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S.I. No. 694/2020 - European Union (Interbus Agreement) Regulations 2020

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Article 16.2 shall be guilty of an offence.

(b)

Article 12

.2, 12.3, 13.1, 18 or the first paragraph of Article 20 shall be guilty of an offence. (c)

Article 16.1 shall be guilty of an offence.

7. A person guilty of an offence - (

  1. a)under Regulation 6(
  2. a)shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class A fine, (
  3. b)under Regulation 6(
  4. b)shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class B fine, and (
  5. c)under Regulation 6(
  6. c)shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class C fine. 8. A transport operator who, in contravention of Article 12.1, transfers a book referred to in Article 11 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable - (
  7. a)on summary conviction, to a class A fine, and (
  8. b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €200,000. 9. A person who carries passengers in the State by means of international occasional services without - (
  9. a)where the services concerned are referred to in Article 6, holding a control document issued to the person, or (
  10. b)where the services concerned are referred to in Article 7, holding an authorisation issued to the person, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable - (
  11. i)on summary conviction, to a class A fine, and (
  12. ii)on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €200,000. 10. A person who in an application for a control document referred to in Article 10 or an authorisation referred to in Article 15 provides information to the competent authority knowing it to be false or misleading shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a class A fine. 11. Summary proceedings for an offence may be brought, as the case may be, by- (
  13. a)the Minister (other than summary proceedings for an offence under Regulation 9(b)), (
  14. b)the Authority, or (
  15. c)the Road Safety Authority. 12. Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been so committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any person, being a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, or a person who was purporting to act in such capacity, that person shall, as well as the body corporate, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first mentioned offence. 13.

(1)Where the Minister, for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Article 22, proposes to suspend or withdraw an international road passenger transport operator’s licence he or she shall notify the holder of the licensing document of his or her proposal and of the reasons therefor and shall, if any representations are made in writing to the Minister by such holder within 21 days of such notification, consider those representations.
(2)If the Minister after considering any representations made under paragraph
(1)decides to suspend or withdraw an international road passenger transport operator’s licence then the Minister shall notify in writing the holder of the licence of the decision and such applicant or such holder may within 21 days of such notification appeal to the District Court against such decision.
(3)A decision to suspend or withdraw an international road passenger transport operator’s licence has effect pending an appeal under this section unless the judge of the District Court before whom the appeal is brought directs otherwise.
(4)On the hearing of an appeal under this section in relation to a decision of the Minister to suspend or withdraw an international road passenger transport operator’s licence the District Court may either confirm the decision or may allow the appeal and where an appeal is allowed, the Minister shall reinstate the licence.
(5)A decision of the District Court on an appeal under this Regulation shall be final save that, by leave of the Court, an appeal from the decision shall lie to the High Court on a specified question of law. 14. The fees set out in column
(3)of the Schedule are the fees that shall be charged by the Authority for each service specified in column
(2)at the same reference number rendered by the Authority. Schedule Column
(1)Column
(2)Column
(3)Reference Number Description of Matter Fee €
  1. Authorisation application fee (Article 16) 100
  2. Authorisation Grant Fee (Authorisations issued under Article 15 for services referred to in Article 7) 30
  3. Authorisation certified true copy-each copy (issued under Article 20 for services referred to in Article 7) 10
  4. Book of waybills (issued under Article 10 for services referred to in Article 6) 60 GIVEN under my Official Seal, 22 December,
  5. EAMON RYAN, Minister for Transport. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) These Regulations give effect to the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) approved on behalf of the European Communities by Council Decision of 3 October 2002 and which entered into force on 1 January
  6. The Interbus Agreement is an agreement which provides for the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus between EU Member States and third countries. These Regulations operationalise Ireland’s commitments under the Interbus Agreement. They provide for the designation of competent authorities and authorised inspecting officers for the purposes of the Regulations. The Regulations also provide for offences and related fines on summary conviction or on conviction on indictment. Provision is also made for the charging of fees by the National Transport Authority in the context of their role as a competent authority under the Regulations. 1 OJ No. L321, 26.11.2002, p 13 2 OJ No. L321, 26.11.2002, p 11 1 OJ No. L321, 26.11.2002, p 13 Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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