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Amendments To The Highway Traffic Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Ceļu satiksmes likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the Highway Traffic Act to make the Highway Traffic Act (the Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1997, nr. 22; 2000, 3, 14, 15; 2001, nr. 6. No; 2003, 17; 2005, nr. 13. No; 2006, 2. No; 2007, nr. 3) follows: 1. Article 1: to supplement the article with 15.1 points as follows: "151) — secondary engine built in the vehicle or installed on it, but not use the vehicle driven; "; Add to 28 after the words "who drives a vehicle" with the words "including the driving skills test, which takes place in the laws prescribed"; Replace paragraph 32, the word "secondary" with the word "electric". 2. in article 4: to make the fifth part of the third sentence as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers issued the rules on the approval of the services price list that road traffic safety Directorate provides the performance of its delegated public administration tasks, as well as determining the persons who are exempted from the payment for the services provided."; express the sixth part as follows: "(6) the State technical supervision agency shall record the technical and its trailer, implements and trailers carried out national technical inspection and controls into existing technical condition of implements, implements driver and instructor training process, gives permission to participate in road traffic, grant and revoke the right of management of the technical and issue driving licences, implements and provides and maintains and implements its driver information system. State technical supervision agency of public services provided to collect a fee set by the Cabinet of Ministers. " 3. Express 4.1 article as follows: "article 4.1. Vehicles and their sales units numbered (1) and numbered units of vehicles (vehicle body styles, cab or frame, for which the vehicle manufacturer will indicate the vehicle identification number) trade is the sale of those goods by conducting commercial activities. (2) vehicles (except tram, trolley bus and bike) and numbered units of trade have the right to engage the operator that the laws in the order is made and recorded by the vehicle trade. (3) the Assembly of vehicles and numbered (except implements, trailers and numbered units) point of sale registers and outlets of trader registration certificate shall be issued by the road safety Directorate. Implements, trailers and numbered Assembly outlets and outlets of the registration certificate shall be issued by the State technical supervision of the Agency. Vehicle trade site registration procedures shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. (4) requirements for vehicles and their numbered identification, as well as the national registration number trade mark use is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " 4. Add to article 10 paragraph 1 of the eighth subparagraph following the words "road vehicles" with the words "specialised waste disposal vehicles, intended for vehicles legislation duly recorded as historical vehicles". 5. Replace article 12 paragraph 3 of the second paragraph, the words "vehicle retail licensed trader" with the words "merchant who deals with the marketing of the vehicle". 6. Supplement article 14 second subparagraph, after the words "the owner of the application" with the words "(identifying the applicant)". 7. Supplement article 14.1 with a tenth the following: "(10) records of vehicles and their drivers in the national register is public confidence." 8. Supplement article 15 with the fourth sentence as follows: "in assessing the rebuilt motor vehicle or its trailer compliance with legislative requirements, the road traffic safety Directorate or Directorate of road safety in accredited person for this purpose, in addition to controlling the release of contaminants caused by auxiliary power units, built for use in vehicles on the road or mounted on them, do not exceed the environmental protection laws and regulations governing the emission limit values laid down." 9. Supplement 15.1 the second subparagraph with the sentence the following wording: "Road Safety Directorate by motor vehicle or its trailer conformity assessment, in addition to control the release of contaminants caused by auxiliary power units, built for use in vehicles on the road or mounted on them, do not exceed the environmental protection laws and regulations governing the emission limit values laid down." 10. in article 22: turn off third; replace the words "in part 3.1 of theoretical training, or" with the word "including"; turn off 3.2 and in the fifth subparagraph, the word "theoretical". 11. Replace article 25, part numbers, and 1.1 name "1, 2, and 5." with the figures and word "1 and 2". 12. in article 26: Add to the second part of the sentence the following wording: "driving skills during the test driver's right to drive the vehicle to confirm a valid driver's license or driving permit training."; to supplement the article with the third part as follows: "(3) the driver of the number of seniority with the moment when the person receives the category a driving licence." 13. in article 28: adding to the article with the second part as follows: "(2) prohibited from learning to drive: 1) if the concentration of alcohol in the blood exceeds 0.2 per mille; 2) while in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs, psychotropic, toxic or other intoxicating substance or reaction speed and attention to reducing medication effect; 3) for sick or exhausted to the extent that it can affect the integrity and road safety. " believe the current text of the first part of the article. 