S.I. No. 131/2016 - Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) (Smithstown-Shannon Airport) Order 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th March, 2016.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 and 10 (1)(a) and (3)(b) of the Roads Act 1993 (No. 14 of 1993) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )) after consultation with the National Roads Authority, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) (Smithstown-Shannon Airport) Order 2016.

2. The Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2012 ( S.I. No. 53 of 2012 ) is amended in Schedule 1 by substituting for the matter in column (2) opposite mention of the national primary road N19 in column (1) the following:

“Smithstown — Shannon Airport, County Clare

Between its junction with M18 at Smithstown and its junction with the Shannon Airport Authority Road at Knockbeagh Point (Rineanna South) and including the roundabout at that junction all in the county of Clare.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 March 2016.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order amends Schedule 1 of the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2012 ( S.I. No. 53 of 2012 ) through extension of the N19 primary road classification to include an additional section of roadway.