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S.I. No. 756/2005 - Road Traffic (Traffic Signs - Periodic Special Speed Limits) Regulations 2005
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. The dimensions shown are in millimetres. The standard dimension for the diameter of the sign is shown and an alternative dimension that may be used is shown in brackets.
2. The black disc is a blank message roundel that, when illuminated, displays a red border enclosing a black disc with numerals and text, in white, to indicate the special speed limit that applies for the duration of the period during which the sign is illuminated.
3. The special speed limit value of 30 km/h shown in this Schedule for Sign No. RUS 045 is for illustration purposes only. The special speed limits that may be specified in special speed limit bye-laws are set out in section 9(2) of the
Road Traffic Act 2004
.
4. The sign may be mounted on its own or, on a grey backing board as part of a larger traffic sign in combination with appropriate warning or information traffic signs.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
30 November 2005.
Martin Cullen
______________________
Minister for Transport.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations (operative from 30 November 2005) set out the content, dimensions and design in respect of a new format of a speed limit traffic sign which may be used to indicate that a periodic special speed limit (section 9(5) of the
Road Traffic Act 2004
) is applied.
S.I. No. 756 of 2005
Road Traffic (Traffic Signs - Periodic Special Speed Limits) Regulations 2005
I, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 95 (as amended by
section 37
of the
Road Traffic Act 1994
(No. 7 of 1994)) of the
Road Traffic Act 1961
(No. 24 of 1961) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (
S.I. No. 298 of 2002
(as adapted by the Public Enterprise (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (
S.I. No. 305 of 2002
)), hereby make the following regulations