S.I. No. 323/1992 - Road Traffic (Co-Ordination of Roadworks) Regulations, 1992.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Co-ordination of Roadworks) Regulations, 1992.

2. In these Regulations:—

" the Act" means the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(No. 24 of 1961);

"Dublin Corporation" means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin;

"Dublin County Council" means the Council of the administrative county of Dublin;

"Dun Laoghaire Corporation" means the corporation of the borough of Dun Laoghaire established by the

Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930

.

"Cork Corporation" means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Cork;

"Limerick Corporation" means the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Limerick;

"Waterford Corporation" means the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Waterford;

"Galway Corporation" means the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Galway.

3. Dublin Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the county borough of Dublin.

4. Dublin County Council shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the administrative county of Dublin excluding the borough of Dun Laoghaire.

5. Dun Laoghaire Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the borough of Dun Laoghaire.

6. Cork Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the county borough of Cork.

7. Limerick Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the county borough of Limerick.

8. Waterford Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the county borough of Waterford.

9. Galway Corporation shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 101D of the Act and may perform its functions under that section in the county borough of Galway.

10. The Road Traffic (Co-ordination of Roadworks) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. 220 of 1988) are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, this 9th day of November, 1992.

MICHAEL SMITH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to designate Dublin Corporation, Dublin County Council, Dun Laoghaire Corporation, Cork Corporation, Limerick Corporation, Waterford Corporation and Galway Corporation as local authorities for the purposes of section 101D of the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(as inserted by

section 9

of the

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987

). This will enable these local authorities to exercise functions under section 101D and in particular to issue directions to persons undertaking roadworks on public roads in their functional areas in relation to such matters as timing of roadworks and the manner in which roadworks are carried out. These regulations revoke the Road Traffic (Co-ordination of Roadworks) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. 220 of 1988) which designated Dublin local authorities only.

S.I. No. 323 of 1992.

ROAD TRAFFIC (CO-ORDINATION OF ROADWORKS) REGULATIONS, 1992.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 5

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(No. 24 of 1961) and section 101D of the Act as inserted therein by

section 9

of the

Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987

(No. 34 of 1987), hereby makes the following Regulations:—