Crosshaven Traffic and Parking Bye-Laws, 1974.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Short title.
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paragraphs: Area of application.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Parking in accordance with traffic signs.
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paragraphs: Conditions for parking.
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paragraphs: Limitation on parking during business hours.
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paragraphs: Places where parking prohibited.
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paragraphs: Savers.
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paragraphs: Compliance with traffic signs.
S. I. No. 154 of 1974.
CROSSHAVEN TRAFFIC AND PARKING BYE-LAWS, 1974.
I, PATRICK MALONE, Commissioner of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 89 and 90 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) (as amended by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968)), with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and after consultation with the council of the county of Cork, hereby make the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the townlands of Knocknagore and Crosshaven in the county of Cork:—
1 Short title.
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paragraphs: These bye-laws may be cited as the Crosshaven Traffic and Parking Bye-laws, 1974.
2 Area of application.
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paragraphs: These bye-laws apply to the area comprising the townlands of Knocknagore and Crosshaven in the county of Cork.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these bye-laws—
"business hours" means the period from 9.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on a weekday which is not a holiday or a Thursday, and the period from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on a Thursday which is not a holiday.
"holiday" means any of the following days—
New Year's Day or, if that is a Sunday, the next day,
St. Patrick's Day or, if that is a Sunday, the next day,
Good Friday,
Easter Monday,
the first Monday in June,
the first Monday in August,
Christmas Day or, if that is a Sunday, the 27th day of December,
St. Stephen's Day or, if that is a Sunday, the next day,
any day appointed under the Public Holidays Act, 1924 (No. 56 of 1924), to be a bank holiday in addition to or instead of one of the above eight days;
(2) A reference in these bye-laws to the loading or unloading of goods shall be construed as including the supplying of fuel or oil for the operation of the vehicle.
4 Parking in accordance with traffic signs.
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paragraphs: Parking of vehicles on public roads shall be in accordance with any prohibition, restriction or requirement indicated by means of traffic signs, except as otherwise provided by these bye-laws.
5 Conditions for parking.
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paragraphs: Where on a public road parking is permitted or restricted by means of a traffic sign, a vehicle may be parked only if it complies with the following conditions:—
( a ) that it is not offered for sale, hire, as a prize or in connection with the sale of tickets, goods or any service,
( b ) that no overhaul or repair is effected to it,
( c ) that no unnecessary noise is made by it or by anything carried in or on or attached or connected to it,
( d ) that it is not drawing another vehicle,
( e ) that it has not seating passenger accommodation for more than 12 people other than the driver,
( f ) that it is not being painted by spraying,
( g ) that where on a public roadway parking is permitted or restricted at the edge of the roadway by means of a traffic sign, a vehicle may be parked only if it is parked within eighteen inches of that edge.
6 Limitation on parking during business hours.
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paragraphs: A vehicle which is parked on a public road on which there is a parking limitation of one hour or more indicated by means of a traffic sign shall not, after the vehicle leaves the place where it had been parked, be parked again within one hour of leaving on that road or, where the parking limitation relates to part of the road only, on that part.
7 Places where parking prohibited.
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paragraphs: (1) Notwithstanding an indication by means of a traffic sign, a vehicle shall not be parked on a public road in any of the following places:—
( a ) the roadway at a road junction together with the roadway within fifteen feet of the junction,
( b ) a stretch of roadway having less than three traffic lanes and having along its centre an authorised continuous white line or more than one such line.
(2) Paragraph (1) (b) shall not apply to a pedal cycle or to a motor cycle without a side-car.
8 Savers.
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paragraphs: A prohibition or restriction on parking indicated by means of a traffic sign or imposed by these bye-laws shall not apply to:—
( a ) a street service vehicle lawfully standing for hire,
( b ) an omnibus lawfully stopped,
( c ) a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of any obstruction to traffic, the repair, maintenance or reconstruction of a public road, or the provision, alteration or repair of a telegraph line, telephone line, sewer, main, pipe or apparatus relating to the supply of gas, water or electricity,
( d ) a fire engine, ambulance or Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na vehicle being used in pursuance of statutory powers or duties,
( e ) a vehicle parked either because the driver is unable to proceed because of circumstances outside his control or because he parked in order to avoid an accident,
( f ) a vehicle parked merely while goods are being loaded or unloaded in or on to or from it,
( g ) a vehicle parked while a passenger is entering or leaving it,
( h ) a vehicle which has either been damaged in an accident or had a breakdown and has been parked while such repairs as will enable it to be moved from the public road are carried out on it.
9 Compliance with traffic signs.
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paragraphs: A driver shall comply with a prohibition, restriction or requirement indicated by means of a traffic sign.
GIVEN under my hand this 25th day of March, 1974.
PATRICK MALONE,
Commissioner of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na.
The Minister for Local Government hereby consents to the making of the foregoing bye-laws.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government,
this 24th day of May, 1974.
JAMES TULLY,
Minister for Local Government.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 4 provides that the parking of vehicles on public roads in the townlands of Knocknagore and Crosshaven will be in accordance with any traffic sign erected on that road.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 5 outlines the conditions to be observed when parking a vehicle.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 6 provides that where there is any limitation on parking a vehicle may not be parked in that street within one hour of the time from which it was removed therefrom.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 7 provides that vehicles will not be parked within fifteen feet of a street junction or on a roadway having a continuous white line and less than three traffic lanes.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 8 outlines the cases in which a vehicle may be parked in a street where a prohibition on parking applies.
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paragraphs: Bye-law 9 provides that a driver shall comply with any prohibition, restriction or requirement indicated by means of a traffic sign.