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Legislation Section
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This section was updated 9 January 2012
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Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 [S.I. 712 of 2011].
The Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, which were signed into law by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on 22 December 2011.
These Regulations extend, until 31 December 2012, the authority to licence in certain circumstances petrol stations which were constructed before 28 September, 1979. The Regulations amend the Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
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European Communities (Road Transport) (Working Conditions and Road Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. (S.I. No. 578 of 2011)
These Regulations alter the fees payable by persons applying for digital tachographs cards. A reduction will apply to on-line applications for digital tachograph driver and company cards made using the Road Safety Authority website. The Regulations also provide that the Road Safety Authority will be entitled to refuse an application for a digital tachograph card if the applicant fails to provide sufficient documentation and/or information to the Road Safety Authority within 90 days of the application being made and the Regulations provide that in such circumstances the relevant application fee may be forfeited. These regulations came into effect on 1 December 2011.
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Road Traffic Act 2010 (Fixed Penalty Notice - Drink Driving) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 595 of 2011)
The purpose of this notice is to advise all operators who are responsible for the consignment and carriage of dangerous goods which involves cross border use of vehicles and tanks between Ireland and Northern Ireland, of the ADR provisions which apply to such use. These Regulations came into operation on 17 November 2011.
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Road Traffic Act 2010 (Section 33) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 544 of 2011)
The dates of 28th and 29th October 2011 in which certain sections of the Act of 2010 came into force.
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Road Traffic Act 2010 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 543 of 2011)
(a) Chapters 1 to 6 (other than section 11), 7 (other than section 26(5)), 8 and 9 (other than section 32) of Part 2, and (b) sections 60, 61, 63, 64, 65 and 87, of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010) came into operation on 28 October 2011.
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Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 542 of 2011)
The Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (No. 28 of 2011) came into operation on 28 October 2011.
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Road Traffic Act 2010 (Section 13) (Prescribed Form and Manner of Statements) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 541 of 2011)
These Regulations prescribe the form and manner of the statements, both in Irish and English, to be produced by an apparatus for determining the concentration of alcohol in the breath pursuant to section 13 (2) of the Road Traffic Act, 2010 and prescribe the manner in which the statements are to be duly completed by a member of the Garda Síochána. These Regulations came into operation on 28th October, 2011.
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Road Traffic Act 2010 (Sections 15 and 17) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 2011. (S.I. No. 540 of 2011)
These Regulations prescribe the form, both in English and Irish, to be completed by a designated doctor or designated nurse under section 15 of the Road Traffic Act, 2010 and the certificate, both in English and Irish, to be issued by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety under section 17 of the Road Traffic Act, 2010 . These Regulations came into operation on 28th October, 2011.
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European Communities (General Food Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. (S.I. No. 500 of 2011)
These Regulations give further effect to Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, insofar as those provisions relate to food.
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Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 483 of 2011)
These Regulations amend the driver licensing Regulations in order to comply with the requirements of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and Council. These Regulations come into force on 19 January 2013.
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European Communities (Road Infrastructure Safety Management) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 472 of 2011)
These Regulations give effect to Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management. These regulations were signed by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 21 September 2011.
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Radiological Protection Act, 1991 (Nuclear Safety) Order 2011. (S.I. No. 390 of 2011)
This Order transposes Ireland’s obligations in relation to Directive 2009/71/Euratom. The objectives of this Directive are to establish a Community framework in order to maintain and promote the continuous improvement of nuclear safety and its regulation through the provision of appropriate national arrangements for a high level of nuclear safety to protect workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation from nuclear installations. This Regulation was signed by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government on 22 July 2011.
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European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 349 of 2011)
The purpose of this notice is to advise all operators who are responsible for the consignment and carriage of dangerous goods which involves cross border use of vehicles and tanks between Ireland and Northern Ireland, of the ADR provisions which apply to such use. The Regulations were signed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on 1 July 2011.
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Road Traffic (Driving Mirrors - Additional Requirements for Heavy Goods Vehicles) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 457 of 2011)
These Regulations provide for the fitting of additional mirrors to reduce the lateral and forward blind spots on certain heavy goods vehicles registered since 1 January 2000 in the case of Class IV and V mirrors. Class VI Mirrors are required regardless of the date of first registration.
