FCN Cites Revoked 2020 Bye-Laws Instead of 2024 Bye-Laws (DCC)
Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2024 revoked the 2020 Bye-Laws with effect from 1 January 2024. Any FCN issued by Dublin City Council (or by DSPS on its behalf) on or after 1 January 2024 that quotes the revoked 2020 Bye-Laws as its statutory basis has a citation defect on its face.
Legal basis
Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2024 (effective 1 January 2024, revoking the 2020 Bye-Laws); Roads Act 1993 s.36 (bye-law making power); Local Government Act 2001.
How to identify this in your case
Check the small-print on the FCN. If the offence date is on/after 1 January 2024 and the notice cites 'Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2020' it is wrong on its face.
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