S.I. No. 154/1984 - County of Tipperary North Riding and County of Tipperary South Riding Traffic and Parking Temporary Rules, 1984


S.I. No. 154 of 1984.

COUNTY OF TIPPERARY NORTH RIDING AND COUNTY OF TIPPERARY SOUTH RIDING TRAFFIC AND PARKING TEMPORARY RULES, 1984

ARRANGEMENT OF TEMPORARY RULES

PART I

Preliminary

1. Short title.

2. Commencement of rules.

3. Interpretation.

4. Area of application.

PART II

General Provisions

5. Parking in accordance with traffic signs.

6. Places where parking is prohibited.

7. Prohibition or restriction on parking during business hours.

8. Restriction on re-parking.

9. Conditions for parking.

10. Prohibition on driving on median strip.

11. Non-application of certain parking prohibitions or restrictions to certain vehicles.

12. Compliance with directions of Garda Síochána.

13. Compliance with traffic signs.

PART III

Clearways, Pedestrianisation and Loading Bays

14. Prohibition on parking on clearways.

15. Prohibition on entry to or parking in certain streets.

16. Parking in loading bays.

PART IV

Disc Parking

17. Definitions (Part IV).

18. Obligation to display valid parking disc.

19. Period of parking in disc parking place.

20. Interference with parking disc.

21. Removal of vehicle from disc parking place.

22. Prohibition on certain parking inside an hour of leaving disc parking place.

23. Issue of parking discs.

24. Fee for parking discs.

25. Conditions for parking in disc parking places.

26. Motor cycles and pedal cycles prohibited from parking in disc parking places.

27. Non application of rules 18 to 26 of these Rules to certain vehicles.

28. Permit for disabled drivers.

PART V

Miscellaneous

29. Prohibition on depositing goods on roadway or footway.

30. Obligation to form a queue outside places of entertainment, etc.

31. Obligation to form a queue at appointed stands.

SCHEDULE

Business Hours

S.I. No. 154 of 1984.

COUNTY OF TIPPERARY NORTH RIDING AND COUNTY OF TIPPERARY SOUTH RIDING TRAFFIC AND PARKING TEMPORARY RULES, 1984

I, LAURENCE WREN, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 89 and 90 (as amended by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968)) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), the Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 269 of 1977 ), and with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, hereby make the following temporary rules in respect of the area comprising the administrative county of Tipperary North Riding, including the urban districts of Nenagh, Templemore and Thurles, and the administrative county of Tipperary South Riding, including the borough of Clonmel, the urban district of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel and Tipperary and the town of Fethard.

PART I Preliminary

1 Short title.

1. These rules may be cited as the County of Tipperary North Riding and County of Tipperary South Riding Traffic and Parking Temporary Rules, 1984.

2 Commencement of rules.

2. These rules shall come into operation on the 25th day of June, 1984.

3 Interpretation.

3. (1) In these rules—

"the Act of 1961" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);

"the Act of 1968" means the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968);

"appointed stand" has the meaning assigned to it by section 84 (1) (as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968) of the Act of 1961;

"authorised", in relation to a traffic sign, means authorised by regulations which are for the time being in force under section 95(2) of the Act of 1961;

"authorised person" has the meaning assigned to it by section 103(8) (inserted by the Act of 1968) of the Act of 1961;

"casual trading" and "casual trading area" have the meanings respectively assigned to them by section 2 of the Casual Trading Act, 1980 (No. 43 of 1980);

"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 these words are erected;

"clearway period" means a period specified on an information plate (of the type authorised by and described in paragraph 7 (inserted by the Regulations of 1966) of Part VI of the First Schedule to the Regulations of 1962) provided below a clearway sign;

"clearway sign" means traffic sign number 215 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 (as amended by the Regulations of 1966);

"disc parking place" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2 of the Regulations of 1974 and is indicated by means of traffic sign number 212 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 accompanied by an information plate of the type authorised by and described in paragraph 4B (inserted by the Regulations of 1974) of Part VI of the First Schedule to the Regulations of 1962;

"footway" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act of 1961;

"goods vehicle" means a vehicle used exclusively for carrying goods and taxed for commercial purposes;

"grass margin" means that portion of a public road situated on either side of the footway and which is provided for the growing of grass, trees or shrubbery of any kind;

