Road Traffic Act 2004

Ordinary speed limits.

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4.—(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing a speed limit (“ordinary speed limit”) in respect of all public roads, or all public roads with such exceptions as may be specified in the regulations, for any class of F2[vehicle].

(2) Regulations under this section may prescribe different speed limits for any class of vehicle using particular categories of public roads.

(3) Regulations under this section may make provision for the exemption of a class or classes, including a sub class, of vehicles from a speed limit specified in any such regulations.

Annotations

Amendments:

F2

Substituted (20.05.2024) by Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (16/2023), s. 33, S.I. No, 197 of 2024.

Editorial Notes:

E11

Power pursuant to section exercised (20.05.2024) by Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 199 of 2024).

E12

Power pursuant to section exercised (24.05.2022) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits - Buses, Heavy Goods Vehicles, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 255 of 2022).

E13

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.02.2009) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits Buses, Heavy Goods Vehicles, Etc) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 546 of 2008).

E14

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.04.2012) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits - Buses, Heavy Goods Vehicles, Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 75 of 2012); revoked (24.05.2022) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits - Buses, Heavy Goods Vehicles, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 255 of 2022), reg. 3.

E15

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (20.01.2005) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits - Certain Vehicles) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 9 of 2005); revoked (1.02.2009) by Road Traffic (Ordinary Speed Limits Buses, Heavy Goods Vehicles, Etc) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 546 of 2008), reg. 6 .