S.I. No. 56/1971:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF LONGFORD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF LONGFORD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 46 of the said Act as amended by section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Longford) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1971.

3. In these Regulations "Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Longford) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 27 of 1968 ).

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of the matter described at reference 2 (d).

5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended as follows--

(a) by the substitution at reference 2 (b) of "25" for "375",

(b) by the substitution at reference 4 (a) of "620" for "200" and "330" for "130" respectively,

(c) by the substitution at reference 5 (f) of "510" for "160",

(d) by the addition at reference 6 of

"(d) The Dublin Road for a distance of 360 yards from the point where the urban district boundary intersects the southern side of the road."

6. The Third Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended as follows--

(a) by the substitution at reference 1 (b) of "350" for "150" and "25" for "375" respectively,

(b) by the substitution for the matter at reference 3 (c) of "The Dublin Road between a point 75 yards north west of its junction with the Ardagh Road and a point 360 yards south east of the point where the urban district boundary intersects the southern side of the Dublin Road.",

(c) by the addition of the following reference--

"5. The following roads at Tarmonbarry:--

(a) The Tarmonbarry-Longford road for a distance of 300 yards from the boundary of the counties of Longford and Roscommon at Tarmonbarry Bridge.

(b) The Fisherstown Road for a distance of 20 yards from its junction with the Tarmonbarry-Longford road."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 15th day of February, 1971.

ROBERT MOLLOY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Longford) Regulations, 1968 and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in County Longford.