56. (1) Section 4(6) of the Act of 1998 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of “On and from 1 January 2018, any moneys received” for “Any moneys received”,

(b) in paragraph (a), by the deletion of “or”,

(c) in paragraph (b), by the insertion of “or” after “1993,”,

(d) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(c) by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport from local authorities in accordance with section 5(2),”,

and

(e) by the substitution of “shall be paid into the Central Fund by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.” for “shall be paid into the Fund by the Minister or the Minister for Transport, as the case may be, other than moneys paid out of the Fund to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport or moneys provided to that Minister by the Oireachtas.”.

(2) Notwithstanding the amendment of section 4(6) of the Act of 1998 under subsection (1), all motor vehicle tax or miscellaneous fees and duties collected up to and including 31 December 2017, by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and by each local authority, shall continue to be paid into the Local Government Fund.