MOTOR VEHICLES ACT.

Shannon News, 30 December 1924, Page 3

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT.

MOTORISTS MUST REGISTER. ACT COMES INTO FORCE UN THURSDAY, liie provisions qf tiuj new Motor \ uinciOij Act niuiie It compulsory lor all motorists to register their motor veil lutes and tq take out an -annual veense ou anti alter january j. next,, one month ,being given ‘in wnich to uo so. Hie registration lee payable for ail lnuiur venicies (the Act defines a„ motor vehicle) is £l, except motor cyues, i.or which the. fe.e is IDS, and mi- the annual license owners are uame iur me 101 l owing fees;—

in addition to the above lees every driver ol' a motor vehicle must (have a uriver’s license wnich any local autuority may issue on payment oi a lee oi ss, so that in the first year the owner of a private car will have to pay a total in fees ioi £3 ss. NUMBERPLATES,

Quite a number of. motorists have evinced a desire to retain their present number, plates, and if wifi fie seen from clause 6 (1) provision is made inat, on receipt qf. an application ior 'registration . the* Deputy Registrar shall assign a number to be affixed to tiie motor vehicle, and wiiUe it is possible that under this tire old .numbers. will be retained it is. evidently intended that qn a change ojf ownersnip the number will go with tiie car. Clause 17 (1) provides that if a registered motor vehicle is sold, or otherwise disposed of, the person selling ifie same shall, within seven days, notify the Deputy Registrar giving the name, and address of the new owner, together with the. certificate of registration, of ! thQ motor vehicle and the then current annual license. These will then be endorsed and reissued to the new owner on payment ut a fee of ss.

Under clause.3s,' in respect to regulations which may be made .by ur-der-ih-Council, wide powers, are. given, and regulations, may ;be made ior the issue of marks or devices to denote the registration of the annual licensing ol' motor vehicles - winch may provide for the. retention qf the original numbers, ACCIDENTS. If an accident, arising directly or indirectly from the >Uise of a motor vehicle, occurs to any person, or. horse, or vehicle in. charge ' of any person, tlhe driver of. the motor shall stop, and, if required, give. his. name and address to any constable, oir to any person concerned, and also the name and address, of the owner and the number of the motor vehicle. The responsibility of rendering all pi’ac-. ticabie assistance in an accident is thrown upon the owner* by clause 30, (2) which also makes it compulsory for the owner tci: iimnediately report the same at the nearest police station, if the same has not already been reported to a constable. INTOXICATED DRIVERS.

Heavy penalties are provided fur drivers who arc'intoxicated while Tn charge of a motor vehicle. One clause provides for a fine of £IOO, or to imprisonment for three months, for driving a motor vehicle negligently, recklessly or in a manner which might be dangerous.- A term not exceeding five years, or a fine, not exceeding £SOO, is imposed in the case of ’ causing bodily injury to or the death of any person. ENDORSEMENT OF LICENSES.

Provision is. made, fqr the endorsement qf licenses, to stand for three years, with confiscation,. niter the second endorsement.

It is a further ..offence against the Act if a convicted person fails to produce his. license to the Court for the purposes of Its endorsement within seven days after having been required to do s.o.

£ s d Motor cycle ll 10 0 l'jivute uiQLOr cur r .. . 0 0 ruonc motor car . 0 0 Motor coach or hus ... 5 0 0