14. Add to article 29 of the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the period of time for which the driver is disqualified from driving right, not including the driver seniority." 15. Supplement article 30 the second part of paragraph 6 by the following: "6) driving licence issued in a foreign country does not comply with article 47 of this law in the first part of these requirements or foreign issued driver license, corresponding to article 47 of this law in the first part of these requirements, do not change according to this law, article 47 of the conditions of the second subparagraph." 16. the express article 30.1 as follows: "article 30.1. Health check TRANS portlīdzekļ managers and persons who wish to obtain driver qualifications (1) health check identified the driver or person who wants to obtain the qualification of driver, vehicle condition complies with the relevant category of vehicle reference or acknowledge a medical opinion on medical pretindikācij of driving. (2) the health check are broken down as follows: 1) first; 2) routine inspections; 3) early tests. (3) the health first checking out the people who want to get a driver's qualifications. (4) a driver routine health check out: 1) M, A1, A, B1, B and category managers, as well as the technical and other self-propelled machinery for drivers every 10 years after the age of 60 years, every three years; 2) C1, C, D1, D, D1, C1E, CE and DE drivers, as well as the tram and trolley bus drivers every five years after the age of 60 years, every three years. (5) the early health checks are carried out by the driver, who prosecuted for driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages, drugs, or other intoxicating substances. To the driver regain driving privileges, he Road Safety Directorate submitted a medical reference, issued in accordance with arrangements to be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. To recover the rights management implements the driver the following reference shall be submitted to the State technical supervision agency. (6) on the health check of the early driver has the right to send, if there is a reasonable suspicion that the driver is a Cabinet in certain medical pretindikācij of driving. (7) the order in which the check is carried out for drivers and people who want to get a driver's qualifications, the order in which the driver is sent to health early check, if there is a reasonable suspicion that a driver has a medical pretindikācij in driving, as well as the order in which are taken away driving rights of drivers who have a medical pretindikācij in driving, is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. (8) the order in which covered expenses for the driver's health early check in, determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " 17. Make the text of article 31, the following: "(1) the requirements concerning the organisation of working time, and tracking of the vehicle crew members carrying out transport operations on vehicles, to which the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006, Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, which provides for the harmonization of certain social legislation relating to road transport, Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 and Council Regulation (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 [below: Regulation (EC) No 561/2006], determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. (2) exceptions when the carriage does not apply the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 requirements determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " 18. off the first paragraph of article 19.3. 19. Supplement article 31.2 with fifth and sixth the following: "(5) in order to ensure that compliance with the conditions referred to in article 1 are carried out work time tracking. (6) the conditions referred to in this article on the vehicle crew working time is applicable only in cases where the transport is carried out by the vehicles covered by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or the European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport (AETR). " 20. Replace article 43.4, the words "traffic police" with the words "State police". 21. in article 27.1: put the name of the article as follows: "article 27.1. Features of the administrative process relating to the irregularities which are fixed by technical means, without stopping the vehicle "; to make the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth the following: "(2) for infringement of that fixed by technical means (photographic equipment or video equipment) without stopping the vehicle, apply just fine. (3) if the violation is fixed by technical means (photographic equipment or video equipment) without stopping the vehicle without a driver for their presence is drawn up in breach of Protocol — administrative decision shall indicate the following information: 1) Protocol — the date of drawing up of the decision; 2) institution, as officials started fine, and Protocol — decision of the drawer, first and last name; 3 detection of violation) date and time; 4) infringement of the place (town or other locality name, address); 5) vehicle make and State registration number; 6) violated the rules of the road; 7) decision on the imposition of fines and the amount of the fine; 8) date for payment of the fine; 9) payment order properties and institutions that might pay the fine; 10 decision taken) challenge (appeal); 11) information of the consequences there, if the fine is not paid. (4) information on decisions taken by the national police of vehicles and their drivers entered in the national register