Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

1996 No. 2

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made

4th January 1996

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Coming into operation

19th February 1996

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 50(4)(a) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 19th February 1996.

(2) In this Order “the 1981 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

Increase of speed limit

2.  The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be increased from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 1.

3.  The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be increased from 30 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 2.

Reduction of speed limit

4.  The rate of speed fixed by Article 50(1) of the 1981 Order shall be reduced from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour in relation to the restricted roads specified in Schedule 3.

Revocations

5.  The provisions described in Schedule 4 are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

L.S.

E. J. Galway

Assistant Secretary

4th January 1996.

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 Restricted roads on which the speed limit is increased from 30 mph to 40 mph

1.  Fountain Hill, Route C108, Antrim, from a point approximately 318 metres north-east of its junction with Belfast Road, Route A522, to its junction with Stiles Way.

2.  Greystone Road, Route B95, Antrim, from its junction with Greystone Road Roundabout, to a point approximately 750 metres north-east of that junction.

3.  Belfast Road, Route A2, Carrickfergus, from its junction with Marine Highway, Route A2, to a point approximately 100 metres north-east of its junction with Trooperslane Road, Route C76.

4.  Castlegore Road, Route B72, Castlederg, from a point approximately 182 metres south-west of its junction with Main Street, to a point approximately 492 metres south-west of its junction with Drumquin Road, Route B50.

5.  Belfast Road, Route A3, Dollingstown, Lurgan, from its junction with Dromore Road, Route B2, to a point approximately 125 metres east of its junction with Inn Road.

6.  Drumagarner Road, Route B75, Kilrea, from a point approximately 40 metres north-east of its junction with Lismoyle Road, Route C547, to a point approximately 690 metres north-east of its junction with Moneysallin Road, Route C548.

7.  Drumsaragh Road, Unclassified No. 376, Kilrea, from its junction with Drumagarner Road, Route B75, to a point approximaely 573 metres north-west of that junction.

8.  Skeagh Road, Route C309, Kinallen, Dromara, from its junction with Banbridge Road, Route C328, to a point approximately 452 metres north-west of that junction.

9.  Hillhead Road, Route C557, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Quarry Road, Route C550, to a point approximately 515 metres east of that junction.

10.  Knockcloghrim Link Road, Route C557, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Quarry Road, Route C550, to a point approximately 240 metres west of that junction.

11.  Lurganagoose Road, Route C550, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 200 metres south of that junction.

12.  Quarry Road, Route C550, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 265 metres north-east of that junction.

13.  Rocktown Lane, Unclassified No. 83, Knockcloghrim, Maghera, County Londonderry, from its junction with Hillhead Road, Route C557, to a point approximately 80 metres north of that junction.

14.  Avenue Road, Route A3, Lurgan, from its junction with Dromore Road, Route B2, to a point approximately 252 metres west of that junction.

15.  Ballaghmore Road, Route B145, Portballintrae, from a point approximately 165 metres north-west of its junction with Dunluce Road, Route A2, to a point approximately 470 metres south-east of its junction with Bushfoot Road.

16.  Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 200 metres north-east of that junction.

17.  Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from its junction with Derry Road, Route B72, to a point approximately 120 metres south-west of that junction.

18.  Bradley Way, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from a point approximately 130 metres north-west of its junction with Clady Road, Route B85, to its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3).

19.  Derry Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from its junction with Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 80 metres north-east of its southern junction with Woodend Road, Route B49.

20.  Derry Road, Route B72, Strabane, from its junction with Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 53 metres south of that junction.

21.  Lifford Road, Route A38, Strabane, from its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 222 metres south-west of that junction.

22.  Melmount Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from a point approximately 20 metres south of its junction with Greeves Park, to a point approximately 152 metres south of its junction with Brookvale.

23.  Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), Strabane.

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2 Restricted roads on which the speed limit is increased from 30 mph to 50 mph

1.  Belfast Road, Route A2, Carrickfergus, from a point approximately 478 metres south-west of its junction with Trooperslane Road, Route C76, to a point approximately 100 metres north-east of that junction.

2.  Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3), Strabane, from a point approximately 200 metres north-east of its junction with Railway Street Roundabout, Route A5(T3), to a point approximately 120 metres south-west of its junction with Derry Road, Route B72.

Article 4

SCHEDULE 3 Restricted roads on which the speed limit is reduced from 40 mph to 30 mph

1.  Ballee Road West, Unclassified No. 77, Ballymena, from its junction with Antrim Road, Route A26, to a point approximately 500 metres south-west of that junction.

2.  Derry Road, Route B72, Strabane, from a point approximately 728 metres north of its northern junction with Canal Street, to a point approximately 53 metres south of its junction with Barnhill Road, Route A5(T3).

Article 5

SCHEDULE 4 Revocations

1.  Item 12 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1981(2).

2.  Item 1 of the Schedule to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982(3).

3.  Items 1 and 20 of Schedule 2 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1987(4).

4.  Item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989(5).

5.  Item 8 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992(6).

6.  Item 14 of Schedule 1 to the Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994(7).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order:

(a) increases from 30 miles per hour to 40 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 1 (Article 2);

(b) increases from 30 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 2 (Article 3);

(c) reduces from 40 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour the speed limit on the restricted roads specified in Schedule 3 (Article 4); and

(d) revokes the provisions described in Schedule 4, which are spent (Article 5).

(1)

S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of “Department”

(2)

S.R. 1981 No. 208

(3)

S.R. 1982 No. 134

(4)

S.R. 1987 No. 165

(5)

S.R. 1989 No. 109

(6)

S.R. 1992 No. 499

(7)

S.R. 1994 No. 154