Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006
No. 28 of 2006
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 4 October 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence under is authorisation under regs. | European Union (Occupation of Road Transport Operator) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 697 of 2011), reg. 4 | ||
| S. 1 repealed | Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), ss. 1(2), 33(g) | 28 October 2011 | Road Traffic Act 2010 (Section 33) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 544 of 2011), art. 7 |
| S. 2 application for licence subject to requirement of disclosure of convictions | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 11 | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 2(2) amended | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(a) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(2A) inserted | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(b) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(2B) inserted | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(b) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(6A) inserted | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(c) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(6B) inserted | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(c) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(6C) inserted | Road Transport Act 2011 (No. 31 of 2011), s. 19(c) | 2 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2(6) | Road Transport (Operator's Licence Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 529 of 2025) |
| Road Transport (Operator’s Licence Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 210 of 2023) | |
| Road Transport (Operator’s Licence Application) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 398 of 2018) | |
| S. 2(6A) | Road Transport (Operator’s Licence Application) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 398 of 2018) |