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Irish Financial Services Law
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Road Traffic Act 2004 (No. 44)
Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-3)
1. Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.
2. Interpretation.
3. Regulations.
Part 2 Speed Limits (ss. 4-15)
4. Ordinary speed limits.
5. Built-up area speed limit.
6. Non-urban regional and local roads speed limit.
7. National roads speed limit.
7A. National primary roads speed limit
8. Motorway speed limit.
9. Special speed limits.
9A. Special speed limits on national managed roads
10. Speed limits at road works.
10A. Speed limits at road works on national managed roads
10B. Variable speed limits
10C. Variable speed limit schemes
10D. Speed limit guidelines
10E. Ministerial policy directions in relation to certain speed limits
11. Offence of exceeding speed limit.
12. Transitional provisions - speed limits.
13. Amendment of section 53 of Principal Act (dangerous driving.
14. Repeals (Part 2).
15. Evidence in relation to certain offences under Act of 2002.
Part 3 Fixed Charges, Penalty Points and Outsourcing (ss. 16-23)
16. Amendments of section 2 of Act of 2002 (endorsement of penalty points).
17. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2002 (appeal against conviction for penalty points).
18. Outsourcing of fixed charge functions from Garda Síochána.
19. Driver of vehicle where registered owner is not an individual.
20. Offence by body corporate, etc.
21. Inspection of driving licences of persons charged with certain offences.
22. Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 2002.
23. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1975 (Traffic Wardens).
Part 4 Miscellaneous (ss. 24-33)
24. Courts Service to inform Minister of court orders under section 36 and 29 of Principal Act.
25. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2002 (disqualification pursuant to European Convention on Driving Disqualifications).
26. Permits.
27. Exemptions for emergency vehicles.
28. Functions of Commissioner of Garda Síochána.
29. Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act (bye-laws in relation to taxi stands).
30. Supply of mechanically propelled vehicles to minor.
31. Power of road authority to provide and maintain certain equipment, etc., on public roads.
32. "Registered owner".
33. Production of driving licence to member of Garda Síochána subsequent to commission of road traffic offence.
Part 5 Insurance (ss. 34-35)
34. Obligation to be insured.
35. Amendment to Table to section 23 of Act of 2002.
Part 6 Amendment of Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (s. 36)
36. Amendment of section 36 of Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (mandatory disqualification).
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Road Traffic Act 2004 (No. 44)
Part 4 Miscellaneous (ss. 24-33)
27. Exemptions for emergency vehicles.
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