Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1997.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1997.
2 Commencement.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st day of October, 1997.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations:—
"the Act of 1961" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);
"the Act of 1968" means the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968);
"the Act of 1994" means the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (No. 7 of 1994);
"access" means entry or exit by vehicles to or from premises adjacent to or accessible only from a road and includes stopping a vehicle on a roadway solely for the purposes of loading or unloading goods on to or from such vehicle from or to such premises;
"buffer area" means an area between two parking bays;
"bus stop sign" means a sign to indicate a stopping place or stand for omnibuses provided under, or in pursuance of, section 86 of the Act of 1961;
"cycle track" means a part of a road including part of a footway or part of a roadway which is reserved for the use of pedal cycles and from which all mechanically propelled vehicles other than mechanically propelled wheelchairs are prohibited from entering except for the purpose of access;
"design" when used in relation to a sign means the layout of the sign and includes the relative size and position of any symbols, figures, letters, or other markings shown thereon;
"disabled persons parking bay'" means a space intended for the parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle in which is displayed a disabled persons parking permit;
"disabled persons parking permit" means a permit granted in accordance with Regulations made under section 35 of the Act of 1994;
"disc parking place" means a place on a public road where the parking of vehicles is subject to the exhibition of a document in accordance with bye-laws made under section 36 of the Act of 1994;
"dual carriageway" means a road, the roadway of which is divided centrally so as to provide two separate carriageways, on each of which traffic is required by a road regulation to proceed in one direction only;
"goods vehicle" means a vehicle used exclusively for carrying goods and taxed for commercial purposes;
"left" and "right" shall be construed with reference to the direction in which traffic is facing;
"loading bay" means that portion of a road indicated by means of a traffic sign on which, at certain times, a vehicle, other than a goods vehicle being used for loading or unloading, shall not be parked;
"meter parking place" means a place on a public road where the parking of vehicles is subject to the payment of fees by means of parking meters;
"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;
"parking bay" means a space in a meter parking place or a disc parking place, or any other place on a public road, intended for the parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle;
"pedestrian crossing" means a portion of the roadway specially marked for use by pedestrians crossing the road;
"regulatory sign" means a sign which indicates the existence of a road regulation or implements such a regulation, or both, or indicates the existence of a provision in an enactment relating to road traffic;
"road" has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 (1) of the Roads Act, 1993 ;
"road regulation" has the meaning assigned to it by section 95(1) of the Act of 1961 (as amended by section 37 of the Act of 1994);
"roadway markings" means markings placed on the surface of the roadway;
"t" appearing on any sign represents one tonne;
"traffic" does not include pedestrians;
"traffic refuge" means a refuge for pedestrians on a roadway provided by a raised pavement, guard posts or similar means;
"traffic sign" has the meaning assigned to it by section 95(1) of the Act of 1961 (as amended by section 37 of the Act of 1994).
(2) A reference in these Regulations to an information plate accompanying a traffic sign shall, unless otherwise specified, be to an information plate which shall indicate the period during which the restriction or prohibition indicated by such traffic sign applies.