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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th August, 2018.
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I, SHANE ROSS, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 3
and
35
of the
Road Traffic Act 1994
(No. 7 of 1994) 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 Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (
S.I. No. 141 of 2011
)), hereby make the following regulations:
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
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(2) The Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2016 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 to 2018.
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(3) In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (
S.I. No. 182 of 1997
).
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2. Article 14 (as amended by the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (
S.I. No. 332 of 2012
)) of the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (4):
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“(4)(a) A pedal cycle shall be driven on a cycle track that is on—
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(i) a road,
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(ii) a portion of a road, or
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(iii) an area,
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at the entrance to which traffic sign number RUS 021 (pedestrianised street or area) is provided.
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(b) A pedal cycle shall be driven on a cycle track at the entrance to which traffic sign number RUS 059 (contra-flow cycle track) is provided and pedal cycles shall only be driven in the direction indicated by the contra-flow cycle track.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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9 August 2018.
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SHANE ROSS,
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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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These Regulations amend the Road Traffic and Parking Regulations to clarify that only the use of contra-flow cycle tracks and any cycle track in a pedestrianised area are mandatory.
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