Written answers
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Commencement of Legislation
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1094. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sections and parts of all legislation brought forward by his Department in each of the past four years that have yet to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25186/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The current sections and parts of any primary legislation brought forward by my Department in the last four years that are yet to be commenced are outlined in the following table below with an explanation provided in each different case.
Year | Legislation Title | Sections not Commenced | Reasons why Sections not commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | RSA Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Act | Section 43 | Requires Regulation |
| RSA Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Act | Section 45 | The Commencement of Section 36 alongside the introduction of the new Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Roadside Enforcement) Regulations removes the need to commence this section as they deal with the same issue | |
| 2014 | Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 | Whole Act other than section 69 | Full commencement of the Act requires the establishment of a new electronic Irish Register of Ships and ship registration regime, which will be progressed under a separate IT project. New ship registration regulations are also required to complement the IT project. |
| 2014 | Road Traffic Act | Section 6 | Needs regulations |
| 2016 | Road Traffic Act | Section 30 | Section 30 – Amended in Road Traffic Bill 2017 |
| Road Traffic Act | Section 31 | Section 31 – Currently under consideration | |
| Road Traffic Act | Sections 34 & 35 | Sections 34 and 35 – Currently under consideration | |
| Road Traffic Act | Sections 38 | currently under consideration | |
| Road Traffic Act | Section 39 | Amended in Road traffic Bill 2017 |
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