S.I. No. 166/1939 - Limerick Large Public Service Vehicles Bye-Laws, 1939.

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

3. Definitions.

4. Appointed stopping places.

5. Temporary alteration of appointed stopping places.

6. Control of public at appointed stopping places.

Schedule—Appointed Stopping Places.

1939. No. 166.

LIMERICK LARGE PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES BYE-LAWS, 1939.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of

Section 118

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1933

(No. 11 of 1933), that the Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána may, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health and after consultation with the local authority concerned, make in respect of any specified area bye-laws for all or any of the purposes mentioned in that sub-section

AND WHEREAS the Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána has, before making the bye-laws hereinafter set forth, consulted the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Limerick, and the Council of the County of Limerick in regard thereto

NOW, I, MÍCHEÁL Ó CUINNEÁIN, Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) of

Section 118

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1933

(No. 11 of 1933), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health testified by his official seal affixed hereto, make the following bye-laws in respect of the area consisting of the County Borough of Limerick together with such portion of the Administrative County of Limerick as lies within a circle with a radius of two miles having its centre at the principal post office at Cecil Street, Limerick, that is to say :—

1 Short title.

1.

These bye-laws may be cited as the Limerick Large Public Service Vehicles Bye-laws, 1939.

2 Interpretation.

2.

The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to these bye-laws.

3 Definitions.

3.

In these bye-laws,

the expression " the Chief Superintendent " means the Chief Superintendent of the Gárda Síochána for the time being in charge of the area which includes the County Borough of Limerick ;

the expression " the Act " means the

Road Traffic Act, 1933

(No. 11 of 1933) ;

the expression " appointed stopping place " means a place which is, by virtue of these bye-laws, an appointed stopping place for large public service vehicles, that is to say, a point at which such vehicles may stop for the purpose of taking up or setting down passengers within the meaning and for the purposes of paragraph (

j

) of sub-section (1) of section 118 of the act ;

the word " stop " means to bring to a stand-still and does not mean or include to keep stationary ; and the words " stopped " and " stopping " shall be construed accordingly.

4 Appointed stopping places.

4.

—(1) At each of the several places mentioned in the third or the fifth column of the Schedule to these bye-laws opposite the mention of a street or road in the first column of the said Schedule, the space hereinafter mentioned at such place (whether such space is or is not demarcated by the council charged with the maintenance of such street or road by means of painted or studded lines), shall be an appointed stopping place, that is to say, the space situate on the side of such street or road indicated in that behalf in such third or fifth column (as the case may be) and adjoining the footway or edge thereof and extending in length along such footway or edge for thirty feet on each side of such place and in breadth throughout ten feet outwards from such edge or footway.

(2) Every appointed stopping place in any street or road shall be an appointed stopping place only on that side of such street or road which is indicated in that behalf in the third column or the fifth column (as the case may be) of the Schedule to these bye-laws.

(3) A large public service vehicle proceeding along a street or road mentioned in the first column of the Schedule to these bye-laws may be stopped for the purpose of taking up or of setting down or of both taking up and setting down passengers at any appointed stopping place on that side of such street or road which is to the left of the driver of such vehicle, and shall not be stopped for any of the said purposes at any other place in such street or road.

(4) A large public service vehicle which is lawfully stopped at an appointed stopping place for the purpose of taking up or of setting down or of both taking up and setting down passengers shall not, without reasonable cause, be kept stationary at such appointed stopping place for any longer time than is necessary for such purpose.

(5) Every large public service vehicle which is stopped at an appointed stopping place shall be stopped on the side of the roadway which is to the left of the driver of such vehicle.

(6) A large public service vehicle shall not be stopped for the purpose of taking up or of setting down or of both taking up and setting down passengers in a street or road which is not mentioned in the first column of the Schedule to these bye-laws.

5 Temporary alteration of appointed stopping places.

5.

—(1) Whenever the Chief Superintendent is of opinion that, owing to street repairs, a public procession, a special concourse or diversion of traffic, or any other reason, an appointed stopping place is temporarily unsuitable for use as a stopping place for large public service vehicles, the Chief Superintendent may, by notice in writing to the owner or owners of the large public service vehicles for the use of which such appointed stopping place is appointed by these bye-laws, appoint another place to be used by such vehicles as a stopping place instead of such appointed stopping place.

(2) Whenever the Chief Superintendent, by a notice under this bye-law, appoints another place to be used as a stopping place instead of an appointed stopping place, such appointment shall, so long as such notice continues in force, have effect as if it were an amendment of the Schedule to these bye-laws, and these bye-laws shall apply and have effect accordingly.

(3) Every notice given by the Chief Superintendent under this bye-law shall contain a statement of the time during which such notice will continue in force, and every such notice shall continue in force for the time so stated, but the Chief Superintendent may, by a notice similarly given before the expiration of the said time, extend or reduce the said time.

6 Control of public at appointed stopping places.

6.

Persons alighting or who have alighted from a large public service vehicle at an appointed stopping place, and persons waiting at or in the vicinity of an appointed stopping place for transport in a large public service vehicle shall behave in an orderly manner and shall comply with all directions (including in the case of persons waiting as aforesaid, a direction to form a queue) given by a member of the Gárda Síochána, on duty at such place, or by an official in the employment of the owner of such vehicle acting within the scope of his employment.

