Road Traffic Act 2002
Performance of certain functions.
14.—(1) The Minister may, by an agreement in writing entered into with any person, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement, provide for the performance by that person, subject to such terms and conditions (if any) as may be so specified, of such functions as may be so specified.
(2) An agreement under this section may, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), make provision in relation to all or any of the following matters:
(a) the fees (if any) to be charged by the person performing a function in pursuance of the agreement on those in relation to whom the function is performed or on the person on whom the function was originally conferred,
(b) the payments (if any) to be made to the person on whom the function was originally conferred by the person performing the function in pursuance of the agreement, and
(c) the disposal of any such fees and payments as aforesaid.
(3) An agreement under this section shall operate, so long as it continues in force, to confer and vest in the person concerned, to the extent and subject to the terms and conditions specified in the agreement, the function so specified.
(4) A function conferred on a person by an agreement under this section shall be performable by the person in his or her own name but subject to the general superintendence and control of the person on whom the function was originally conferred.
(5) A function referred to in subsection (4) shall, notwithstanding the agreement concerned, continue to be vested in the person on whom it was originally conferred but shall be so vested concurrently with the person on whom it is conferred by that agreement and so as to be capable of being performed by either of those persons.
(6) The conferral on a person by an agreement under this section of a function of the Minister shall not remove or derogate from the Minister's responsibility to Dáil Éireann or as a member of the Government for the performance of the function.
(7) In this section “function” includes a power and a duty; and the references to a function are references to a function conferred on the Minister, a licensing authority, a local authority, a road authority or the Commissioner by, or by a statutory instrument (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act, 1937), under the Acts or this Act other than a function of the Minister under this section, or a power to make, approve of, or consult in relation to, the making of, a statutory instrument (within the meaning aforesaid).
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C18
Application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) extended (1.06.2017) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 43, S.I. No. 241 of 2017
Outsourcing.
43.— (1) The Minister for Justice and Law Reform may, by an agreement in writing entered into with a person, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement, provide for the performance by that person of—
(a) the function of the Commissioner in respect of the serving of a document under section 35 (9)
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(3) Section 14 (2), (3) and (4) of the Road Traffic Act 2002 apply to any agreement entered into by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform under subsection (1)(a).
C19
Application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) extended (28.10.2011) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 29(19), S.I. No. 543 of 2011.
Fixed penalty notice — drink driving.
29.— ...
(19) (a) The Minister for Justice and Law Reform may by an agreement in writing entered into with any person, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement, provide for the performance by that person of any of the functions of a member of the Garda Síochána relating to the issuing of a fixed penalty notice, the receipt of such notice, the acceptance of a payment or the issuing of a receipt for such payment, as are set out in this section or of the function of the Commissioner in respect of the issue of a notice under subsection (9)
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(c) Section 14(2), (3) and (4) of the Act of 2002 applies to any agreement entered into by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform under paragraph (a).
C20
Application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) extended (1.06.2011) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 81, S.I. No. 255 of 2011.
Evidence in relation to speeding and certain other offences.
81.— ...
(7) (a) The Minister for Justice and Law Reform may by an agreement in writing entered into with any person, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement, which shall include a condition to the effect that the determination of the locations where equipment is to be operated shall be a function of a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of Superintendent, provide for the authorisation of that or other persons for the purposes of subsection (2), and the performance by those authorised persons of any function, which shall be specified in the agreement, relating to the establishing of prima facie proof of a constituent of an offence including the provision, maintenance and operation of equipment and the development, production and viewing of records produced by that equipment and the production of measurements or other indications from which a constituent of an offence can be inferred.
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(c) Section 14(2), (3) and (4) of the Act of 2002 applies to any agreement entered into by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform under this subsection.
C21
Application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) extended by Road Traffic Act 1961 (24/1961), s. 103(23) as inserted (31.10.2002) by this Act, s. 11 (S.I. No. 491 of 2002) and (24.01.2005) by Road Traffic Act 2004 (44/2004), s. 18(1)(i), S.I. No. 26 of 2005.
Fixed charge offences.
103.— ...
[(23) (a) The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may, by an agreement in writing, entered into with a person, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement, provide for the performance by that person of—
(i) the function of the Commissioner in respect of the serving of a document under subsection (5) of this section, or
(ii) any of the functions of a member of the Garda Síochána or a traffic warden under this section other than the functions specified in subsection (2) of this section.
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(c) Section 14(2), (3) and (4) of the Road Traffic Act 2002 applies to any agreement entered into by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform under paragraph (a) of this subsection. ]
Editorial Notes:
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Previous affecting provision: application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) extended by Road Traffic Act 2006 (23/2006), s. 5(15), not commenced; s. 5 repealed (28.10.2011) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 32(2), S.I. No. 543 of 2011, subject to transitional provision in subs. (3).