S.I. No. 152/1968 - Drogheda Parking Temporary Rules, 1968.

S.I. No. 152 of 1968.

DROGHEDA PARKING TEMPORARY RULES, 1968.

I, PATRICK CARROLL, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 90 (7) and 90 (8) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), and with the consent of the Minister for Local Government, hereby make the following temporary rules in respect of the area comprising the borough of Drogheda.

1 Short title and commencement.

1. (1) These rules may be cited as the Drogheda Parking Temporary Rules, 1968.

(2) These rules shall come into operation on the 14th day of July, 1968.

2 Construction.

2. Every mention in the Schedule to these rules of the name of a street or other place shall be construed as referring to the street or place in the borough of Drogheda which is known (whether by official name or by popular usage) by that name.

3 Parking restrictions.

3. (1) No person shall park a vehicle (other than a bicycle without a side-car) for any period during the relevant hours in any portion of a street mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule to these rules.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a vehicle may be parked in any portion of a street mentioned in column (3) of the said Schedule in the following circumstances—

( a ) where the vehicle is halted merely while passengers are entering or leaving it, or

( b ) where the vehicle is halted merely while goods are being either loaded into or on to the vehicle from premises or unloaded from the vehicle into premises, being (in each case) premises fronting on or adjacent to the place where the vehicle is parked.

(3) The reference in paragraph (2) (b) to goods being loaded into or on to a vehicle shall be construed as including the supplying of fuel or oil for the operation of the vehicle.

(4) In this rule—

" holiday " means any of the following days—

St. Patrick's Day or, if it falls on a Sunday, the following Monday,

Good Friday,

Easter Monday,

the first Monday in June,

the first Monday in August,

Christmas Day or, if it falls on a Sunday, the 27th December,

St. Stephen's Day or, if it falls on a Sunday, the following Monday,

or, whenever a day is appointed under the Public Holidays Act, 1924 (No. 56 of 1924), to be a bank holiday instead of any of those days, the day so appointed;

" relevant hours " means—

( a ) on a weekday other than Wednesday, the period from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.,

( b ) on a Wednesday, the period from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.;

" weekday " means any day other than a Sunday or a holiday.

4 Savers.

4. Rule 3 shall not apply to—

( a ) a street service vehicle standing for hire in an appointed stand or an omnibus standing in a stand or stopping place for omnibuses directed (in each case) by notice under section 85 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);

( b ) a vehicle being used in connection with—

(i) the removal of an obstruction to traffic,

(ii) the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a street or part of a street,

(iii) the provision, alteration or repair of any sewer or of a main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water, electricity, or of a telegraphic or telephonic line;

( c ) a fire engine, ambulance or vehicle in the service of the Garda Síochána, which (in each case) is being used in pursuance of statutory powers or duties; or

( d ) a vehicle parked because the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or because the parking is necessary in order to avoid an accident.

SCHEDULE

STREETS OR PORTIONS OF STREETS IN WHICH PARKING IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT WHILE TAKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS OR LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS:

During the Relevant Hours.

Ref. No.	Name of Street	Portion of Street.
	(2)	(3)
1.	James Street	North side, between its junction with Bull Ring and its junction with Grave's Lane.
2.	Shop Street	East side, between Bachelor's Lane and North Quay,
3.	West Street	North side, from a point opposite the eastern pillar of the main entrance gate to St. Peter's R.C. Church to a point opposite the Western pillar of the mortuary entrance gate to that church.
4.	West Street	South side, from its junction with Patrickswell Lane to a point opposite the eastern boundary wall of the Post Office building.
5.	West Street	North side, from a point opposite No. 80 West Street to a point opposite the eastern boundary wall of No. 90 West Street.

GIVEN under my hand this 1st day of July, 1968.

(Signed) PATRICK CARROLL,

Commissioner of the Garda Síochána.

I hereby consent to the making of the foregoing temporary rules.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 5th day of July, 1968.

CAOIMHGHÍN Ó BEOLÁIN,

Aire Rialtais Áitiùil.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Rule 3 provides that parking shall be prohibited during the relevant hours in portions of streets appearing in column (2) of the Schedule to these rules.

The rules operate in lieu of Drogheda Traffic and Parking Bye-Laws, 1964 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1964 ) made under sections 89 and90 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 in so far as those bye-laws apply in the streets or portions of streets specified in column (2) of the Schedule to the rules.