or implements and its driver information system. (5) Protocol — decision not later than three working days after the decision sends the vehicle specified in the registration certificate holder or if the holder is not specified, the vehicle owner (possessor). (6) the fine imposed on the Latvian administrative violations due to the time limit laid down in the code. "; to supplement the article with the seventh and eighth by the following: "(7) If the fine imposed is not paid to the Latvian Code of administrative offences the time limit expires, and the driver of the vehicle in the national register or implements and its driver information system shall mark on the prohibition of the payment of the fine to carry out the technical inspection of the vehicle with which the offence was committed, and to register their vehicles and their drivers in the national register or implements and its driver information system. The following tag on the ban on technical inspection of the vehicle shall not be made or delete the tag, if it is established that at the time of the offence the vehicle is not found to the owner (holder, possessor) other persons in possession of illegal actions. (8) If the infringement recorded by technical means (photographic equipment or video equipment) without stopping the vehicle, the fine imposed is not paid to the Latvian Code of administrative offences the time limit expires, it will be recovered from the vehicle specified in the registration certificate holder or if the holder is specified, from the owner of the vehicle (the possessor), except where the offence is not found at the time of the vehicle to the owner (holder, possessor) other persons in possession of illegal actions. " 22. Article 47: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) a Person authorized to drive in Latvia if it is present: 1) of the Member States of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association Member State issued driver's license; 2) driver's licence with the 1968 Convention on road traffic in certain categories of driving licences; 3) driver's licence that is not specified in the 1968 Convention on road traffic in certain categories of vehicles. With such a licence to a person authorized to drive vehicles under category B, where the issuing the driving licence gives you the right to drive a car. If the driving licence records have not been made with the Latin alphabet, the person presented notarized translation into Latvian language. "; replace the second paragraph, the words "six months" with the words "one year". 23. the transitional provisions: Supplement point 4, after the word "amendment" with numbers and words "(26 May 2005)"; supplement paragraph 5, after the words and figures "this law 15.1 article" and "and Amendment 28 paragraph 1 of article" with numbers and words "(26 May 2005)"; turn 6 and 7; transitional provisions supplementing with 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the following paragraph: "8. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2007 December 31 issued this law, in article 4, the third sentence of the fifth paragraph of those provisions which confirm the service price list that road traffic safety Directorate provides the performance of public administration it delegated tasks and determining the persons who are exempted from the payment for the services provided. To the Cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but no longer than up to 2007 December 31 is applicable to the Cabinet on 19 December 2006, the Regulation No 1040 "rules for national joint stock company" Road Safety Directorate "within the framework of public administration functions paid service provided in the price list" in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. 9. The Cabinet of Ministers to 2007 October 1 issue to article 4.1 of this law the third and fourth part of these provisions, which set the vehicle trade site registration procedures, requirements for vehicles and their numbered identification, as well as the registration number of the trade of the country of use. To the Cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but not longer than until 1 October 2007, are applicable to the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 October 2006 the rules no 849 "rules for the Assembly of vehicles and numbered marketing requirements and State registration number of the trade mark-use of the agenda", to the extent they do not conflict with this Act. 10. Amendment of article 22 of this law 3.1 part of the word "theoretical training, or" by the words "including" and the word "theoretical" exclusion of article 22 of this law 3.2 and in the fifth subparagraph shall enter into force on January 1, 2008. Until the entry into force of the amendments, the Cabinet of Ministers issued the corresponding article 22 of this law the provisions referred to in the fifth subparagraph. 11. amendment of this law article 22 part three, article 18.7 of the shutdown and the expression of the new version enters into force on 1 October 2007. Until the entry into force of the amendments, the Cabinet of Ministers issued this law, article 18.7 in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth (new version) these provisions. 12. This Act amended the text of article 31 of the new wording of the first paragraph of article 19.3 shutdown and complementarity with article 31.2 sixth subparagraph shall enter into force on 11 April 2007. Until the entry into force of the amendments, the Cabinet of Ministers issued this law, article 31, first and second part (new version) these provisions. "
The law adopted by the Parliament in the 2007 15 February. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, March 1, 2007 in