Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023

Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2004

53. Section 9 of the Act of 2004 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the deletion of “(‘special speed limit bye-laws’)”, and “(‘special speed limit’)”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “other than a national managed road, part of a national managed road or carriageway or lane of a national managed road” after “specified carriageway or lane of a public road”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “section 10D” for “this section”, and

(ii) in paragraph (f), by the substitution of “section 10D” for “subsection (9)”,

(c) by the deletion of subsection (6),

(d) by the deletion of subsection (9),

(e) in subsection (11), by inserting “under this section” after “special speed limit bye-laws”,

(f) in subsection (12), by inserting “under this section” after “special speed limit bye-laws”, and

(g) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (12):

“(13) Where—

(a) a speed limit specified in bye-laws under this section is the speed limit on a road for mechanically propelled vehicles, and

(b) the Minister designates such road or a part thereof as a national managed road,

the speed limit specified in bye-laws under this section in respect of the road shall continue to be the speed limit on that road for mechanically propelled vehicles until the National Roads Authority makes bye-laws under section 9A specifying a speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles in respect of that national managed road or part thereof.”.