The use of electric scooters by children under the age of 16 in a public place is to be prohibited from next Monday, under regulations signed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and published yesterday.
Under the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations the ordinary speed limit for an electric scooter in respect of all public roads is 20km per hour.
There are also strict requirements around braking and lighting in the regulations.
The regulations prohibit the use of an electric scooter for carrying more than one person at the same time.
It says an electric scooter should not be fitted with a seat.
E-scooters will have to be safe, roadworthy and must not "endanger, impede or inconvenience the driver, other road users or members of the public" according to the regulations.
E-scooters banned for under-16s from next Monday
The use of electric scooters by children under the age of 16 in a public place is to be prohibited from next Monday, under regulations signed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and published yesterday.