Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2003
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2003.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 15 September 2003.
Interpretation
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations —
“Act of 1952” means the Finance (Excise Duties (Vehicles) Act 1952 (No. 24 of 1952);
“anniversary of first registration” means a date that is one or more years after the date on which a vehicle was first registered;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Minister to be an authorised person under Regulation 16;
“biennial” means a date that is one or more periods of two years after a test due date;
“certificate of suitability” means a certificate issued under Regulation 15;
“design gross vehicle weight” means the design gross weight of the vehicle as specified by the manufacturer of the vehicle or, where such is not ascertainable, the design gross weight of the vehicle as specified by an automotive engineer;
“driver” means the person in charge of a vehicle when it is in a public place;
“e-mail” means electronic mail;
“first licence” means the first licence issued for a vehicle under section 1 of the Act of 1952;
“first registration” means the date on which a vehicle was first registered, irrespective of country of registration, or where only the year of first registration is known, that year, in combination with the day and month of first registration in the State and “first registered” is to be construed accordingly;
“issuing authority” means the National Car Testing Service;
“licence” means a licence issued for a vehicle under section 1 of the Act of 1952;
“licensing authority” means —
(a) the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, or
(b) the council of a county or the corporation of a county borough which for the time being exercises or performs the functions of a licensing authority under section 1 of the Act of 1952;
“National Car Testing Service” means the company incorporated in the State as National Car Testing Service Limited;
“owner” means-
(a) in relation to a vehicle (other than a vehicle referred to in paragraph (b)), the person by whom the vehicle is normally kept, and
(b) in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement or a lease, the person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement or lease,
and “owned” shall be construed accordingly;
“registration” means registration of a vehicle under section 131 (1) of the Finance Act 1992 (No. 9 of 1992 or the corresponding legislation in another jurisdiction and “registered” is to be construed accordingly;
“re-test” means a subsequent test carried out on a vehicle under these Regulations, subsequent to the refusal of a test certificate in respect of that vehicle where —
(a) the application for the re-test is made not more than 21 days after the day on which the test certificate was refused, and
(b) the test is carried out on a day which is not more than 30 days after the day on which a test certificate in respect of the vehicle was refused;
“section 18” means section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);
“small public service vehicle” means a hackney limousine, taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi (within the meaning of the Taxi Regulations);
“small public service vehicle licence” means a licence in respect of a small public service vehicle granted or renewed under the Taxi Regulations;
“Taxi Regulations” means the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2003 insofar as they apply to small public service vehicles and regulations made under section 34 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003);
“test” means a test of a vehicle carried out in accordance with these Regulations;
“test centre” means a premises in which the issuing authority carries out tests on vehicles in accordance with these Regulations;