• Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act 1987 (34/1987)
• Dublin Transport Authority Act 1986 (15/1986)
• Finance Act 1976 (16/1976)
All Acts up to and including Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Fixed Charge Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 525 of 2022)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Fixed Charge Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 748 of 2021)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Fixed Charge Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 57 of 2018)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Fixed Charge offences) (Prescribed Notice and Document) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 359 of 2010)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 136 of 2006)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 395 of 1997)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Disposal of Moneys) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 185 of 1995)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 88 of 1995)
• Local Government Act, 1991 (Reserved Functions) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 37 of 1993)
• Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulation 1992 (S.I. No. 385 of 1992)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 22 of 1990)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No 444 of 1986)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 (S.I. No 256 of 1985)
• Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulation 1982 (S.I. No. 311 of 1982)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1979 (S.I. No 168 of 1979)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 1976 (S.I. No. 187 of 1976)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Disposal of Moneys) Regulations 1975 (S.I. No. 262 of 1975)
• Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations 1975 (S.I. No. 261 of 1975)
All statutory instruments up to and including Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 14 of 1975
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (TRAFFIC WARDENS) ACT 1975
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Provisions applying to certain offences relating to vehicles. |
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Exercise of power under this Act by one local authority for another. |
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Acts Referred to |
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1961, No. 24 |
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Roads Act, 1920 |
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Number 14 of 1975
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (TRAFFIC WARDENS) ACT 1975
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2023
AN ACT TO ENABLE LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO ROAD TRAFFIC, TO ENABLE THE MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE GRANTS TOWARDS EXPENSES INCURRED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES UNDER THIS ACT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [12th July, 1975]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Power to make regulations provided (31.10.2002) by Road Traffic Act 2002 (12/2002), s. 24, S.I. No. 491 of 2002.
Regulations.
24.—(1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of giving full effect to this Act and to the provisions inserted by this Act into the Acts and the Act of 1975.
(2) If in any respect any difficulty arises during the period of 3 years from the commencement of a provision of this Act or an amendment of another Act effected by this Act in bringing the provision or amendment into operation, the Minister may by regulations do anything which appears to be necessary or expedient for bringing the provision or amendment into operation.
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Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: certain information could be shared with other bodies as provided (1.01.1993) by Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 385 of 1992), reg. 23, in effect as per reg. 1(3); revoked (13.09.1994) by Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 277 of 1994), reg. 4 and sch.
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Previous affecting provision: application of Act extended (13.10.1982) by Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 311 of 1982), reg. 23(1); revoked (1.01.1993) by Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 385 of 1992), s. 1(4) and sch.