S.I. No. 187/2013 - Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th June, 2013.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 95 (as amended by section 78 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010)) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), 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 Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and collective citation

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2) The Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 1997 to 2012 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 1997 to 2013.

Alternative design for traffic sign number RUS 013

2. The Second Schedule (as amended by Regulation 27 of the Road Traffic (Signs) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 331 of 2012 ) to the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1997 ) is amended by inserting an alternative design for traffic sign number RUS 013 (no turn left) as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Alternative Prohibitory Traffic Sign

Regulation 2

Traffic sign number RUS 013

No Turn Left

Detail of alternative design

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 June 2013.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This does not form part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe an alternative design that may be used for traffic sign number RUS 013 (no turn left) and the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1997 ) is amended accordingly.