S.I. No. 320/1991:

ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING OF DRIVERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991.

ROAD TRAFFIC (LICENSING OF DRIVERS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 42 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

2. These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1989 shall be construed together and may be cited collectively as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1989 to 1991.

3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1992.

4. The Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 285 of 1989 ) as amended, are hereby further amended by the substitution of the following sub-article for sub-article (1) of article 27:--

"(1) The fee to be paid to the issuing authority on application for a certificate of competency shall be--

( a ) £60 where the application relates to vehicles in category EC1, EC, ED1 and ED,

( b ) £50 where the application relates to vehicles in category C1, C, D1 or D, and

( c ) £30 in any other case."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this

11th day of December, 1991.

RORY O'HANLON,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for changes in the fees payable for driving tests.