S.I. No. 148/1974 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.


S.I. No. 148 of 1974.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF KILKENNY) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1974.

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. ( a ) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974

( b ) The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 107 of 1968 ) and these Regulations shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1968 and 1974.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of June, 1974.

3. In these Regulations the "Principal Regulations" means the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 107 of 1968 ).

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion at reference 2 (a) of "The New Glendine Road".

5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following reference:—

"22. The following roads at Clogh:—

( a ) The Abbeyleix-Castlecomer road between a point 1,350 yards north of its junction with the Cloneen Road and a point 300 yards south of the said junction.

( b ) The Cloneen road for a distance of 85 yards from its junction with the Abbeyleix-Castlecomer road.

( c ) The Chatsworth Housing Scheme Roads.

6. The Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby further amended as follows:—

(i) by the substitution at reference 3 (d) of "190" for "80",

(ii) by the addition of the following matter at reference 5(a)—

"Hospital Lane, Donaguile Road, New Housing Scheme Road.",

(iii) by the deletion of the matter at reference 5 (e),

(iv) by the substitution at reference 12 (c) of "440" for "90",

(v) by the addition of the following matter at reference 13—

"( k ) The New Glendine Road for a distance of 605 yards from the boundary of the Borough of Kilkenny.",

(vi) by the addition of the following matter at reference 16—

"( d ) The New Ross Road for a distance of 40 yards from its junction with the Waterford-Kilkenny road.",

(vii) by the substitution at reference 17 (d) of "400" for "60",

(viii) by the substitution at reference 18 (a) of "310" for "250",

(ix) by the substitution for the matter at references 19 (b) and 19 (c) of the following—

"( b ) a point on the Graiguenamanagh Road 200 yards north-east of its junction with the Inistioge Road,

( c ) a point on the Inistioge Road 250 yards south-east of its junction with the Graiguenamanagh Road,".

7. The Third Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the following reference:—

"5. The following roads at The Rower:—

( a ) The Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road between a point 300 yards south-west of its junction with the Old New Ross Road and a point 300 yards north of the said junction.

( b ) The Inistioge Road for a distance of 20 yards from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road.

( c ) The Ballynunry Road for a distance of 40 yards from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road.

( d ) The Old New Ross Road for a distance of 20 yards from its junction with the Graiguenamanagh-New Ross road."

8. The Third Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby further amended as follows:

(i) by the substitution for the matter at reference 1 of—

"1" The Kilkenny Road between a point 120 yards south of its junction with Hospital Lane and a point 5 yards north of its junction with Ward's Lane.",

(ii) by the substitution at reference 2 (g) of "1,230" for "80",

(iii) by the substitution at reference 4 of "375" for "220",

(iv) by the addition of the following matter at reference 4—

"( b ) The New Ross Road between a point 200 yards north-east of the point where the boundary of the County Borough of Waterford intersects the south-eastern side of the road and a point 350 yards south-west of the junction of the Kilmacow Road with the New Ross-Waterford Road at Slieveroe."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this 29th day of May, 1974.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Kilkenny) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 107 of 1968 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in the County of Kilkenny.