"holiday" means Good Friday or any day that is a public holiday for the purposes of the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 (No. 25 of 1973);

"information plate", for the purpose of Part II of these Rules, means a plate of the type authorised by and described in Part IX (inserted by the Regulations of 1969) of the First Schedule to the Regulations of 1962;

"loading bay" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2 (as amended by Article 4 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 127 of 1971 )) of the Regulations of 1969 and is indicated by means of a roadway marking of the type authorised by Article 12 (n) (inserted by the Regulations of 1969) of the Regulations of 1962 (as amended by the Regulations of 1974);

"local authority" means the council of the county of Tipperary North Riding, the council of the county of Tipperary South Riding, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Clonmel and the councils of the urban district of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Nenagh, Templemore, Thurles and Tipperary.

"median strip" means that portion of a public road which separates parts of a roadway on which traffic proceeds from opposite directions or in the same direction;

"parking bay" means the area contained between lines of the type referred to in Article 12 (i) (inserted by the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1964 (S.I. No. 56 of (1964)) of the Regulations of 1962 (as amended by the Regulations of 1974);

"pedestrian crossing" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2 (1) of the Regulations of 1962;

"pedestrian crossing complex" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 329 of 1979 );

"pedestrian lights" means signals of a type authorised by Article 14 (as amended by Article 4 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1975 )) of the Regulations of 1962;

"public road" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act of 1961;

"road" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act of 1961;

"road inset" means a part of a roadway specially inset in a footway or road verge;

"road junction" means the section of roadway contained within the projection of roadway boundaries at the intersection of roadways;

"road verge" means that part of a public road which is not a footway, a grass margin, a median strip or a roadway;

"roadway" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (1) of the Act of 1961;

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

"the Regulations of 1969" means the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1969 );

"the Regulations of 1966" means the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1966 );

"the Regulation of 1974" means the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 247 of 1974 );

"scheduled town" means a non-municipal town which is specified in Part II of the First Schedule to the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (No. 28 of 1963), and the area comprising which has been declared by the council of the county of Tipperary North Riding or by the council of the county of Tipperary South Riding;

"small public service vehicle" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act of 1961;

"street" means a public road;

"street service vehicle" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) (as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968) of the Act of 1961;

"traffic sign" has the meaning assigned to it by section 95 (1) (as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968) of the Act of 1961;

"traffic warden" has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 (3) of the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 (No. 14 of 1975);

(2) For the purpose of the these rules, "business hours" shall, for an area specified in column (2) of the Schedule to these rules at a particular reference number, be taken to be the period which is specified in column (3) of the Schedule at that reference number and is on a day referred to in column (4) of the Schedule at that reference number.

(3) A reference in these rules to the loading of goods shall be taken to include the supplying of fuel for the operation of the vehicle.

(4) A reference in these rules to any matter (including a reference to a particular traffic sign, roadway marking or information plate) prescribed in the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1983, shall be taken to include a reference to such matter as prescribed in regulations which are for the time being in force under section 95(2) of the Act of 1961 and which amend or replace the aforementioned Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1983.

4 Area of application.

4. These rules apply to the area comprising the administrative county of Tipperary North Riding, including the urban districts of Nenagh, Templemore and Thurles and the administrative county of Tipperary South Riding, including the borough of Clonmel, the urban districts of Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel and Tipperary and the town of Fethard.

PART II General Provisions

5 Parking in accordance with traffic signs.

5. Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, parking of vehicles on public roads shall be in accordance with any prohibition, restriction or requirement indicated by means of an authorised traffic sign.

6 Places where parking is prohibited.

6. A vehicle shall not be parked on a public road—

( a ) at a road junction or within 15 feet of the junction, except as indicated by means of an authorised traffic sign permitting parking,

( b ) on a stretch of roadway having less than three traffic lanes and having along its centre one or more than one authorised continuous white line,

( c ) at an appointed stand for street service vehicles, unless the vehicle is a small public service vehicle,

( d ) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing, delaying or interfering with the entrance to or the exit from a fire brigade station or ambulance station,

( e ) in any place, position or manner that will result in the vehicle obstructing an entrance for vehicles to premises, except when the occupier of such premises consents,

( f ) on a pedestrian crossing, or at pedestrian lights, or within 45 feet (on the approach side), or 15 feet (on the side other than the approach side), of a pedestrian crossing or pedestrian lights or on any part of a pedestrian crossing complex, except as otherwise indicated by an authorised traffic sign permitting parking,

( g ) either wholly or partly on a footway, a grass margin or a median strip,

( h ) on a part of a roadway, which is a casual trading area, during hours of trading, unless the vehicle is for the time being in use for the purpose of casual trading in accordance with the provisions of the Casual Trading Act, 1980 .