These Regulations were signed by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 8 September 2011 and come into effect on 1 October 2012.
S.I. No. 312 of 2008, Road Traffic (Driving Mirrors - Additional Requirements for Heavy Goods Vehicles) Regulations 2008, shall be revoked with effect from the date of coming into operation of these Regulations.
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European Communities (Road Transport) (Exemptions) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 386 of 2011)
These Regulations (S.I. 386 of 2011) were signed by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 19 July 2011 and came into operation on 1 September 2011. The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt road transport vehicles engaged in certain categories of international transport activities between the State and Great Britain and Northern Ireland from:
a. the requirements of Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 (as amended) on the introduction of recording equipment (tachographs) in road transport; and
b. Articles 6-9 of Regulation (EC) 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport.
Certain categories of vehicles registered in the State are exempted from the provisions of the Recording Equipment Regulation and from Articles 6 to 9 of the Road Transport Regulation in respect of carriage by road between the State and the UK. Certain categories of vehicles registered in the UK are exempted as above in respect of carriage by road in the State.
Some of the categories of vehicles referred to above are:
- Vehicles (not hired with a driver) used within 100km of their base by agricultural, forestry, farming and fishery (carry live fish or carrying fish from place of landing to be processed)undertakings.
- Agricultural or forestry tractors
- Vehicles not exceeding 7.5 tonnes
- Universal service providers in respect of postal services
- Carriage of materials, equipment or machinery for the drivers use in the course of work if withing 50km from the base of undertaking and on condition that ti does not constitute the driver's main activity.
- Vehicles in connection with sewerage, flood protection, water, electricity maintenance, road maintenance, household refuse collection [door to door], telephone service and radio and television broadcasting.
- Vehicles with 10 to 17 seats [non commercial carriage of passengers]
- Specialised vehicles carrying circus and funfair equipment
- Mobile project vehicles [educational facility when stationary]
- Vehicles used for milk collection from farms [and return of containers]
- Vehicles used for carrying animal waste
- Vehicles used for the carriage of live animals from farms to local markets or from markets to slaugherhouses within 50km radius.
The European Communities (Road Transport) (Exemptions) Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 138 of 1987) are revoked.
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Road Traffic (Spray-Suppression) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 272/2011)
These Regulations, which were signed by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 8 June 2011 and came into effect on 1 September 2011, provide for the compulsory fitting of spray-suppression systems to certain motor vehicles and their trailers.
The vehicles involved are mechanically propelled goods vehicles with a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes, goods trailers and semi-trailers with a design gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes, and which are capable of exceeding a speed of 50 km/h.
The Regulations require the fitment of spray-suppression systems, to vehicles registered from 1 September 2011.
Certain vehicles are exempted on technical grounds.
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Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (No. 23 of 2011)
Part 3 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 deals with liability for negligence of good samaritans, volunteers and volunteer organisations.
The provisions of the new act dealing with good samaritans are brought in as amendments to the Civil Liability act 1961 and provides that a good samaritan* shall not be personally liable in negligence for any act done in an emergency. The same applies to a volunteer** in the course of carrying out voluntary work except where the volunteer or good samaritan acts in bad faith or with gross negligence. A volunteer may be liable if he or she was aware that the act was outside the scope of the voluntary work authorised or contrary to instructions of the volunteer organisation.
* A ‘good samaritan’ means a person who, without expectation of payment or other reward, provides assistance, advice or care to another person in an emergency.
** A ‘volunteer’ means a person who does voluntary work that is authorised by a volunteer organisation and does so without expectation of payment (other than reasonable reimbursement for expenses) or other reward.
The commencement date relating to Part 3 of the Act was 2 August 2011.
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Chemicals Act (CLP Regulation) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 102 of 2011)
The Chemicals Act (CLP Regulation) Regulations, which came into operation on 2 March 2011, designate the English language as the language for the purposes of labelling of hazardous chemicals, pursuant to Article 17.2 of the EU Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals [No. 1272/2008].
