Road Transport Bill 1998

Public bill · Government · Presented

Would tighten road-transport licensing by limiting licence periods, requiring visible vehicle transport discs, and requiring operators to provide parking and operating space. It would also strengthen enforcement, including search and arrest powers, penalties for altered documents and overloaded vehicles, and rules affecting unlicensed freight carriers, while protecting existing licences and certain Córas Iompair Éireann pension arrangements.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the law in relation to road transport, to amend sections 12 and 16 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, to make provision in relation to the conferral of additional powers on Córas Iompair Éireann and to provide for related matters

Last updated 23 April 2018