7 Prohibition or restriction on parking during business hours.

7. Where a roadway marking authorised by Article 12 (1) (i) (inserted by the Regulations of 1969) of the Regulations of 1962 (which authorises a marking consisting of a continuous yellow line) is not accompanied by an information plate, the prohibition or restriction on the parking of vehicles indicated by means of the roadway marking applies during business hours.

8 Restriction on re-parking.

8. A vehicle which is parked on a street on which there is a parking restriction of one or more than one hour indicated by means of an authorised traffic sign shall not, after the vehicle leaves the place in the street where it had been parked, be parked again on that street (or, where the parking restriction relates to part of the street only, on that part) within one hour of leaving, while the restriction is in force.

9 Conditions for parking.

9. (1) Where, on a roadway, parking is restricted by means of an authorised traffic sign, a vehicle may be parked only if it complies with the following conditions—

( a ) that it is a mechanically propelled vehicle with seating accommodation for not more than 12 people other than the driver,

( b ) that, while parked, it is not offered for sale or as a prize and is not used solely for advertising purposes or as an office or for or in connection with the sale of tickets or goods or the provision of a service,

( c ) that, while parked, it is not being painted and no overhaul or repair is effected to it other than a repair permitted by Rule 11 (3) ( d ) of these rules, and,

( d ) that, while parked, no unnecessary noise is made by it or by anything carried in or on it or attached or connected to it.

(2) Paragraph 1 (b) of this Rule shall not apply to the use of a vehicle for the purpose of casual trading in accordance with the provisions of the Casual Trading Act, 1980 , or for the purpose of selling at a market or fair held in pursuance of a market right.

(3) Where a vehicle is parked on a roadway on which there is no restriction on parking, if shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this Rule, comply with the conditions specified in paragraphs (1) (b) to (1) (d) of this Rule.

(4) ( a ) Subject to sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, a vehicle parked at the edge of a roadway shall be parked with the sides of the vehicle parallel to the edge and with one side within 18 inches of the edge.

( b ) Where at a place on a roadway a traffic sign requires a vehicle parked at the edge of a roadway to be parked with front or rear to the edge a vehicle parked at that place shall be parked as near as practicable to the edge and in such a manner that any part of the vehicle extending over a footway does not obstruct pedestrians on the footway.

10 Prohibition on driving on median strip.

10. A person shall not drive a vehicle either wholly or partly along or across a median strip.

11 Non-application of certain parking prohibitions or restrictions to certain vehicles.

11. (1) A prohibition or restriction on parking on a roadway imposed by this Part of these Rules does not apply to—

( a ) a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of an obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a public road, the provision, alteration or repair of a sewer or of a main, drain, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, oil, water or electricity or of a telegraph or telephone line, or the provision of a traffic sign.

( b ) a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance, a vehicle being used by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his duties as such member or a vehicle being used by an authorised person or a traffic warden in the enforcement of these Rules.

(2) Nothing in this Part of these Rules shall prohibit or restrict either a street service vehicle standing for hire in accordance with bye-laws or temporary rules under section 84 of the Act of 1961, as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968, or an omnibus stopping in accordance with a notice given under section 85 of the Act of 1961.

(3) A prohibition or restriction on parking on a roadway imposed by Rule 5 of these rules shall not apply to—

( a ) a vehicle parked (other than on that part of a roadway which is immediately adjacent to either side of a median strip) while goods are being loaded in or on to or unloaded from it for a period not exceeding thirty minutes from the commencement of the parking,

( b ) a vehicle parked (other than on that part of a roadway which is immediately adjacent to either side of a median strip) while a passenger is entering or leaving it,

( c ) a pedal cycle (other than on that part of a roadway which is immediately adjacent to either side of a median strip),

( d ) a vehicle which has either been damaged in an accident or, having had a breakdown, has been parked while such repairs as will enable it to be removed from the public road are carried out on it.

