S.I. No. 247/1974:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1974.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1974.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 5 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 95 of the said Act as amended by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.

(2) The Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1971 and these Regulations shall be construed together as one and may be cited collectively as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1974.

2. In these Regulations--

"disc parking place" means a place on a public road where the parking of vehicles is subject to the exhibition of a document in accordance with the provisions of bye-laws under section 90 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"the Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ).

3. (1) Article 12 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of the following sub-paragraph for sub-paragraph (m) (inserted by article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1969 ))--

"(m) two white lines each approximately two inches wide extending from the edge of the roadway towards its centre and so placed that a parking bay, a series of parking bays or a series of parking bays and an adjoining loading bay or bays is contained between the lines, the lines to be parallel to and of the same length as the roadway marking used to indicate the parking bays--to indicate--

(i) where parking meters are provided adjacent to the roadway markings, a meter parking place or

(ii) where a plate giving the message referred to in paragraph 4B of Part VI of the First Schedule to these Regulations is provided adjacent to the roadway markings, a disc parking place."

(2) Article 12 of the Principal Regulations is hereby further amended--

( a ) by the insertion of the words "or a disc parking place" after the words "meter parking place" in subparagraph (i) (inserted by article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 56 of 1964 ));

( b ) by the insertion of the words "or a disc parking place" after the words "meter parking place" in subparagraph (n) (inserted by article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1969 ));

( c ) by the insertion of the words "or a disc parking place" after the words "meter parking place" in subparagraph (p) (inserted by article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 127 of 1971 )).

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by--

( a ) the insertion of the words "or a disc parking place" after the words "meter parking place" in Section B of Part VIII (inserted by paragraph ( f ) of article 5 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 56 of 1964 ));

( b ) the insertion in Part VI of the following paragraph after paragraph 4--

"4B Where, under paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule, a plate is provided below sign 212, there may be shown on that plate or on a separate place in white letters on a black field a message (such as the words "disc required" or "disc parking place") to furnish information that the place adjacent to which the sign is provided is a disc parking place."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 6th day

of August, 1974.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1971 to provide for the use of new roadway markings to indicate a meter parking place and a disc parking place.