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S.I. No. 211/1981 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Cork and County of Cork) Regulations, 1981

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 1981-06-08
Last updated 1986-12-31
State Repealed superseded text
Text As published
Source Irish Statute Book
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This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.

2 amending acts · 1986-12-31, S.I. No. 457/1986 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Cork and County of Cor…

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The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 , 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) amended as regards the said section 46 by section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation

1.

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Cork and County of Cork) Regulations, 1981.

Commencement

2.

2.

These Regulations shall come into operation on the 15th day of June, 1981.

Interpretation

3.

3.

In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires

“the Act” means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

“road” means a public road;

“perimeter road” means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a county or other borough, an urban district or a town;

“special speed limit” and “built-up area speed limit” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part IV of the Act;

“distance” means distance as measured along the centre line of a road.

Built-up area speed limit

4.

4.

(1) Each of the roads described in the First Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared not to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

Special speed limit

5.

5.

(1) Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

Exceptions

6.

6.

There shall be excepted from the special speed limit prescribed in article 5 of these Regulations and from the built-up area speed limit the following:—

Revocation

7.

7.

The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Cork and County of Cork) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 370 of 1977 ) are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Roads declared not to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1.

The following roads in the town of Bantry:—

2.

The following roads in the Urban District of Clonakilty:—

3.

The following road in the Urban District of Cobh:—

The Cork Road (High Road) between the urban district boundary and a point 92 metres west of its junction with Spy Hill.

4.

The following roads in the County Borough of Cork:—

5.

The following roads in the Urban District of Fermoy:—

6.

The following roads in the Urban District of Kinsale:—

7.

The following roads in the Urban District of Macroom:—

8.

8.

The following roads in the Urban District of Mallow:—

9.

9.

The following road in the Urban District of Midleton:—

Park Road North.

10.

10.

The following roads in the town of Passage West:—

11.

11.

The following roads in the Urban District of Skibbereen:—

12.

12.

The following roads in the Urban District of Youghal:—

SECOND SCHEDULE

Roads declared to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1.

The following roads at Ardgroom:—

2.

The following roads at Ballincollig:—

3.

The following roads at Ballineen:—

4.

The following roads at Ballingeary:—

5.

The following roads at Ballinhassig:—

6.

The following roads at Ballycotton:—

7.

The following roads at Ballydehob:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Skibbereen Road 85 metres from its junction with the Station Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Skibbereen Road.

8.

The following roads at Ballydesmond:—

9.

The following roads at Ballyhooley:—

10.

The following roads at Ballymacoda:—

11.

The following roads at Ballynoe:—

12.

The following roads adjacent to the town of Bandon:—

together with the part of the Gallows Hill Road which lies outside this area.

13.

13.

The following roads at Banteer:—

14.

14.

The following roads at Blarney:—

15.

15.

The following roads at Boherboy or Boherbue:—

16.

16.

The following roads at Buttevant:—

17.

17.

The following roads at Carrigaline:—

18.

18.

The following roads at Carrignavar:—

19.

19.

The following road at Carrigrohane:—

The Model Farm Road between the centre line of Carrigrohane Bridge and a point 20 metres east of its junction with the Kilumney Road.

20.

20.

The following roads at Carrigrohane Beg:—

21.

21.

The following roads at Carrigtwohill:—

22.

22.

The following roads at Castlelyons-Bridesbridge:—

23.

23.

The following roads at Castlemartyr:—

24.

24.

The following roads at Castletown-Bearhaven:—

25.

25.

The following roads at Castletownroche:—

26.

26.

The following roads at Churchtown:—

27.

27.

The following roads at Cloghroe:—

28.

28.

The following roads in and adjacent to the Urban District of Clonakilty:—

29.

29.

The following roads at Cloyne:—

30.

30.

The following roads at Coachford:—

31.

31.

The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Cobh:—

32.

32.

The following roads at Conna:—

33.

33.

The following roads adjacent to the County Borough of Cork:—

Starting at the point where the said boundary intersects the eastern side of Blackash Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the Grange Road 396 metres east of Frankfield Cross, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the Donnybrook Road 73 metres north of Scairt Cross Roads, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on the Carrigaline Road 567 metres south of its junction with the Rochestown Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the Maryborough Hill Road 1,317 metres south-east of its junction with the Rochestown Road, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on the northern edge of the Rochestown Road 723 metres east of its junction with the Maryborough Hill Road, and thence to the boundary of the said county borough at the southern end of the Ballinure Road.