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European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 651 of 2010)
The European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 651 of 2010), were signed into law by the Minister for Transport on 20 December 2010. The purpose of these Regulations (S.I. 651 of 2010) is to give effect to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods by rail (insofar as that Directive relates to the transport of dangerous goods by rail) as amended by Commission Directive 2010/61/EU of 2 September 2010.
The Regulations revoke and replace the European Communities (Safety Advisers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 6 of 2001), the European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. No. 701 of 2003), and European Communities (Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 212 of 2007).
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European Communities (Dangerous Substances and Preparations
)(Marketing and Use) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 633 of
2010)
The European Communities (Dangerous Substances and
Preparations )(Marketing and Use) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 (S.I.
No. 633 of 2010), were signed into law by the Minister for Enterprise,
Trade and Innovation on 21 December 2010.
These Regulations revoke S.I. No. 220 of 2003, S.I. No. 503 of
2003, S.I. No. 852 of 2004, S.I. No. 364 of 2006, S.I. No. 746 of 2007
and S.I. No. 371 of 2008. Those S.I.’s transposed EU Council Directive
76/769/EEC (Marketing and Use), and its various amending Directives into
Irish law. Since 1 June 2009, those Directives are repealed and
replaced by Title VIII and Annex XVII of the EU REACH Regulation
1907/2006, as amended.
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Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 628 of 2010)
These Regulations were signed by the Minister on 20 December 2010. The Regulations extend, until 31 December 2011, the authority to license in certain circumstances petrol stations which were constructed before 28 September 1979. The Regulations amend the Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) Regulations 1979.
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European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road)
- European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998)(Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 616 of 2010)
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 617 of 2010)
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 618 of 2010)
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Fees) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 619 of 2010)
- European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road)(ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 620 of 2010)
These Regulations were signed by
the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on 21 December 2010
and came into operation from that date. Regulations S.I. 617 of 2010
apply to the carriage, in tanks, in bulk and in packages, of dangerous
goods by road, including the packing, loading, filling and unloading of
the dangerous goods in relation to their carriage. They apply the
provisions of Annexes A and B to the “European Agreement Concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road” (ADR) 2009.
The Regulations place duties on
the various participants associated with the carriage of the dangerous
goods. They contain requirements for the vehicles, tanks, tank
containers, receptacles and packages containing the dangerous goods
during their carriage. The Regulations require that the drivers, and
others involved in the carriage of the dangerous goods by road, be
adequately trained and, in the case of drivers, hold certificates of
such training. The Regulations also contain provisions on an EU
harmonised approach to the road checks aspect of their enforcement.
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Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 (No 32 of 2010)
The Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 came into operation on the 10
December 2010 under the Chemicals Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010
(S.I. No. 591). This Act amends the Chemicals Act 2008 (No 13 of 2008)
which came into operation on 15 July 2008 through the Chemicals Act 2008
(Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 273).
The main purpose of the 2008 and 2010 Acts is to facilitate the
enforcement of certain EU Regulations concerning chemicals. These
Regulations include the:
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (No. 1907/2006) ), Classification,
Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP) Regulation (No.
1272/2008) Rotterdam Regulation (No. 689/2008) concerning the export
and import of dangerous chemicals under the Rotterdam Convention, and
the Detergents Regulation (No. 648/2004).
The Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 also includes minor technical amendments to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
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Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 591 of 2010)
This regulation gives effect to the Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 which came into operation on 10 December 2010.
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos)(Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 589 of 2010)
These Regulations were signed by the Minister of State at the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on the 8 December 2010.
The Regulations amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure
to Asbestos) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 386 of 2006).
The Regulations apply to all work activities which transpose
persons to risks arising from the inhalation of dust from asbestos or
materials containing asbestos. The Regulations provide a single
exposure limit value for all work activities where exposure to asbestos
dust in the air at a place of work may arise. The Regulations also
emphasise the need for adequate training. Those involved in demolition
and asbestos removal activities must provide evidence of their ability
to do this work in a safe way to ensure the protection of their
employees.
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