The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

1997/276 · Made 12 February 1997 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
2. 1Title and commencement
3. 2Interpretation
4. Part II: RULES OF THE ROAD
5. 3Rule of the road
6. Part III: GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
7. 4Traffic regulation orders
8. 5Experimental traffic control schemes
9. 6Temporary suspension of traffic regulation orders or experimental traffic control schemes
10. 7Temporary traffic regulation
11. 8General traffic regulations
12. 8AProhibition or restriction of use of public roads: special events
13. 9Supplementary
14. Part IV: PARKING PLACES
15. 9AParking places: introductory
16. 10Power of parking authority to provide parking places
17. 11Additional powers in respect of off-street parking places
18. 12Provision of access to premises through off-street parking places
19. 13Provisions as to use of parking places
20. 14Offences and proceedings in connection with parking places provided under Article 10 or 11
21. 15Designation of parking places on roads for which charges may be made
22. 16Charges for parking in designated parking places
23. 17Regulation of designated parking places
24. 18Supplementary provisions relating to designation orders
25. 19Offences relating to parking places on roads where charges may be made
26. 20Acceptance of payment as bar to proceedings under Article 19
27. 21Parking devices for designated parking places
28. 22Offences in connection with parking devices
29. 23Mishandling of parking devices, etc.
30. 24Public service vehicle plying for hire in parking place
31. 25Parking attendants
32. 26Acquisition and inspection, etc., of apparatus
33. 27Protection of parking authority from liability
34. Part 4A: TAXIS
35. 27ATaxi regulation orders
36. Part V: TRAFFIC SIGNS
37. 28Traffic signs
38. 29Power to provide signs
39. 30Warning devices for indicating temporary obstructions
40. 31Warning of danger to traffic
41. 32Power of constable, etc., to place traffic signs
42. 33Interference with, or damage to, traffic signs
43. 34Unauthorised signs
44. 35Powers of Department relating to the removal of signs
45. Part VI: SPEED LIMITS
46. 36General speed limit on restricted roads
47. 37Restricted roads
48. 38Speed limits on roads other than restricted roads
49. 39Speed limits for particular classes of vehicles
50. 40Temporary or experimental speed limits
51. 41Traffic signs for indicating speed restrictions
52. 42Exemption for fire engines, etc.
53. 43Contravening speed limit
54. Part VII: TRAFFIC WARDENS
55. 44Employment of traffic wardens
56. 45Employment of traffic wardens as parking attendants
57. 46Uniform of traffic wardens
58. Part VIII: REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF VEHICLES
59. 47Power of constable to require removal of vehicles
60. 48Power of constable to remove vehicles
61. 49Power of Department to remove vehicles
62. 50Obstructing removal of vehicles
63. 51Disposal of vehicles by a police officer
64. 52Disposal of vehicles by the Department
65. 53Disposal of vehicles by district council
66. 54Recovery of expenses connected with removed vehicles
67. Part IX: MISCELLANEOUS
68. Disabled persons
69. 55Disabled persons' badges
70. Road safety
71. 58Provisions for safety of pedestrians, etc.
72. 59Pedestrian crossings
73. 60School crossings
74. Offences
75. 61Offences
76. Other miscellaneous provisions
77. 62Permits authorising carriage of greater weights
78. 63Repayment of charges
79. 64Power to install equipment for detection of traffic offences
80. 65Inquiries
81. 66Power to prohibit or restrict use of vehicles on certain bridges
82. 67Prospective exercise of powers
83. 68Hovercraft
84. 69Trolley vehicles
85. 70The Crown
86. 71Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners
87. 72Application of speed limits to Belfast Harbour Estate
88. 73Transitional provisions
89. 74Regulations and orders
90. Schedule 1: TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS
91. 1Paragraph 1
92. 2Paragraph 2
93. 3Paragraph 3
94. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
95. 5Paragraph 5
96. 6Paragraph 6
97. Schedule 2: EXPERIMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SCHEMES
98. 1Paragraph 1
99. 2Paragraph 2
100. 3Paragraph 3
101. 4Paragraph 4
102. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
103. 6Paragraph 6
104. 7Paragraph 7
105. 8Paragraph 8
106. 9Paragraph 9
107. 10Paragraph 10
108. Schedule 3: TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION
109. 1Paragraph 1
110. 2Paragraph 2
111. 3Paragraph 3
112. 4Paragraph 4
113. 5Paragraph 5
114. Schedule 3A: PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF USE OF PUBLIC ROADS: SPECIAL EVENTS
115. Interpretation
116. 1Paragraph 1
117. Prohibition or restriction on public roads in connection with special events
118. 2Paragraph 2
119. Procedure for making orders
120. 3Paragraph 3
121. Recovery of certain costs
122. 4Paragraph 4
123. Guidance
124. 5Paragraph 5
125. Offences in relation to orders
126. 6Paragraph 6
127. Schedule 4: ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 10, 13 OR 15
128. 1Paragraph 1
129. 2Paragraph 2
130. 3Paragraph 3
131. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
132. 5Paragraph 5
133. 6Paragraph 6
134. 7Paragraph 7
135. 8Paragraph 8
136. Schedule 4A: ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 27A
137. 1Paragraph 1
138. 2Paragraph 2
139. 3Paragraph 3
140. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
141. 5Paragraph 5
142. 6Paragraph 6
143. Schedule 5: ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 36(3)(a), 37 OR 38
144. 1Paragraph 1
145. 2Paragraph 2
146. 3Paragraph 3
147. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
148. 5Paragraph 5
149. 6Paragraph 6
150. Schedule 6: INQUIRIES
151. 1Paragraph 1
152. 2Paragraph 2
153. 3Paragraph 3
154. Schedule Schedule
155. Schedule Schedule