S.I. No. 283/1985:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD) REGULATIONS, 1985.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD) REGULATIONS, 1985.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 83/572/EEC⁽¹⁾ of 26 October, 1983, hereby make the following Regulations:

(¹) O.J. No. L332/33 of 28.11.1983.

1. This Order may be cited as the European Communities (International Carriage of Goods by Road) Regulations, 1985.

2. A licence or class of licence issued by the competent authority of a Member State (other than the State) of the European Communities in the form provided for and pursuant to Council Directive 65/269/EEC⁽²⁾ (as amended by Council Directive 83/572/EEC) shall be deemed to be a restricted road freight licence within the meaning of the Road Transport Act, 1971 .

(²) O.J. No. 88 of 24.5.1965.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of August, 1985.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the amending Directive is to provide for non-quota multilateral authorisations covering removals carriage between Member States, carried out by undertakings having special staff and equipment for the purpose.