Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 62 provides for the insertion into section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 of fixed payment offences under section 17 of the Bill and as otherwise prescribed in regulations by the Minister under the Taxi Regulation Bill so that these fixed payment offences can be enforced by members of An Garda Síochána.

Amendment No. 63 allows 11 specific fixed payment small public service vehicles, SPSV, offences to be administered by members of An Garda Síochána in the short term in line with action 21 of the Taxi Regulation Review Report 2011. This non-textual amendment will give legal effect for the transition of the 11 SPSV fixed payment offences into the Garda fixed payment systems by means of reference to section 103 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The temporary amendments will cease to have effect upon commencement of section 49 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, whereby section 103 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 will be repealed and replaced by section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 2010. It is envisaged that subject to agreement between An Garda Síochána and the National Transport Authority, NTA, in future more SPSV fixed payment offences under the Bill can be identified as being suitable for enforcement by both NTA officers and the Garda. The amendment in section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 will enable this.