34.

34.

The following roads at Crookstown:—

35.

35.

The following roads at Crosshaven:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the High Water Mark due north of a point on the Carrigaline Road 92 metres west of the boundary between the townlands of Knocknagore and Hoddersfield and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last mentioned point in a general south-westerly and westerly direction along the said High Water Mark to the commencement point.

36.

36.

The following roads at Drimoleague:—

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37.

The following roads at Dromahane:—

38.

38.

The following roads at Dromina:—

39.

39.

The following roads at Dunmanway:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Cork Road at the westernmost point of Long Bridge and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Cork Road.

40.

40.

The following roads at Durrus:—

41.

41.

The following roads at Enniskean:—

42.

42.

The following roads at Eyeries:—

43.

43.

The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Fermoy:—

44.

44.

The following roads at Freemount:—

45.

45.

The following road at Glanmire:—

The Dublin-Cork road between a point 50 metres north of the centre line of Glanmire Bridge and a point 284 metres south-west of its junction with Church Hill Road.

46.

46.

The following roads at Glanworth:—

47.

47.

The following roads at Glengarriff:-

48.

48.

The following roads at Glenville:-

49.

49.

The following roads at Goleen:-

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Toormore Cross Road 50 metres north of its junction with the Lissygriffin Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Toormore Road.

50.

50.

The following roads at Inchigeelagh:-

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51.

The following roads at Inishannon:-

52.

52.

The following roads at Kanturk:-

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53.

The following roads at Kealkil:-

54.

54.

The following roads at Kerry Pike (Blarney):-

55.

55.

The following roads at Kildorrery:-

56.

56.

The following roads at Killavullen:-

57.

57.

The following roads at Killeagh:-

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58.

The following roads at Killeens:-

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59.

The following roads at Kilnamartyra:-

60.

60.

The following roads at Kilworth:-

61.

61.

The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Kinsale:-

62.

62.

The following roads at Knocknagree:-

63.

63.

The following roads at Ladysbridge:-

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64.

The following roads at Leap:-

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65.

The following roads at Liscarroll:-

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66.

The following roads at Little Island:-

67.

67.

The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Mallow:-

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68.

The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Midleton:-

69.

69.

The following roads at Milford:-

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70.

The following roads at Millstreet:-

71.

71.

The following roads at Mitchelstown:—

All roads (other than the road mentioned at reference 34 (d) in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Dublin Road 32 metres north of its junction with the Ballinwillin Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point of the Dublin Road.

72.

72.

The following roads at Newmarket:—

73.

73.

The following road at Newtown-Roscarberry:—

The Clonakilty-Skibbereen road between a point 92 metres north-west of its junction with Closheen Lane and a point 138 metres south-east of its junction with Tanyard Lane.

74.

74.

The following roads at Newtownshandrum:-

75.

75.

The following roads at Rathcormack:—

76.

76.

The following roads at Rathluirc:—

All roads (other than those roads mentioned at reference 37 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Limerick Road 440 metres north of its junction with the road connecting the said road with Chapel Street and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Limerick Road.

77.

77.

The following roads at Ringaskiddy:—

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78.

The following roads at Riverstown:—

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79.

The following roads at Rockchapel:—

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80.

The following roads at Schull:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Seafort Cross Road 65 metres from its junction with the Airhill Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:-

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Seafort Cross Road.

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81.

The following roads at Lower Shanbally:—

82.

82.

The following roads at Watergrasshill:—

83.

83.

The following roads at Whitechurch:—

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84.

The following road adjacent to the Urban District of Youghal:—

Those portions of the road connecting the Killeagh Road with the Claycastle Strand Road lying outside the boundary of the urban district of Youghal.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 miles per hour is prescribed.

1.

The following roads at Lower Aghada:—

2.

The following roads at Upper Aghada:—

3.

The following roads at Aherla:—

4.

The following road at Ballineen/Enniskean:—

The Cork-Bantry road between a point 545 metres west of its junction with the Curate's Road and a point 156 metres east of its junction with Ballineen School Line.

5.

The following roads at Ballygarvan:—

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