STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 98 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (RANDOM ROADSIDE VEHICLE INSPECTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 98 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (RANDOM ROADSIDE VEHICLE INSPECTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004.

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Transport, 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 Commission Directive 2003/26/EC of 3 April 2003¹ , hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.

2. Regulation 2 (1) of the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 227 of 2003 ) is amended by substituting for the definition of “Directive” the following:

‘Directive’ means Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2000² , as amended by Commission Directive 2003/26/EC of 3 April 2003¹ ;”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These Regulations transpose Directive 2003/26/EC relating to random roadside vehicle inspections through the amendment of the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) Regulations 2003. Directive 2003/26/EC, which amends Directive 2000/30, specifies the testing procedures for certain test items at a roadside inspection.

¹ OJ No. L 90, 08.04.2003, p.37.

² OJ No. L203, 10.08.2000, p.1.

¹ OJ No. L 90, 08.04.2003, p.37.