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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1980 S.I. No. 199/1980 - Galway Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1980. S.I. No. 199/1980 - Galway Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 1980. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 199 of 1980. GALWAY APPOINTED STANDS (STREET SERVICE VEHICLES) BYE-LAWS, 1980. ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS. 1. Short Title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Appointment of appointed stands. 4. Position of vehicles on appointed stands. 5. Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands. 6. Vacancies at appointed stands. 7. General provisions relating to appointed stands. 8. General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire. 9. Revocation. I, PATRICK McLAUGHLIN, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 84 (as amended by section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968)) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), with the consent of the Minister for the Environment, and after consultation with the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Galway, hereby make the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the borough of Galway: 1 Short title 1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Galway Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-laws, 1980. 2 Interpretation 2.
(1)in these bye-laws— "Schedule" means the Schedule to these bye-laws; "Street" means a public road.
(2)In these bye-laws reference to the head of an appointed stand shall be construed as referring to that end of the appointed stand from which the limits of the appointed stand are reckoned in column
(3)of the Schedule, and reference to the rear of the appointed stand shall be construed as referring to that end of the appointed stand to which the limits of the appointed stand are so reckoned. 3 Appointment of appointed stands 3. In each street mentioned in column
(2)of the Schedule, the part of that street described in column
(3)of the Schedule opposite the mention in column
(2)of that street shall be an appointed stand and, subject to these bye-laws, shall be available for use without limitation as to time or occasion. 4 Position of vehicle on appointed stands. 4.
(1)The following provisions apply to a street service vehicle standing for hire at an appointed stand: ( a ) the vehicle shall be placed in the appropriate position specified in column
(5)of the Schedule; ( b ) the whole of the vehicle shall be inside the limits of the stand specified in column
(3)of the Schedule; ( c ) the distance from the kerb to the nearest part of the vehicle shall not exceed 18 inches; ( d ) where there is no street service vehicle already on the stand the vehicle shall be placed at the head of the stand, and each vehicle subsequently entering the stand shall, subject to bye-laws 5 of these bye-laws, be placed as close as practicable to the vehicle at the head of the stand.
(2)A street service vehicle placed at an appointed stand but not complying with paragraph
(1)of this bye-law shall be deemed for the purpose of these bye-laws not to be standing for hire on that stand. 5 Maximum number of street service vehicles at appointed stands. 5. Whenever the number of street service vehicles standing for hire on an appointed stand is equal to the number mentioned in column
(4)of the Schedule opposite the mention of the appointed stand in column
(3)of the Schedule, the driver of a street service vehicle not already so standing for hire shall not place that vehicle on that stand. 6 Vacancies at appointed stands. 6. Whenever a vacancy occurs at an appointed stand (other than that specified at reference number 7 in the Schedule) because of the departure from the stand of a street service vehicle, the street service vehicle nearest to the space vacated shall be moved forward by its driver into that space, and each driver of any other street service vehicle then standing on that appointed stand shall in turn move forward his vehicle into the space nearest to him in the direction of the head of the stand. 7 General provisions relating to appointed stands. 7.
(1)The following provisions apply in respect of street service vehicles standing for hire on an appointed stand: ( a ) a street service vehicle shall not be so placed on an appointed stand that it rests wholly or partly on a footway, or that portion of the vehicle projects over the footway so as to interfere with pedestrians using the footway; ( b ) a person shall not wash, overhaul or execute repairs to such a street service vehicle, except such repairs as are necessary to enable the vehicle to be removed from an appointed stand; ( c ) neither the driver of such a street service vehicle nor any other person shall make any unnecessary noise by means of or in relation to the vehicle or the engine or any equipment, fittings or instruments fitted to or carried on the vehicle or any loudspeaker in or on or in any way connected with the vehicle.
(2)The driver of a street service vehicle which is placed on, being brought into or removed from an appointed stand shall comply with all directions given to him by a member of the Garda Síochána in relation to the placing of the vehicle on the appointed stand or the bringing of the vehicle into, or the removal of the vehicle from, the appointed stand. 8 General restriction on street service vehicles standing for hire.
- A driver of a street service vehicle shall not stand it for hire in the borough of Galway otherwise than on an appointed stand and in accordance with these bye-laws. 9 Revocation.
- The Galway Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-laws, 1965 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1965 ), are hereby revoked. SCHEDULE Ref. No. Name of Street Limits of Appointed Stand Max. No. of Vehicles Position of Vehicles on Stand
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)- Mainguard Street On the north side of the roadway from a point opposite the western gable line of John Raftery & Sons Ltd. shop to a point 40 feet (12.19 metres) east of said point. 2 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto.
- Salthill On the south side of the roadway from a point opposite the eastern gable line of No. 179 Upper Salthill to a point 80 feet (24.38 metres) west of same. 4 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto.
- Thomas Hynes Road On the east side of the roadway from a point opposite the Public Telephone Kiosk to a point 80 feet (24.38 metres) north of same. 4 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto.
- Plunkett Avenue, Mervue. On the north side of the roadway from a point opposite public lamp standard number 1452 to a point 80 feet (24.38 metres) west of same. 4 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto
- Eyre Square On the roadway adjacent to the north western side of the footpath which extends from Mellowes Monument in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 350 feet (106.70 metres) from the said Monument. 17 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto.
- Eyre Square On the roadway adjacent to the public lavatory from a point 33 feet (9.9 metres) from the junction of Eyre Square West and Eyre Square North to a point 217 feet (65.1 metres) from the junction of Eyre Square North and Eyre Square East. 2 In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto.
- Salthill On the south side of the roadway at the traffic island opposite Sea Point Ballroom, from the eastern corner of the traffic island to a point 57 feet (17.1 metres) from the western corner of the said traffic island. 6 With front or rear to the traffic island mentioned in column
(3)across. GIVEN under my hand, this 25th day of January,
- PATRICK McLAUGHLIN, Commissioner of the Garda Síochána. The Minister of the Environment hereby consents to the making of the foregoing bye-laws. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, this 19th day of June,
- SYLVESTER BARRETT, Minister for the Environment. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These bye-laws:
- Provide stands for street service vehicles as indicated in the Schedule to these bye-laws;
- Outline the conditions subject to which street service vehicles may lawfully use the stands;
- Prohibit the driver of a street service vehicle from standing the vehicle for hire elsewhere than on an appointed stand in the borough of Galway. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais