S.I. No. 247/2023 - Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences New Zealand and Taiwan) (Amendment) Order 2023

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 2023-05-26
State In force
Text As published
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th May, 2023.

I, Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 23A (inserted by section 8 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006)) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), hereby order as follows:

1.

1.

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) (Amendment) Order 2023.

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2.

The Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences — New Zealand and Taiwan) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 402 of 2010 ) is amended –

“1A. In this Order ‘Act of 1961’ means the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961).”,

and

“3. This Order does not apply to –

  • (a) a licence or permit issued by the competent authority of New Zealand in exchange for a licence or permit issued by a state other than –

    • (i) the State,

    • (ii) another Member State,

    • (iii) the Republic of China (Taiwan), or

    • (iv) any other state in respect of which an order under section 23A of the Act of 1961 applies,

    and

  • (b) a licence or permit issued by the competent authority of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in exchange for a licence or permit issued by a state other than –

    • (i) the State,

    • (ii) another Member State,

    • (iii) New Zealand, or

    • (iv) any other state in respect of which an order under section 23A of the Act of 1961 applies.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 May, 2023.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order amends the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences - New Zealand and Taiwan) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 402 of 2010 ) to allow for the recognition of Australian driving licences for exchange, following the introduction of the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licence) (Australia) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 158 of 2023 ).

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