S.I. No. 473/2009 - European Communities (Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations) (Domestic Passenger Rail Services) (Exemption) Regulations 2009
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (RAIL PASSENGERS’ RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS) (DOMESTIC PASSENGER RAIL SERVICES) (EXEMPTION) REGULATIONS 2009 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th December, 2009. | ||
I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purposes of granting an exemption under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 1 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations) (Domestic Passenger Rail Services) (Exemption) Regulations 2009. | ||
2. Domestic rail passenger services in the State which do not cross the borders of the State are exempt, until 4 December 2014, from the application of Regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 1 . | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
1 December 2009. | ||
NOEL DEMPSEY, | ||
Minister for Transport. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt certain rail services from the scope of Regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007. | ||
