Roads Act 1993

Commencement.

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3.This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as may be fixed therefor by any order or orders of the Minister, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions of this Act.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.1995) by Roads Act 1993 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 399 of 1994), reg. 2.

2. The Roads Act, 1993, except insofar as previously commenced, shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1995.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.1994) by Roads Act 1993 (Commencement) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 118 of 1994), reg. 2.

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Enactments Repealed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".

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Power pursuant to section exercised (23.12.1993 and 1.01.1994) by Roads Act 1993 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 406 of 1993), regs. 2 and 3.

2. Section 16, sections 28 to 39, sections 41 and 42 and articles 1 to 4 and 6 to 11 of the Third Schedule of the Roads Act, 1993 shall come into operation on the 23rd day of December, 1993.

3. The following provisions of the Roads Act, 1993 shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1994:

(a) subsection (4) of section 2, sections 17 to 27 and articles 5 and 12 of the Third Schedule,

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

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Power pursuant to section exercised (1.08.1993 and 1.10.1993) by Roads Act 1993 (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 197 of 1993), regs. 2 and 3.

2. The following provisions of the Roads Act, 1993 shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1993:

(a) section 1, section 2 other than subsection (4), section 3, section 5, sections 7 and 8, subsections (1) to (4) of section 10, sections 11 and 12, subsections (6) to (10) of section 13, section 15, sections 67 to 73, section 75 and sections 77 to 85.

(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.

3. Section 76 of the Roads Act, 1993 shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1993.