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Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/55 · Made 10 February 1997 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made 10th February 1997

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

Coming into operation 24th March 1997

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

f1

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. 3Reduction of speed limit
  4. 4Revocations
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1: Restricted roads on which the speed limit is increased from 30 mph to 40 mph
  7. 1Paragraph 1
  8. 2Paragraph 2
  9. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  10. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  11. 5Paragraph 5
  12. 6Paragraph 6
  13. 7Paragraph 7
  14. 8Paragraph 8
  15. 9Paragraph 9
  16. 10Paragraph 10
  17. 11Paragraph 11
  18. 12Paragraph 12
  19. 13Paragraph 13
  20. 14Paragraph 14
  21. Schedule 2: Revocations
  22. 1Paragraph 1
  23. 2Paragraph 2
  24. 3Paragraph 3
  25. 4Paragraph 4
  26. 5Paragraph 5
  27. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 24th March 1997.

(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.

3Reduction 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 following restricted road, namely Newry Road, Route A25, Camlough, from a point approximately 273 metres east of its junction with Keggall Road, to a point approximately 381 metres east of that junction.

4RevocationsI1

The provisions described in Schedule 2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

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

L.S.

J. Carlisle

Assistant Secretary

10th February 1997.

1I1

Comber Road, Route A21, Ballygowan, from a point approximately 43 metres north of its junction with Magherascouse Road, to a point approximately 444 metres north of that junction.

2I1

Culmore Road, Route A2, Culmore, County Londonderry, from a point approximately 50 metres south of its junction with Alder Road, Unclassified No. 1118, to a point approximately 541 metres north of its junction with Ardan Road, Unclassified No. 1119.

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5I1

Lisnarick Road, Route B534, Irvinestown, from a point approximately 260 metres west of its junction with Burfits Hill, Unclassified No. 9079, to its junction with Drumadravy Road, Route B534.

6I1

Balliniska Road, Londonderry.

7I1

Branch Road, Route B507, Londonderry.

8I1

Buncrana Road, Route A2, Londonderry, from a point approximately 680 metres north-west of its junction with Pennyburn Roundabout, to its south-eastern junction with The Branch Roundabout.

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Buncrana Road, Route A2, Londonderry, from its north-western junction with The Branch Roundabout, to a point approximately 210 metres north-west of its junction with Whitehouse Road, Unclassified No. 1108.

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Culmore Road, Route A2, Londonderry, from its junction with Madam’s Bank Road, to a point approximately 84 metres north-east of its junction with O'Donovan Road.

11I1

Skeoge Road, Route B521, Londonderry.

12I1

Slievemore Roundabout, Londonderry.

13I1

Templemore Road, Route B522, Londonderry.

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The Branch Roundabout, Londonderry.

1I1

Item 22 of the Fifth Schedule to the Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1973f1.

2I1

Item 9 of the Schedule to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982f1.

3I1

Article 4, items 11, 12, 13 and 17 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 1984f1.

4I1

Item 7 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988f1.

5I1

Item 6 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)

reduces from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted road specified in Article 3; and

(c)

revokes the provisions described in Schedule 2, which are spent (Article 4).