S.I. No. 292/1988:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1988.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1988.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on 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, 1988.

(2) These Regulations and the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1985 shall be construed together as one and may be collectively cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1988.

2. Article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following sub-paragraph for sub-paragraph 2 (a) (inserted by article 3 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1970 )):--

"2 (a) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) place-names on all informative signs provided after 1st January, 1989 shall be shown in italic letters in Irish and in Roman letters in English and where the spelling of a place-name is similar in both languages an Irish inscription in italic letters only need be shown on the sign".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 18th day of November, 1988.

PÁDRAIG FLYNN.

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that place-names on informative signs provided after 1st January, 1989 shall be shown in italic letters when in Irish and in Roman letters in English except that where the spelling of the place-name is similar in both languages an Irish inscription in italic letters only need be shown.