Minister Ross ploughs ahead with agreed regulations on tractor testing
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Following months of discussions the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. has signed off on new regulations for the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles - including tractors. An EU Directive (2014/45/EU) required roadworthiness testing for certain tractors which can exceed 40 km/h - otherwise known as “fast tractors”.
At the invitation of Minister Ross, representative groups from the agriculture and forestry sectors met with his officials on a number of occasions to discuss their concerns about the manner in which the regulations impacted their members farms and businesses.
Taking all these concerns on board and following legal advice Minister Ross has now signed off on new legislation. The principal amendments are set out as follows and will come into effect on May 20th 2018. He would like to thank all stakeholders for their positive and constructive input in ensuring a satisfactory outcome.
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Notes for Editors:
The above Regulations give effect to the transposition of the Periodic Roadworthiness Testing Directive 2014/45/EU which relates to the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test (CVRT).
For technical reasons and to take into account the concerns noted above, the Minister revoked S.I. 413 of 2017 by means of S.I. 519 of 2017.