(4) Rule 6 (g) of these Rules shall not apply to—

( a ) a pedal cycle parked on a footway if when so parked it does not interfere with the use of the footway by pedestrians,

( b ) a vehicle specified in paragraph (3) (d) of this Rule.

12 Compliance with directions of Garda Síochána.

12. A driver or other person in charge of a vehicle shall comply with a direction given to him by a member of the Garda Síochána in uniform in relation to the parking of the vehicle or its removal from the place where it is parked.

13 Compliance with traffic signs.

13. A driver of a vehicle or a pedestrian shall comply with a prohibition, restriction or requirement indicated by means of an authorised traffic sign.

PART III Clearways, Pedestrianisation and Loading Bays

14 Prohibition on parking on clearways.

14. (1) The stopping or parking of a vehicle on a part of a roadway which is a clearway is prohibited during a clearway period, notwithstanding any indication to the contrary by means of a traffic sign.

(2) This Rule does not apply—

( a ) on a holiday, except as otherwise indicated by means of an information plate provided below the clearway sign,

( b ) to a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of an obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a public road, the provision, alteration or repair of a sewer or of a main, drain, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of a telegraph or telephone line,

( c ) to a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance, a vehicle being used by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his duties as such member or a vehicle being used by an authorised person or a traffic warden in the enforcement of these Rules,

( d ) to a vehicle which has either been damaged in an accident or, having had a breakdown, has been parked while such repairs as will enable it to be removed from the clearway are carried out on it,

( e ) to an omnibus stopped at a stopping place or stand directed by notice under section 85 of the Act 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 Act of 1961, the Act of 1968, or the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws 1964 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1964 ) as amended by the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations, 1975 ( S.I. No. 281 of 1975 ), and by the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 275 of 1983 ), or because of the exigencies of traffic,

( h ) to a road inset,

( i ) to a pedal cycle.

15 Prohibition on entry to or parking in certain streets.

15. (1) This Rule applies to a street or a portion of a street at each entry to which traffic sign number 216 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 (as amended by the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 256 of 1971 )) is erected.

(2) A person shall not enter a street or portion of a street to which this Rule applies with a vehicle, or park a vehicle in such a street or portion of street, during the period indicated by means of the information plate accompanying the relevant traffic sign referred to in paragraph (1) of this Rule.

(3) This Rule does not apply to —

( a ) a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of an obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a public road, the provision, alteration or repair of a sewer or of a main, drain, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity or of a telegraph or telephone line,

( b ) a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance or a vehicle being used by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his duties as such member.

(4) In this Rule "information plate" means a plate of the type authorised by paragraph 10 (inserted by the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 256 of 1971 )) of Part VI of the First Schedule to the Regulations of 1962.

16 Parking in loading bays.

16. (1) Except where otherwise indicated by means of an authorised traffic sign, this Rule applies during business hours.

(2) A vehicle other than a goods vehicle being used for loading or unloading shall not be parked in a loading bay.

(3) A goods vehicle being used for loading or unloading shall not be parked in a loading bay for a period exceeding 30 minutes from the commencement of the parking.

PART IV Disc Parking

17 Definitions (Part IV).

17. In this Part—

"parking disc" means a disc or document, or a combination of both, having marks or symbols capable of indicating the year, date and time when the disc, document or combination becomes a valid parking disc;

"valid parking disc" means a parking disc which—

( a ) has been issued by a local authority,

( b ) has been perforated so as to indicate clearly the year, month, day in the month, hour of the day and (to the nearest following five-minute period) minute of the hour of the commencement of a period of parking of the vehicle in which the disc is exhibited in accordance with these Rules,

( c ) indicates no other year, month, day, hour, or minute, and,

( d ) indicates that the vehicle is so parked for a period not exceeding the period for which it may be parked in a disc parking place in accordance with these rules.

18 Obligation to display valid parking disc.

18. (1) Where a vehicle is parked in a disc parking place during business hours —

( a ) separate distinct perforations indicating the year, month, day in the month, hour of the day and (to the nearest following five-minute period) minute of the hour when the parking commences shall be made on a parking disc at the commencement of the parking;

( b ) the valid parking disc shall be so exhibited in the interior of the vehicle that a person outside the vehicle can ascertain by reference to the perforations when the parking commenced, and,

( c ) the valid parking disc shall be exhibited in accordance with paragraph ( b ) of this Rule for so long as the vehicle is parked in that disc parking place.

