Traffic Signs Regulations, 1956.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Traffic Signs Regulations, 1956.
2 Definitions.
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paragraphs: —(1) In these Regulations, save where the context requires otherwise, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them :—
" the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government ;
" bus-stop " means a stopping place for omnibuses appointed as such under a road regulation, and " bus-stop sign " means a sign to indicate such a stopping place ;
" dual carriageway " means a road the roadway of which is divided centrally so as to provide two separate roadways for traffic, each being a one-way roadway ;
" left " shall be construed with reference to the direction in which traffic is facing ;
" parking " means keeping or leaving a mechanically propelled vehicle (whether in charge or not in charge of any person) stationary ;
" pedestrian crossing " means a portion of the roadway specially marked for use by pedestrians crossing the road ;
" road " means a public road and includes any section of a public road ;
" roadway " means that portion of any road which is provided primarily for the use of vehicles ;
" one-way roadway " means a roadway the traffic on which is for the time being required by a road regulation to proceed in one direction only ;
" roadway markings " means markings placed on the surface of the roadway ;
" roundabout " means a road junction so constructed that traffic which enters it must proceed slowly in a circular direction ;
" passenger road service " has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act, 1932 (No. 2 of 1932) as amended by the Road Transport Act, 1933 (No. 8 of 1933) ;
" route letter and number " means the route letter and number assigned to the route comprising such road by the Minister in any classification of roads made by him under subsection (2) of section 17 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919 ;
" special speed limit " means a speed limit prescribed under section 48 of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933) ;
" staggered road junction " means a sequence of two road junctions in close proximity, the second junction occurring on the opposite side to the first ;
" standing for street service vehicles " means a place (appointed as such under a road regulation) at which street service vehicles may stand for hire ;
" traffic " includes vehicles and animals of every description but does not include pedestrians, and where " traffic " is referred to as having rights or obligations the word shall connote the persons driving, riding or managing or controlling the vehicles or animals concerned ;
" traffic refuge " means a refuge for pedestrians on a roadway provided by a raised pavement, guard posts or similar means ;
" vehicle," " mechanically propelled vehicle," " street service vehicle," " taximeter area " and " omnibus " have the meanings assigned to them by the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933) ;
" upright sign " means a traffic sign (other than a lamp, roadway or wall marking, or instrument for giving signals by mechanical means) erected on or beside a road, or suspended over a road ;
" informative sign " means an upright sign which gives information in regard to a road, including the places to which the road leads and the distances to or from such places ;
" warning sign " means an upright sign which warns persons of danger in relation to a road, or advises the precautions to be taken against such danger, or both ;
" regulatory sign " means an upright sign which indicates the existence of a road regulation in relation to a road, or implements such a regulation, or both ;
" design " when used in relation to an upright sign means the layout of the sign and includes the relative size and position of any symbols, figures, letters or other markings shown thereon.
(2) For the purposes of Parts IV and V of these Regulations—
(a) " white " includes stainless steel and polished aluminium ;
(b) " black " includes the colour of the surface of the roadway where that colour offers a reasonable contrast to white ;
(c) a continuous line, or a segment of a broken line, may be effected by placing studs side by side or end to end.
PART I. INFORMATIVE SIGNS.
3 Informative Signs.
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paragraphs: —(1) An informative sign shall show the information given in black letters, figures and markings on a white background surrounded by a black border.
(2) Place-names shall be shown in Roman letters in Irish and in English and where the spelling of a place-name is the same in both languages one inscription only need be shown on the sign.