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S.I. No. 126/1987 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Clare) Regulations, 1987

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 1987-05-04
Last updated 1991-10-25
State Repealed superseded text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.

1 amending act · 1991-10-25, S.I. No. 274/1991 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Clare) Regulations, 1991

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S.I. No. 126 of 1987.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF CLARE) REGULATIONS, 1987.

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:—

1 Citation.

1.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Clare) Regulations, 1987.

2 Commencement.

2.

2. These Regulations shall came into operation on the 18^th day of May, 1987.

3 Interpretation.

3.

3. In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires—

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"build up area speed limit" and "special 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;

"National Road" means a road declared to be a National Road in the Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1977 ) and any reference to the number of such road shall be a reference to the number of such road as shown in column 1 of the First Schedule or column 1 of the Second Schedule to the aforementioned Order;

"perimeter road" means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of an urban district or a town;

"road" means a public road;

4 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 purpose of section 45 of the Act.

5 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.

6 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:—

7 ..

7.

7. The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Clare) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1983 ) 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 Act.

1.

The following roads in the town of Kilkee:—

2.

The following roads in the Urban District of Kilrush:—

3.

The following roads in the town of Shannon:

commencing at the point where the boundary of the said town intersects the north-western edge of the Shannon-Ballycasey road, thence in a straight line to a point on the south-eastern edge of the Shannon-Ballycasey road opposite the last mentioned point, thence in a north-easterly direction along the south-eastern edge of the Shannon-Ballycasey road to its intersection with the north-eastern edge of the Aidan Park road, thence along the north-eastern edge of the Aidan Park road to a point 940 metres south-east of the junction of the said road with the Shannon-Ballycasey road, thence in a straight line to the south-eastern terminal point of Sli-na-Mara Road, thence in a straight line to the south-eastern terminal point of Corrib Drive, then in a straight line to the southernmost point on Drumgeely Hill road and thence in a straight line to the point on the boundary of the town of Shannon nearest to the last mentioned point.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Roads declared to be public roads in a built-up area for the purpose of section 45 of the Act.

1.

The following roads at Ballynacally:

2.

The following roads at Ballyvaughan:—

3.

The following roads at Bodyke:—

4.

The following roads at Broadford:—

5.

The following roads at Carrigaholt:—

6.

The following roads at Clarecastle:—

7.

The following roads at Cloonlara:—

8.

8.

The following roads at Connolly:—

9.

9.

The following roads at Cooraclare:—

10.

10.

The following roads at Corofin:—

11.

11.

The following roads at Cree:—

12.

12.

The following roads at Crusheen:—

13.

13.

The following roads at Doonbeg:—

14.

14.

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

15.

15.

The following roads at Ennistymon:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Ennis Road 110 metres south-east of its junction with the Circular 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 Ennis Road.

16.

16.

The following roads at Kildysert:—

17.

17.

The following roads at Kilfenora

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Kilfenora-Corofin road 110 metres south-east of its junction with the Lisdoonvarna 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 Corofin Road.

18.

18.

The following roads adjacent to the town of Kilkee:—

19.

19.

The following roads at Killimer:—

20.

20.

The following roads at Kilkishen:—

21.

21.

The following roads at Killaloe:—

22.

22.

The following roads at Kilmihill:—

23.

23.

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

The Aylevaroo Road for a distance of 138 metres from the point where it is intersected by the boundary of the urban district of Kilrush.

24.

24.

The following roads at Knock:—

25.

25.

The following roads at Labasheeda:—

26.

26.

The following roads at Lahinch:—

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27.

The following roads at Liscannor:—

28.

28.

The following roads at Lisdoonvarna:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Kilfenora road 787 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballyvaughan road (National Road N67) 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 Kilfenora Road.

29.

29.

The following roads at Milltown Malbay:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Church Road 412 metres north-east of the junction of Church Street with the Ennistymon Road (National Road N67) 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 Church Road.

30.

30.

The following roads at Mountshannon:—

31.

31.

The following road at Mullagh:—

The Main Street between a point 233 metres west of its junction with the Milltown Malbay-Kilmihil road and a point 120 metres west of its junction with the access road to the County Council housing scheme.

32.

32.

The following roads at Newmarket-on-Fergus:—

33.

33.

The following roads at O'Callaghan's Mills:—

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34.

The following roads at Parteen:—

(a ) The Longpavement Road for a distance of 470 metres from its junction with the Connor's Cross Road.

35.

35.

The following roads at Quilty:—

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36.

The following roads at Quin:—

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37.

The following roads at Ruan:—

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38.

The following roads at Scarriff and Tuamgraney:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on Church Road 770 metres north of its junction with the Feakle 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 Church Road.

39.

39.

The following roads at Sixmilebridge:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Limerick Road 828 metres south of its junction with the Square 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.

40.

40.

The following roads at Tulla:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Gort Road 211 metres north-west of its junction with the Doonaun 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 Gort Road.

41.

41.

The following roads at Whitegate:—

THIRD SCHEDULE

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

1.

The following road at Barefield:—

The Galway-Ennis road (National Road N18) between a point 720 metres north-east of its junction with the Trinaderry Road and a point 340 metres south-west of the said junction.

2.

The following road at Bunratty:—

The Limerick-Ennis road (National Road N18) between a point 230 metres east of the centre line of Bunratty Bridge and a point 732 metres west of the said centre line.

3.

The following road at Corofin:—

The Ennis Road between a point 37 metres south-east of its junction with the Ennistymon Road and a point 305 metres south-east of the said junction.

4.

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

5.

The following road at Ennistymon:—

The Lahinch Road (National Road N17) between a point 250 metres west of its junction with Bogberry Road and a point 550 metres west of the said junction.

6.

The following roads at Inagh:—

7.

The following road at Killaloe:—

The Scarriff Road between a point 385 metres north of its junction with the continuation of New Street and a point 1,160 metres north of the said junction.

8.

The following road at Lahinch:—

The Ennistymon-Milltown Malbay road (National Road N67) between a point 357 metres north-east of its junction with the Liscannor Road and a point 570 metres north-east of the said junction.

9.

The following road adjacent to the County Borough of Limerick:—

The Broadford Road for a distance of 778 metres north-eastwards from the boundary between the counties of Limerick and Clare at Athlunkard Bridge.

10.

The following road at Lisdoonvara:—

The Kilfenora Road between a point 787 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballyvaughan Road and a point 1,070 metres south-east of the said junction.

11.

The foliowing roads at Lissycasey:—

12.

The following road at Milltown-Malbay:—

The Spanish Point or Flag Road (National Road N67) between a point 348 metres south-west of its junction with Main Street and a point 823 metres south-west of the said junction.

13.

The following road at Shannon:—

The Shannon-Ballycasey road between a point 45 metres north-east of its junction with the Aidan Park Road and a point 150 metres south-west of its southernmost junction with the Drumgeely Road.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 50 miles per hour is prescribed.

1.

The following roads at Setrights Cross, Cratloe:—

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

4th day of May, 1987.

PADRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Clare) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1983 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in this area.

The Regulations exclude the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule from the scope of the built-up area speed limit prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 and declare the public roads mentioned in the Second Schedule to be subject to that speed limit.

The Regulations prescribe a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Third Schedule.

The Regulations also prescribe a speed limit of 50 miles per hour in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Fourth Schedule.

Ambulances, fire brigade vehicles and Garda Síochána vehicles while being used in the course of duty are excepted from all speed limits by the Regulations.

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