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Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (CVR) legislation

Links to legislation on CVR, drivers' hours and tachographs. 

CVR legislation 

The Road Safety Authority Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Act 2012 (PDF). pdf | 135 KB S.I. No. 107 of 2013 Authorisation of Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test Operators and Testers Regulations 2013 (PDF). pdf | 1204 KB S.I. No. 414 of 2017 Authorisation of CVR test centres and testers. pdf | 81 KB S.I. No. 161 of 2018 Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Roadside Enforcement) Regulations 2018 pdf | 14864 KB S.I. No. 347 of 2013 Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicle Testing) No. 2) Regulations 2013 pdf | 371 KB S.I. No. 117 of 2018 - commercial vehicle testing amendment regulations. pdf | 75 KB S.I. No. 348 of 2013 – Road Safety Authority Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Regulations pdf | 153 KB

Tachograph legislation

S.I. No. 229 of 2017 - European Union Road Transport Working Conditions and Road Safety Regulations 2017 pdf | 114 KB EU Regulation 165/2014 - on tachographs in road transport. pdf | 1067 KB Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 implementing Regulation (EU) No. 16/2014 laying down the requirements for the construction, testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components. pdf | 18565 KB Commission Regulation (EU) No 581/2010 on the maximum periods for the downloading of relevant data from vehicle units and from driver cards. pdf | 700 KB Commission Regulation (EU) 1360/2002 - Annex 1B (Digital Tachographs). pdf | 4721 KB Commission Regulation (EU) 1266/2009 (Technical progress and amendments to Annex 1B relating to digital tachographs. pdf | 956 KB European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international transport (AETR agreement). pdf | 295 KB

Drivers' hours legislation

S.I. No. 229 of 2017 - European Union Road Transport Working Conditions and Road Safety Regulations 2017 pdf | 114 KB Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 - EU rules on driving time, breaks and rest periods for drivers. pdf | 416 KB Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services and amending Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 (See Article 29 amendment) pdf | 1252 KB European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international transport (AETR agreement). pdf | 295 KB

Working time legislation

Council Directive No 2002/15 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities. pdf | 172 KB S.I. No. 36 of 2012 European Communities Road Transport Organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities Regulations 2012 pdf | 188 KB S.I. No. 49 of 2015 European Communities Road Transport Organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities Amendment Regulations 2015 pdf | 104 KB S.I. No. 342 of 2015 Organisation of working time Non-application of certain provisions to persons performing mobile road transport activities Regulations 2015 pdf | 109 KB

Road Traffic Act 1961 - (Extract Section 114)

Enforcement of tachograph and drivers' hours legislation

Council Directive 2006/22 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities. pdf | 380 KB S.I. No. 545 of 2007 - European Communities Road transport activities checks Regulations 2007 pdf | 91 KB Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/403 - amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC. pdf | 436 KB Commission Directive No 4/2009 on counter measures to prevent and detect manipulation of records of tachographs. pdf | 35 KB Disclaimer:  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of the legal provisions associated with the rules on driving and resting time of HGV/PSV drivers, working time, tachographs or Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness.