S.I. No. 292/2002 - Castlebar Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002.


ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS


1.

Citation.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Appointment of appointed stands.

4.

Position of vehicles at appointed stands.

5.

Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands.

6.

Vacancies at appointed stands.

7.

General provisions relating to appointed stands.

8.

General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire.

SCHEDULE

Permanent Appointed Stands

I, Michael P. Byrne, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 84 (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) (as adapted by the Environment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 322 of 1997 )), with the consent of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government and after consultation with Castlebar Town Council, make the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the town of Castlebar.

Citation.

1.       These bye-laws may be cited as the Castlebar Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws 2002.

Interpretation.

2.       (1)      In these bye-laws -

“Schedule” means the Schedule to these bye-laws;

“street” means a public road.

(2)      In these bye-laws —

(a)      a reference to the head of an appointed stand shall be construed as a reference to that end of the appointed stand from which the limits of the appointed stand are reckoned in column (3) of the Schedule;

(b)      a reference to the rear of an appointed stand shall be construed as a reference to that end of the appointed stand to which the limits of the appointed stand are reckoned in column (3) of the Schedule;

(c)      a reference to the order of street service vehicles at an appointed stand shall be construed as a reference to the order of the vehicles reckoned from the head of the appointed stand to the rear of the appointed stand.

Appointment of appointed stands.

3.       Subject to these bye-laws, in each location mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule, each part of the roadway described in column (3) of the Schedule opposite the mention in column (2) of the location shall be available for use as an appointed stand without limitation as to time.

Position of vehicles at appointed stands.

4. (1)  A street service vehicle standing for hire at an appointed stand shall be placed —

(a)      within the limits of the appointed stand as specified in column (3) of the Schedule,

(b)      in the position specified in column (5) of the Schedule opposite the mention of the appointed stand in column (3) of the Schedule and,

(c)      in case there is no street service vehicle already at the appointed stand, at the head of the appointed stand or, in any other case, next in order and as near as practicable to the street service vehicle at the appointed stand.

(2)  A street service vehicle standing for hire at an appointed stand shall not be placed more than 45 centimetres from the kerb.

(3)  A street service vehicle shall be deemed for the purpose of these bye-laws not to be standing for hire at the appointed stand if it does not comply with this bye-law.

Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands.

5.       The number of street service vehicles standing for hire at an appointed stand specified in column (3) of the Schedule at any reference number shall not exceed the number specified in column (4) of the Schedule at that reference number.

Vacancies at appointed stands.

6.       Whenever a street service vehicle vacates its position at an appointed stand it shall be replaced immediately by the street service vehicle (if any) next in order at the stand.

General provisions relating to appointed stands.

7.       The following provisions shall apply to street service vehicles standing for hire at an appointed stand:

(a)      a person shall not wash, overhaul or execute repairs to such a street service vehicle, except such repairs as may be necessary to enable the vehicle to be removed from the appointed stand;

(b)      the driver of such a street service vehicle shall comply with any directions given to him or her by a member of the Garda Síochána in relation to placing the street service vehicle at the appointed stand or in relation to bringing it into, or removing it from, the appointed stand.

General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire.

8.       A driver of a street service vehicle shall not stand the street service vehicle for hire in the town of Castlebar otherwise than at an appointed stand and in accordance with these bye-laws.

SCHEDULE

PERMANENT APPOINTED STANDS

Ref. No.

Location

Limits of Appointed Stand

Maximum Number of Vehicles

Position of Vehicles on Appointed Stand.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

Old Westport Road R310

Northwest side between a point 28 metres northeast of its northeastern junction with St. Patrick's Avenue and a point 52 metres northeast of the junction.

4

In single line parallel to the kerb facing northeastwards.

2

The Mall R917

Northwest side of the section of the R917 from Spencer Street to John Moore Road between a point 10 metres southwest of its junction with the road on the northeast side of the Mall from Rock Square to Spencer Street and a point 34 metres southwest of the junction.

4

In single line parallel to the kerb facing northeastwards.

3

Rush Street

East side between a point 25 metres northeast of its junction with Lucan Street and a point 43 metres northeast of the junction.

3

In single line parallel to the kerb facing northeastwards.

4

New Antrim Street

West side between a point 35 metres south of its junction with Lower Chapel Street and a point 59 metres south of the junction.

4

In a single line parallel to the kerb facing northwards.

5

Upper Chapel Street

Southeast side between a point 56 metres southwest of its junction with Tucker Street and a point 80 metres southwest of the junction.

4

In a single line parallel to the kerb facing northeastwards.

6

Ballinrobe Road N84

East side between a point 18 metres south of its junction with Maryland Residential Estate and a point 42 metres south of the junction.

4

In single line parallel to the kerb facing southwards.

7

McHale Road

East side between a point 45 metres south of its junction with R373 and a point 75 metres south of the junction.

5

In single line parallel to the kerb facing southwards.

8

Hopkins Road

Northwest side from a point 63 metres southwest of its junction with Duke Street and a point 87 metres southeast of the junction.

4

In single line parallel to the kerb facing northeastwards junction.

9

Bridge Street.

Northwest side between a point 10 metres southwest of its junction with Linenhall Street and a point 40 metres of the junction.

5

In a single line parallel to the kerb facing southwestwards.

10

Market Street.

Northwest side between a point 23 metres northeast of its junction with Shamble Street and a point 41 metres northeast of the junction.

3

In a single line parallel to the kerb facing southwestwards.

11

Market Street.

Southeast side between a point 6 metres northeast of its junction with Castle Street and a point 30 metres northeast of the junction.

4

In a single line parallel to the kerb facing southwestwards.

Given under my hand,

       9 th   may          2002.

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COMMISSIONER OF THE GARDA SIOCHANA

In exercise of the power conferred on the Minister for the Environment and Local Government by section 84 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 , I, Minister for the Environment and Local Government, consent to the making of the foregoing bye-laws.

Given under my official seal,

  21st day of    May          2002.

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Minister for the Environment and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These bye-laws -

(1)            provide stands for street service vehicles as indicated in the Schedule to these bye-laws;

(2)            outline the conditions subject to which street service vehicles may lawfully use the stands.

(3)            prohibit the driver of a street service vehicle from standing the vehicle for hire elsewhere than on an appointed stand in the town of Castlebar.