Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 29th November, 2011.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), as amended by the European Communities Act 2007 (No. 18 of 2007), and for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2010/47/EU of the 5 July 2010¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

2. Regulation 2(1) of the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 227 of 2003 ) is amended by substituting for the definition of "Directive" the following:

" 'Directive' means Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2000² , as amended by Commission Directive 2010/47/EU of 5 July 20111;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

23 November 2011.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations transpose Directive 2010/47/EU relating to random roadside vehicle inspections through the amendment of the European Communities (Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 227 of 2003 ). Directive 2010/47/EU, which amends Directive 2000/30/EC, specifies the use of EU vehicle category definitions according to Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, sets out new requirements for the inspection report form and provides updated testing procedures for certain test items at a roadside inspection.

1 OJ No. L173, 08.07.2010, p.33

2 OJ No. L203, 10.08.2000, p.1