I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powersconferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving effect to Commission DirectiveNo. 2009/4/EC of 23 January 2009 ¹ and Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of30 January 2009 ² , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Road Transport Activities Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

2. Regulation 2(1) of the European Communities (Road Transport Activities Checks) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 545 of 2007) is amended by substituting for the definition of "Directive" the following:

" "Directive" means Directive No. 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 ³ as amended by Commission Directive 2009/4/EC of 23 January 20091 and Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 20092;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 March 2010.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These Regulations update the European Communities (Road Transport Activities Checks) Regulations 2007 in order to transpose and give effect to Commission Directive 2009/4/EC of 23 January 2009 and Commission Directive 2009/5/EC of 30 January 2009 in Ireland.

1 O.J. No. L21, 24.1.2009, p.39

2 O.J. No. L29, 31.1.2009, p.45

3 O.J. No. L102, 11.4.2006, p.35