Road Transport Act 2011
Number 31 of 2011
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 31 December 2021
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Road Transport Act 2011. 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 Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (50/2021), enacted 23 December 2021, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 1 of 2022), made 2 January 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 31 of 2011
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 31 December 2021
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
This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act. It is collectively construed with the Road Transport Act 1933 (8/1933) and Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 (28/2006), s. 2 in accordance with s. 23(2).
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Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked.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.
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021 (42/2021)
• Road Traffic Act 2014 (3/2014)
• Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (16/2012)
• Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 (28/2006)
• Road Transport Act 1933 (8/1933)
All Acts up to and including Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (50/2021), enacted 23 December 2021, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• European Union (Interbus Agreement) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 694 of 2020)
• Road Transport Operator Licensing (Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 460 of 2015)
• Road Transport Operator Licensing (Fees) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 291 of 2014)
• Road Transport Operator Licensing (Fees) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 310 of 2013)
All statutory instruments up to and including Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 1 of 2022), made 2 January 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 31 of 2011
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 31 December 2021
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
2. Obligation on operator to notify Minister of certain convictions.
3. Obligation to inform operator of certain convictions.
4. Minister to consider certain convictions.
6. Evidence of foreign convictions.
7. Continued compliance — operator’s licence.
8. Change of details — operator’s licence or application.
9. Requirement to hold operator’s licence.
10. Prohibition on purporting to operate other than in accordance with operator’s licence.
11. Obligation to carry copy of operator’s licence etc. and display transport disc on vehicle.
15. Prosecutions and body corporate offence.
19. Amendment of section 2 of Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006.
21. Notices and notifications.
23. Short title and construction.
Types of exempted carriage
Acts Referred to
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Companies Acts |
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Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 |
2010, No. 6 |
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2001, No. 50 |
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1994, No. 15 |
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2008, No. 8 |
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2008, No. 15 |
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2000, No. 27 |
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1972, No. 27 |
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Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009 |
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2000, No. 29 |
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1997, No. 26 |
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Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2011 |
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2006, No. 28 |
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1933, No. 8 |
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1986, No. 16 |
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1999, No. 15 |
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2001, No. 18 |
Number 31 of 2011
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2011
REVISED
Updated to 31 December 2021
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE OCCUPATION OF ROAD HAULAGE OPERATOR AND THE OCCUPATION OF ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT OPERATOR, TO AMEND SECTION 1 OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1999 AND SECTION 2 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ACT 2006 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[2nd December, 2011]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Road Safety Authority granted power to consider any convictions under Act in determining a risk rating in relation to Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (16/2012), s. 39(3)(a)-(d) (10.09.2013) by Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012 (16/2012), s. 39(4)(e), S.I. No. 349 of 2013.