Fixed-charge notice cites old, repealed road traffic law instead of the current one
The law that used to govern fixed-charge notices (FCNs) in Ireland was repealed on 1 June 2017 and replaced by a newer piece of road traffic legislation. Any FCN issued after that date must be based on the current law — not the old one. If your FCN prints the old legal authority on its face, or if the council bye-law under which it was issued has never been updated to refer to the current law, the notice contains a citation error. This matters because an FCN must be issued in the correct, prescribed form; citing a law that no longer exists calls into question whether the notice meets that requirement.
Legal basis
Road Traffic Act 2010, Part 3 (Fixed Charge Notice Offences), in particular s.35 (service) and s.37 (prosecution bar); repealed Road Traffic Act 1961 s.103.
How to identify this in your case
Look at the legal-basis text printed on the FCN. If it cites only 'RTA 1961 s.103' or the 1962/1976/1999 SI series under s.103 without referencing RTA 2010 Part 3, raise it as a citation defect.
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