S.I. No. 160/1971:

LIMERICK TRAFFIC AND PARKING (CLEARWAY) BYE-LAWS, 1971

LIMERICK TRAFFIC AND PARKING (CLEARWAY) BYE-LAWS, 1971

ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS.

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

3. Area of application.

4. Total prohibition on stopping or parking of vehicles.

5. Non-application of bye-law 4.

S.I. No. 160 of 1971.

LIMERICK TRAFFIC AND PARKING (CLEARWAY) BYE-LAWS, 1971.

I, MICHAEL J. WYMES, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 89 and 90 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) (as amended by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968)), with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and after consultation with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Limerick hereby make the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the county borough of Limerick :

1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Limerick Traffic and Parking (Clearway) Bye-Laws, 1971.

2. In these bye-laws–

"clearway" means a section of roadway at the start of which a clearway sign is erected and at the end of which a clearway sign and an information plate containing the word "End", the word "Deire" or both those words, are erected;

"clearway period" means a period specified on an information plate erected below a clearway sign ;

"clearway sign" means traffic sign number 215 authorised by the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ), as amended by the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1966 );

"the Limerick Area" means the area comprising the county borough of Limerick;

"holiday" means any of the following days--

St. Patrick's Day or, if that is a Sunday, the next day,

Good Friday,

Easter Monday,

the first Monday in June,

the first Monday in August,

Christmas Day or, if that is a Sunday, the 27th day of December,

St. Stephen's Day or, if that is a Sunday, the next day,

any day appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1924 (No. 56 of 1924), to be a bank holiday in addition to or instead of one of the above seven days ;

"information plate" means a plate of the type authorised by paragraph 7 of Part VI of the First Schedule to the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962;

"street" means a public road;

"vehicle" does not include a pedal cycle.

3. These bye-laws shall apply to the Limerick area.

4. The stopping or parking of a vehicle on a part of a roadway in the Limerick area which is a clearway is hereby prohibited during a clearway period.

5. Bye-law 4 shall not apply--

( a ) on a holiday;

( b ) to a vehicle being used in connection with–

(i) the removal of any obstruction to traffic,

(ii) the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a street or part thereof, or

(iii) the provision, alteration or repair of a sewer, or a main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity, or of a telegraphic or telephonic line;

( c ) to a fire engine, ambulance or Gárda Siochana vehicle being used in pursuance of statutory powers or duties;

( d ) to a vehicle stopped or parked because the stopping or parking is necessary in order to avoid an accident;

( e ) to an omnibus stopped at a stopping place or stand directed by notice under section 85 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);

(f) to a small public service vehicle while merely picking up or setting down passengers;

( g ) to a vehicle stopped when so required under the Road Traffic Act, 1961 , the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) or the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1964 ), or because of the exigencies of traffic.

GIVEN under my hand this 8th day of March, 1971

MICHAEL J. WYMES,

Commissioner of the Garda Siochána.

The Minister for Local Government hereby consents to the making of the foregoing bye-laws.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government, this 29th day of April, 1971

ROBERT MOLLOY,

Aire Rialtais Áitiúil.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Limerick Traffic and Parking (Clearway) Bye-Laws, 1971 and shall apply to the area comprising the County Borough of Limerick.

2. Bye-Law 2 defines "clearway"; "clearway period" and "clearway sign".

3. Bye-Law 4 prohibits the stopping or parking of a vehicle for any purpose from Mondays to Fridays inclusive (other than holidays) during the hours specified on an information plate erected below a clearway sign.

4. Bye-Law 5 outlines the exceptions in relation to the stoppin or parking of vehicles in a street where a clearway exists.