(2) Where a vehicle being parked in a disc parking place during business hours is a goods vehicle being so parked solely for the loading or unloading of goods, paragraph (1) of this rule does not apply until the expiration of 30 minutes after the commencement of the parking.

(3) Where a vehicle which had been parked in a disc parking place for a period less than the maximum parking period for that disc parking place is subsequently lawfully parked in another disc parking place on the same day, it shall not be necessary, subject to compliance with paragraph 1 ( b ) and 1 ( c ) of this Rule, to comply with paragraph 1 ( a ) of this Rule.

19 Period of parking in disc parking place.

19. (1) A vehicle parked in a disc parking place during business hours shall not be so parked for longer than the period indicated as the maximum parking period for that disc parking place by means of an authorised traffic sign.

(2) Where a vehicle which had been lawfully parked in a disc parking place is subsequently lawfully parked in another disc parking place, the period to which the subsequent parking is restricted by paragraph (1) of this Rule shall be reduced by a period equal to the period from the time indicated on the disc to the time when the subsequent parking commenced.

20 Interference with parking disc.

20. Where a vehicle is parked in a disc parking place during business hours a person shall not interfere with a parking disc exhibited in the vehicle.

21 Removal of vehicle from disc parking place.

21. A vehicle parked in a disc parking place at a time which is not during business hours shall be removed from the disc parking place when a period of business hours commences, unless at such commencement and during the remainder of the period of parking, a valid parking disc is exhibited in the interior of the vehicle in accordance with Rule 18 (1) ( b ) of these Rules and Rule 18 (1) ( c ) of these Rules shall apply from such commencement in respect of such parking.

22 Prohibition on certain parking inside an hour of leaving disc parking place.

22. A vehicle which had been parked in a disc parking place shall not be parked again in a disc parking place in the public road in which that disc parking place is situated until at least one hour after the vehicle last vacated that disc parking place.

23 Issue of parking discs.

23. Parking discs shall be issued by a local authority.

24 Fee for parking discs.

24. The fee for a parking disc shall be 20p.

25 Conditions for parking in disc parking places.

25. A vehicle which is parked in a disc parking place during business hours shall, where parking bays are provided at that disc parking place, be parked within the area comprising a parking bay.

26 Motor cycles and pedal cycles prohibited from parking in disc parking places.

26. Motor cycles and pedal cycles shall not be parked during business hours in disc parking places.

27 Non-application of rules 18 to 26 of these Rules to certain vehicles.

27. Rules 18 to 26 of these Rules shall not apply to —

( a ) a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of an obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a public road, the provision, alteration or repair of a main, drain, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, oil, water or electricity or of a telegraph or telephone line or the provision of a traffic sign,

( b ) a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance or a vehicle being used by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his duties as such member.

28 Permit for disabled drivers.

28. (1) This Rule applies to a mechanically propelled vehicle the registered owner and the driver of which is a disabled person.

(2) A local authority may grant to a disabled person a permit in writing under this rule.

(3) Where a disabled person holds a permit under this Rule, Rules 18 and 21 of these Rules shall not apply to a parking by that person in a disc parking place during business hours of the specified vehicle.

(4) The following provisions apply to a permit under this Rule:

(i) application for the permit shall be made in writing to the local authority in whose functional area the applicant resides or works;

(ii) the permit shall be for such period, not exceeding one year, as may be specified in the permit and may, at the discretion of the local authority, be extended on the 1st day of January in each succeeding year for another period not exceeding one year;

(iii) the permit shall be prominently displayed on the vehicle in respect of which it is granted when that vehicle is parked in a disc parking place during business hours.

(5) In this Rule —

"disabled person" means a person who, in the opinion of the local authority to which he applies for a permit under this Rule, is suffering from a permanent disability that prevents the person from walking or causes undue hardship to the person in walking;

"specified vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle the registered owner of which is a disabled person.

PART V Miscellaneous

29 Prohibition on depositing goods on roadway or footway.

29. (1) A person shall not deposit goods on a roadway or footway, except where necessary either because of a fire, flood, accident or other emergency or because a vehicle is being lawfully loaded or unloaded.

(2) ( a ) This paragraph of this Rule applies to a container which contains, or is intended to contain, refuse, rubble or similar material and is so constructed as to be capable of being attached to, or lifted by, a vehicle to facilitate the removal of the container from a roadway or footway.

( b ) A person shall not deposit, or allow to remain, a container to which this paragraph applies, on a roadway or footway during a period when vehicles are required to be lighted unless the container is so lighted as to be clearly visible, and does not cause any danger to other road users.

( c ) A person shall not deposit, or allow to remain, a container to which this paragraph applies, on a clearway at a time which is a clearway period for that roadway, or on a footway adjoining a clearway at such a time.

(3) Where a person deposits goods on a roadway or footway while lawfully loading or unloading a vehicle, he shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the goods from causing obstruction or avoidable inconvenience to traffic or pedestrians using the roadway or footway, and shall not allow the goods to remain on the roadway or footway for longer than is necessary for the purpose of the loading or unloading.

(4) This Rule does not apply to the placing of bins or other receptacles containing refuse on a roadway or footway on a day on which such refuse is usually collected from the public road concerned, but a person placing a bin or other such receptacle on a roadway or footway on such a day shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent obstruction or avoidable inconvenience to traffic or pedestrians using the roadway or footway.

30 Obligation to form a queue outside places of entertainment, etc.

30. (1) Persons awaiting admission to a place of entertainment or amusement or to some other place to which the public resort (whether on payment of money or otherwise) shall, should the entrance to such place form part of or be situate on a roadway or footway, form a queue at or near the entrance and in such manner as to avoid obstruction to pedestrians or vehicles.

(2) A person in a queue formed in accordance with this rule shall comply with a direction relating to the queue and made by a member of the Garda Síochána in uniform or by an employee from the place.

31 Obligation to form a queue at appointed stands.

31. (1) Persons awaiting admission to street service vehicles at appointed stands for such vehicles shall form a queue at or near the head of the appointed stand in such a manner as to avoid obstruction to pedestrians or vehicles.

(2) A person in a queue formed in accordance with this rule shall comply with a direction relating to the queue made by a member of the Garda Síochána in uniform.

SCHEDULE

Business Hours

Ref

Areas

Periods

Days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

The district electoral division of Borrisolagh

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Thursday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Thursday other than a holiday.

2.

The scheduled town of Cahir

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

3.

The urban district of Carrick-on-Suir

9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Saturday or a holiday.

9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Each Saturday other than a holiday.

4.

The urban district of Cashel.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday, a Saturday, or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Each Saturday other than a holiday.

5.

The district electoral division of Clogheen.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a holiday.

6.

The borough of Clonmel

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Thursday or a holiday.

7.

The Town of Fethard.

9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Thursday or a holiday.

9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Thursday other than a holiday.

8.

The district electoral divisions of Holycross and Gaile (Holycross).

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a holiday.

9.

The district electoral division of Killenaule.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

10.

The urban district of Nenagh.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

11.

The scheduled town of Roscrea.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a holiday.

12.

The urban district of Templemore.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

13.

The urban district of Tipperary.

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

14.

The urban district of Thurles

8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Each weekday other than a Wednesday or a holiday.

8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Each Wednesday other than a holiday.

GIVEN under my hand, this 23rd day of May, 1984.

L. WREN,

Commissioner of the Garda Síochána.

The Minister for the Environment hereby consents to the making of the foregoing temporary rules.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment,

this 13th day of June, 1984.

LIAM KAVANAGH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

1. These rules operate in lieu of all existing bye-laws in the county of Tipperary North Riding and the county of Tipperary South Riding.

2. Part II of the rules provides for and outlines the conditions for parking of vehicles on public roads, etc,.

3. Part III of the rules provides for a prohibition on the stopping or parking of vehicles for any purpose (unless exempted) during clearway periods. It also provides for pedestrianisation of streets and for loading bays.

4. Part IV of the rules provides for disc 'fee' parking facilities.

5. Part V of the rules prohibits the depositing of goods on roadways or footways (unless in the circumstances outlined), and provides for the formation of queues outside places of entertainment and at appointed 'taxi' stands.