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Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/2 · Made 4 January 1996 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 4th January 1996

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Coming into operation 19th February 1996

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 50(4)(a) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981f1 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Increase of speed limit
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Reduction of speed limit
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule 1: Restricted roads on which the speed limit is increased from 30 mph to 40 mph
  8. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  9. 2Paragraph 2
  10. 3Paragraph 3
  11. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  12. 5Paragraph 5
  13. 6Paragraph 6
  14. 7Paragraph 7
  15. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  16. 9Paragraph 9
  17. 10Paragraph 10
  18. 11Paragraph 11
  19. 12Paragraph 12
  20. 13Paragraph 13
  21. 14Paragraph 14
  22. 15Paragraph 15
  23. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  24. 17Paragraph 17
  25. 18Paragraph 18
  26. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  27. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  28. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  29. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  30. 23Paragraph 23
  31. Schedule 2: Restricted roads on which the speed limit is increased from 30 mph to 50 mph
  32. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  33. 2Paragraph 2
  34. Schedule 3: Restricted roads on which the speed limit is reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  37. Schedule 4: Revocations
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Paragraph 2
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. 5Paragraph 5
  43. 6Paragraph 6
  44. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 19th February 1996.

(2)

In this Order “the 1981 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

2Increase of speed limitI1

The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be increased from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 1.

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The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be increased from 30 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 2.

4Reduction of speed limitI1

The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be reduced from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 3.

5RevocationsI1

The provisions described in Schedule 4 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

E. J. Galway

Assistant Secretary

4th January 1996.

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Greystone Road, Route B95, Antrim, from its junction with Greystone Road Roundabout, to a point approximately 750 metres north-east of that junction.

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Belfast Road, Route A2, Carrickfergus, from its junction with Marine Highway, Route A2, to a point approximately 100 metres north-east of its junction with Trooperslane Road, Route C76.

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Belfast Road, Route A3, Dollingstown, Lurgan, from its junction with Dromore Road, Route B2, to a point approximately 125 metres east of its junction with Inn Road.

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Drumagarner Road, Route B75, Kilrea, from a point approximately 40 metres north-east of its junction with Lismoyle Road, Route C547, to a point approximately 690 metres north-east of its junction with Moneysallin Road, Route C548.

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Drumsaragh Road, Unclassified No. 376, Kilrea, from its junction with Drumagarner Road, Route B75, to a point approximaely 573 metres north-west of that junction.

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Hillhead Road, Route C557, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Quarry Road, Route C550, to a point approximately 515 metres east of that junction.

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Knockcloghrim Link Road, Route C557, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Quarry Road, Route C550, to a point approximately 240 metres west of that junction.

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Lurganagoose Road, Route C550, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 200 metres south of that junction.

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Quarry Road, Route C550, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 265 metres north-east of that junction.

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Rocktown Lane, Unclassified No. 83, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 80 metres north of that junction.

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Avenue Road, Route A3, Lurgan, from its junction with Dromore Road, Route B2, to a point approximately 252 metres west of that junction.

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Ballaghmore Road, Route B145, Portballintrae, from a point approximately 165 metres north-west of its junction with Dunluce Road, Route A2, to a point approximately 470 metres south-east of its junction with Bushfoot Road.

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Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from its junction with Derry Road, Route B72, to a point approximately 120 metres south-west of that junction.

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Bradley Way, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from a point approximately 130 metres north-west of its junction with Clady Road, Route B85, to its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3).

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Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), Strabane.

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Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from a point approximately 200 metres north-east of its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 120 metres south-west of its junction with Derry Road, Route B72.

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Ballee Road West, Unclassified No. 77, Ballymena, from its junction with Antrim Road, Route A26, to a point approximately 500 metres south-west of that junction.

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Item 12 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1981f1.

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Item 1 of the Schedule to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982f1.

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Items 1 and 20 of Schedule 2 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1987f1.

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Item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989f1.

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Item 8 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992f1.

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Item 14 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994f1.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order:

(a)

increases from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 1 (Article 2);

(b)

increases from 30 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 2 (Article 3);

(c)

reduces from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 3 (Article 4); and

(d)

revokes the provisions described in Schedule 4, which are spent (Article 5).