S.I. No. 281/1975 - Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations, 1975.

S.I. No. 281 of 1975.

ROAD TRAFFIC GENERAL BYE-LAWS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1975.

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 60 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws (Amendment) Regulations, 1975.

2. Article 13 of the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1964 ) is hereby amended

( a ) by the insertion in paragraph (2) before the word "amber" where such word is first-mentioned of the word "non-flashing",

and

( b ) by the addition of the following paragraph—

"(5) A driver facing a traffic light lamp which shows a flashing amber light may proceed beyond the stop line at that light (or, if there is no such stop line, beyond the light) but shall yield the right of way to pedestrians crossing the roadway at the said lamp."

3. Article 37 of the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964 is hereby amended by the addition thereto after the word "green" of the words "and non-flashing."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 28th day of November, 1975.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964 consequent on the introduction of pedestrian crossings incorporating flashing traffic etc. lights as prescribed in the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975.