Statutory Rule 1997 No. 211

Bus Lanes (Malone Road, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

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1997 No. 211

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Bus Lanes (Malone Road, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

WHEREAS the Department of the Environment has published a notice in compliance with Article 23(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^[1];

AND WHEREAS one objection has been received and duly considered, and no representation has been received;

NOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 22(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and being satisfied that the areas of road specified in Article 2 and the Schedule are unsuitable for unrestricted use by vehicles, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Bus Lanes (Malone Road, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 27th May 1997.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order—
"bus" means a public service vehicle constructed or adapted to carry 12 or more passengers;


"the bus lane" means the areas of the carriageway of the lengths of Malone Road, Belfast, described in the Schedule.

Restriction on traffic
    3.    Save as provided in Article 4, a person shall not, during the hours 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. on the days Monday to Friday inclusively, except upon the direction or with the permission of a constable in uniform or of a traffic warden, cause or permit any vehicle other than a bus or pedal cycle to enter, proceed or wait in the bus lane.

Exceptions
    4.    The prohibition in Article 3 shall not render it unlawful for any person to cause or permit any vehicle to enter, proceed or wait in the bus lane so far as such entry, proceeding or waiting is reasonably necessary to enable the vehicle to be used—
 (a) for access to or from premises adjacent to or accessible only by crossing the bus lane; or
 (b) for police, military, fire brigade or ambulance purposes; or
 (c) in the services of the Department in pursuance of statutory powers or duties; or
 (d) in connection with the supply of electricity or any telegraphic line within the bus lane or an area accessible only from the bus lane.

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


J. Carlisle

Assistant Secretary

10th April 1997.

[1] S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1); see Article 2(2) for the definition of "Department" back

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