Given under my hand this 26th day of September, 1939.

(Signed) M. Ó CUINNEÁIN,

Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána.

WHEREAS in pursuance of

Section 8

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1933

, the Commissioner has submitted the foregoing bye-laws to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health ; AND WHEREAS the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 8 have been complied with in relation to the said bye-laws ; NOW, THEREFORE, the Minister for Local Government and Public Health in exercise of the power conferred on him by Section 118 of the said Act hereby consents to the making of the said bye-laws.

Given under the official seal of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health this 22nd day of January, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty.

(Signed) PATRICK RUTTLEDGE,

Minister for Local Government and Public Health.

SCHEDULE.

APPOINTED STOPPING PLACES.

Name of Street or Road

(1)

Ref. No.

(2)

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

(3)

Ref. No.

(4)

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

(5)

South-East Side.

North-West Side.

Ballinacurra

1

Fifteen yards west of Punch's Cross.

1

At the public lamp standard No. 905.

2

At the entrance to " Glencree."

2

At the public lamp standard No. 900.

3

At the entrance to " Fortgreen."

3

At the public lamp standard No. 896.

4

Opposite the public lamp standard No. 901.

4

At the public lamp standard No. 892.

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——

5

At the public lamp standard No. 888.

North Side

South Side

Ballysimon Road

1

Ten years west of the junction with Blackboy Road.

1

At the Munster Fair Tavern.

2

Fifteen yards west of the junction with St. Patrick's Road.

2

Thirty-five yards west of the junction with St. Patrick's Road.

North Side

South Side

Bank Place

1

Midway between the Matthew bridge and the public lavatory.

1

At No. 7.

West Side

East Side

Bridge Street

—

——

1

At No. 3.

SCHEDULE.

APPOINTED STOPPING PLACES.

Name of Street or Road

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

North Side

South Side

Clare Street

1

At No. 8

1

At No. 80.

North Side

South Side

Clare Street, Upper

1

At No. 37

1

At. No. 47.

South Side

North Side

Ennis Road

1

Opposite the public lamp standard No. 1036.

1

At the public lamp standard No. 986.

2

At the entrance to " Ivy Bank."

2

At the public lamp standard No. 980.

3

At the entrance to " The Elms."

3

Opposite the Shelbourne Garage.

4

Opposite the public lamp standard No. 973.

4

At the public lamp standard No. 1023.

5

Opposite the public lamp standard No. 978.

5

At the public lamp standard No. 1027.

6

At the back entrance to " Warleigh."

6

At the public lamp standard No. 1037.

7

At a point fifteen yards east of the junction with Rose's Avenue.

—

——

North Side

South Side

Glentworth Street, Lower.

1

At No. 5

1

At the side entrance to the National Bank.

North Side

South Side

Mulgrave Street

1

At No. 26

1

At the public lamp standard No. 539.

2

At No. 12A

2

At the side entrance to St. John's Hall.

SCHEDULE.

APPOINTED STOPPING PLACES.

Name of Street or Road

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

South Side

North Side

Nicholas Street

1

Opposite No. 43

1

At No. 23.

2

At the entrance to the Castle Barracks buildings.

—

——

North Side

South Side

Newcastle

1

At the avenue leading to " Milford House."

1

At the avenue leading to Castletroy Golf Links.

East Side

West Side

O'Connell Avenue

1

At No. 1 Old Wellington Terrace.

1

At the public lamp standard No. 670.

2

At the Model School.

2

At the public lamp standard No. 676.

3

At No. 4 Ascot Terrace.

3

At the public lamp standard No. 680.

4

At No. 5 Carlisle Terrace.

4

At the public lamp standard No. 685.

—

——

5

At the public lamp standard No. 690.

East Side

West Side

O'Connell Street

1

At No. 3

1

At No. 87.

2

At No. 14

2

At No. 96.

3

At No. 36

3

At No. 115.

4

At No. 52

4

At No. 127.

5

At No. 65

5

At No. 139.

West Side

East Side

Patrick Street

1

At No. 36

—

——

SCHEDULE.

APPOINTED STOPPING PLACES.

Name of Street or Road

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

Ref. No.

Side of Street or Road and Stopping Places thereon

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

West Side

East Side

Rose's Avenue

1

At the Island

—

——

West Side

East Side

Rutland Street

1

At Rutland House

1

At Rutland Street Post Office.

South Side

North Side

Sarsfield Street

1

At No. 2

1

At the public lamp standard No. 141.

2

At No. 12

—

——

South Side

North Side

Sexton Street, North.

1

Opposite the Christian Brothers' School.

1

At a point fifteen yards east of Hassett's Cross.

2

At No. 6 St. Munchin's Terrace.

2

At No. 67.

—

——

3

At No. 4 Hibernian Villas.

—

——

4

At St. Munchin's Temperance Hall.

North Side

South Side

Singland

1

At " St. Anthony's "

1

At Clancy's shop.

East Side

West Side

The Crescent

1

At No. 3

1

At the Crescent College.

South Side

North Side

Thomondgate

1

At St. Munchin's Catholic Church.

1

On the west end of Thomond Bridge.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1939. No. 166.

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