Road Traffic Act 1961
Obligation to stop.
109.—(1) A person driving a vehicle in a public place shall stop the vehicle on being so required by a member of the Garda Síochána F291[and shall keep it stationary for such period as is reasonably necessary in order to enable such member to discharge his duties].
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
Annotations
Amendments:
F291
Inserted (1.09.1968) by Road Traffic Act 1968 (25/1968), s. 6 and sch., S.I. No. 169 of 1968.
Editorial Notes:
E1284
Prospective affecting provision: penalty points in respect of failure to stop vehicle when so required by member of Garda Síochána under section imposed, on payment of fixed charge and on conviction, by Road Traffic Act 2002 (2/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 ref. no. 15, not commenced as of date of revision.
E1285
Offence under section designated a fixed charge offence and penalties prescribed (27.10.2022) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 526 of 2022), regs. 3, 4(e) and sch. 5 item 3 ref. 2, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E1286
Previous affecting provision: offence under section designated a fixed charge offence for purposes of Road Traffic Act 2010, part 3 and penalty prescribed (1.06.2017) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 244 of 2017), regs. 4, 5(b) and sch. 2 part 1, in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (27.10.2022) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 526 of 2022), reg. 5(a), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E1287
Previous affecting provision: offence under section designated a fixed charge offence and penalty prescribed (3.04.2006) by Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2005 (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 135 of 2006), reg. 5(a)(i) and sch. 1 part 1. The first enabling section, s. 5, remains in force. The other enabling section, s. 103, was repealed (1.06.2017) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 49(a), S.I. No. 241 of 2017. This SI appears to be superseded by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 244 of 2017), above.