S.I. No. 66/1977 - Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977.


S.I. No. 66 of 1977.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1977.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers vested in 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 ( S.I. No. 25 of 1968 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977.

(2) The Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1975 and these Regulations shall be construed together and may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1977.

2. Paragraph 8 of Part VI of the First Schedule to the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ) (inserted by article 5 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 217 of 1969 )) is hereby amended by the substitution of "one and three-quarter inches" for "six inches".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 4th day of March, 1977.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 to 1975. They are designed to provide for a reduction in the size of Sign No. 213 when this sign is affixed to a parking meter.