Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations, 1997
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations, 1997.
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paragraphs: These Regulations will come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1997.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations:
"the Act" means the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 ;
"the Act of 1961" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;
" the Act of 1968" means the Road Traffic Act, 1968 ;
"the Act of 1976" means the Finance Act, 1976 ;
"the Act of 1994" means the Road Traffic Act, 1994 .
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paragraphs: The following offences are hereby declared to be offences to which section 3 of the Act applies:
(1) an offence of contravening a bye-law or rule made under section 84 of the Act of 1961 (as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968) which prohibits street service vehicles from standing for hire at a place in the area in respect of which the bye-law or rule is made, other than an appointed stand;
(2) an offence of contravening a bye-law made under section 86 of the Act of 1961 which -
( a ) prohibits the stopping or parking of an omnibus at a stopping place or stand where roadway markings of the type prescribed in article 42 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1997 ) are provided without bringing the omnibus wholly within the area enclosed by such roadway markings, or
( b ) prohibits the stopping or parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle, other than an omnibus, either wholly or partly within the area enclosed by the roadway markings (referred to in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph) provided at a stopping place or stand;
(3) ( a ) subject to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, an offence of contravening a regulation made under section 35 of the Act of 1994 which prohibits or restricts the parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle;
( b ) subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall not apply to an offence under article 33 (1) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 { S.I. No. 182 of 1997 );
(4) an offence of contravening a bye-law made under section 101 of the Act of 1961 (as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968 and by section 49 of the Act of 1994);
(5) an offence under section 73 of the Act of 1976;
(6) an offence of contravening a bye-law made, or deemed to be made, under section 36 of the Act of 1994.
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paragraphs: The form in the Schedule to these Regulations or a form substantially to the like effect shall be the prescribed form for the purposes of section 3(2) and of section 3(3) of the Act.
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paragraphs: The prescribed amounts for the purposes of section 3(2) (b) and of section 3(3) (b) .of the Act for offences declared by the Minister to be offences to which section 3 of the Act applies shall be -
( a ) fifty pounds in respect of an offence under section 73 of the Act of 1976;
( b ) twenty pounds in respect of the offence of stopping or parking during a clearway period on a part of a roadway which is a clearway in contravention of a regulation under section 35 of the Act of 1994;
( c ) twenty pounds in respect of an offence of parking on a part of a roadway which is a bus lane in contravention of a regulation under section 35 of the Act of 1994; and
( d ) fifteen pounds in respect of all other offences.
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paragraphs: The Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 (Section 3) (Offences) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 88 of 1995 ) are hereby revoked.