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Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 (No. 16)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-2)1. Short title, commencement, collective citations and construction2. InterpretationPart 2 Construction of references to Driving Licence Categories (s. 3)3. Driving Licence CategoriesPart 3 Information to be provided with application for Vehicle Licence (s. 4)4. Amendment of Roads Act 1920Part 4 Amendment of Act of 1961 (s. 5)5. Amendment of Act of 1961Part 5 Driving Instruction (s. 6)6. Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1968Part 6 Amendment of Act of 1975 (ss. 7-10)7. Fixed charge offences8. Insertion of new sections 3A to 3H in Act of 19759. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 197510. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1975Part 7 Amendment of Act of 1994 (s. 11)11. Amendment of Act of 1994Part 8 Amendment of Act of 2002 (s. 12)12. Amendment of Act of 2002Part 9 Amendment of Act of 2010 (s. 13)13. Amendment of Act of 2010Part 10 Amendment of Act of 2014 (s. 14)14. Amendment of Act of 2014Part 11 Amendment of Act of 2016 (s. 15)15. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 2016 Part 12 Powered Personal Transporters and Pedal Cycles (ss. 16-41)16. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 196117. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 196118. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 196119. Amendment of section 47 of Act of 196120. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 196121. Amendment of section 54 of Act of 196122. Amendment of section 99 of Act of 196123. Driver of powered personal transporter holding on to other vehicle24. Amendment of section 107 of Act of 196125. Amendment of section 108 of Act of 196126. Amendment of section 110 of Act of 196127. Amendment of section 112 of Act of 196128. Amendment of section 113 of Act of 196129. Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 196130. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 199431. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 199432. Amendment of section 41 of Act of 199433. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 200434. Amendment of section 3 of Road Traffic Act 200635. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 201036. Amendment of section 130 of Finance Act 199237. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1993 - personal powered transporter38. Amendment of section 43 of Act of 199339. Amendment of section 44 of Act of 199340. Amendment of section 57 of Act of 199341. Amendment of section 68 of Act of 1993Part 13 Roads and Public Transport Infrastructure (ss. 42-47)42. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 199343. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 199344. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 199345. Power of An Bord Pleanála to approve scheme or proposed road development that contravenes materially any plan46. Use of cameras on roads to obtain data47. Amendment of section 44 of Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008Part 14 Management of Certain Roads and Speed Limits (ss. 48-56)48. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1993 - national managed road 49. National managed road50. Amendment of section 47 of Act of 1961 51. Amendment of section 95 of Act of 196152. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2004 53. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 200454. Special speed limits on national managed roads55. Speed limits at road works on roads other than national managed roads56. Amendment of Act of 2004 in relation to national managed roadsPart 15 Amendment of Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 (s. 57)57. Amendment of Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952Part 16 Miscellaneous (ss. 58-59)58. Functions of Minister in relation to zero to low emission vehicles59. Effect and validity of certain regulations
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 17 July 2023 - onwards
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1. Short title, commencement, collective citations and construction

(1) This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and different provisions.

(3) The Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2018 and this Act (other than Parts 3 and 6 and sections 36 to 47) may be cited as the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2023 and shall be read together as one.

(4) The Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and sections 37 to 45 may be cited together as the Roads Acts 1993 to 2023 and shall be read together as one.

(5) The Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Acts 1975 and 1987 and Part 6 may be cited together as the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Acts 1975 to 2023 and shall be read together as one.

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