S.I. No. 288/1982 - Waterford Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1982.


S.I. No. 288 of 1982.

WATERFORD APPOINTED STANDS (STREET SERVICE VEHICLES) BYE-LAWS, 1982.

Arrangement of bye-laws:

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

3. Revocation.

4. Appointment of appointed stands.

5. Position of vehicles on appointed stands.

6. Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands.

7. Vacancies at appointed stands.

8. General provisions relating to appointed stands.

9. General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire.

S.I. No. 288 of 1982.

WATERFORD APPOINTED STANDS (STREET SERVICE VEHICLES) BYE-LAWS, 1982.

I, PATRICK McLAUGHLIN, Commissioner of the Garda Siochana, 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), the Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 269 of 1977 ), with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, and after consultation with the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Waterford, hereby make the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the county borough of Waterford:

1 Short title.

1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Waterford Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1982.

2 Interpretation.

2. In these bye-laws—

"Schedule" means the schedule to these bye-laws;

"street" means a public road.

3 Revocation.

3. The Waterford Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1979 ( S.I. No. 72 of 1981 ), are hereby revoked.

4 Appointment of appointed stands.

4. In each street mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule, the part of the street described in column (3) of the Schedule opposite the mention in column (2) of that street shall be an appointed stand available, subject to these bye-laws, for use without limitation as to time or occasion.

5 Position of vehicles on appointed stands.

5. (1) The following provisions apply to a street service vehicle standing for hire at an appointed stand:

( a ) the vehicle shall be placed in the appropriate position specified in column (5) of the Schedule;

( b ) the whole of the vehicle shall be inside the limits of the stand specified in column (3) of the Schedule;

( c ) the distance from the kerb to the nearest part of the vehicle shall not exceed 18 inches;

( d ) where there is no street service vehicle already on the stand the vehicle shall be placed at the head of the stand, and each vehicle subsequently entering the stand shall, subject to bye-law 6 of these bye-laws, be placed as close as practicable to the vehicle at the head of the stand.

(2) A street service vehicle placed on an appointed stand but not complying with paragraph (1) of this bye-law shall be deemed for the purpose of these bye-laws not to be standing for hire on that stand.

6 Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands.

6. Whenever the number of street service vehicles standing for hire on an appointed stand is equal to the number mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule opposite the mention of the appointed stand in column (3) of the Schedule, the driver of a street service vehicle not already so standing for hire shall not place that vehicle on that stand.

7 Vacancies at appointed stands.

7. Whenever a vacancy occurs at an appointed stand (other than that specified at reference number 1 of the Schedule) because of the departure from the stand of a street service vehicle, the street service vehicle nearest to the space vacated shall be moved forward by its driver into that space, and each driver of any other street service vehicle then standing on that appointed stand shall in turn move forward his vehicle into the space nearest to him in the direction of the head of the stand.

8 General provisions relating to appointed stands.

8. (1) The following provisions apply in respect of street service vehicles standing for hire on an appointed stand:

( a ) a street service vehicle shall not be so placed on an appointed stand that it rests wholly or partly on a footway or that portion of the vehicle projects over the footway so as to interfere with pedestrians using the footway;

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

( c ) neither the driver of such a street service vehicle nor any other person shall make any unnecessary noise by means of or in relation to the vehicle or the engine or any equipment, fittings or instruments fitted to or carried on the vehicle or any loudspeaker in or on or in any way connected with the vehicle.

(2) The driver of a street service vehicle which is placed on, being brought into or removed from an appointed stand shall comply with all directions given to him by a member of the Garda Siochana in relation to the placing of the vehicle on the appointed stand or the bringing of the vehicle into, or the removal of the vehicle from, the appointed stand.

9 General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire.

9. A driver of a street service vehicle shall not stand it for hire in the county borough of Waterford otherwise than on an appointed stand and in accordance with these bye-laws.

SCHEDULE

Ref. No.

Name of Street

Limits of Appointed Stands

Maximum No. of Vehicles

Position of vehicles on stands

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1

Old Terminus Street

On the northern side of the original south boundary wall of the pre-1978 Terminus Street, from a point 55 feet 1½ inches (16.8 meters) west of the line of Redmond Bridge westwards for a further distance of 98 feet 5 inches (30 metres).

12

In single line with rear to kerb facing northwards.

2

Meagher's Quay

On the south side of the roadway from a point 110 feet 9 inches (33.750 metres) west of the line of the western footpath of Barronstrand Street for a distance of 72 feet 2 inches (22 metres) westwards.

4

In single line parallel to kerb facing westwards.

3

Barronstrand Street

On the east side of the roadway from a point 18 feet (5.5 metres) north of the line of its junction with Blackfriars Street for a distance of 72 feet 2 inches (22 metres) northwards.

4

In single line parallel to kerb facing southwards.

GIVEN under my hand, this 13th day of May, 1982.

PATRICK McLAUGHLIN

Commissioner of the Garda Siochana.

The Minister for the Environment hereby consents to the making of the foregoing bye-laws.

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

this 25th day of August, 1982.

RAPHAEL P. BURKE

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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, and

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