WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 150 of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933), that the Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána may, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health and after consultation with the Local Authority concerned, make in respect of any specified area bye-laws for all or any of the purposes mentioned in that sub-section in relation to keeping or leaving mechanically propelled vehicles stationary in public places :

AND WHEREAS the Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána has, before making the bye-laws hereinafter set forth, consulted with the person appointed by the Minister for Local Government and Public Health to perform the duties of the Waterford Corporation in regard thereto :

NOW, I, MICHAEL KINNANE, Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sub-section (1) of Section 150 of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health testified by his official seal affixed hereto, make the following bye-laws in respect of the area known as the County Borough of Waterford, that is to say :—

PART I. PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

Short title.

1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Waterford Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Bye-Laws, 1941.

Interpretation.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to the interpretation of these bye-laws.

Definitions.

3.—(1) In these bye-laws—

the expression " the Act " means the Road Traffic Act, 1933 (No. 11 of 1933) ;

the word " vehicle " means a mechanically propelled vehicle ;

the word " day-time " means the period beginning at 8.30 a.m. on any day and ending at 6.30 p.m. on the same day ;

the word " night-time " means the period beginning at 6.30 p.m. on any day and ending at 8.30 a.m. on the next day ;

the word " park " when used as a verb means to keep or leave a vehicle (whether in charge or not in charge of any person) stationary in a place which is a parking place by virtue of these bye-laws ;

the expression " keep a vehicle waiting " means to keep or leave a vehicle (whether in charge or not in charge of any person) stationary in a public place which is not a parking place for any purpose other than actually taking up or setting down passengers or loading or unloading goods, and similar expressions and the word " wait " and cognate words shall be construed accordingly ;

the expression " authorised sign " means any notice, mark, or other sign for the guidance of traffic which is placed at the side or on the surface of a roadway by the Council charged with the maintenance of such roadway and any portable notice placed by the Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána on such roadway or on a footway adjacent thereto ;

the word " street " means a public road ;

the expression " the County Borough " means the County Borough of Waterford.

(2) Every mention in these bye-laws or in any of the Schedules to these bye-laws of the name of any street, bridge, or other place shall be construed as referring to the street, bridge, or other place (as the case may be) in the County Borough which is known (whether by official naming or by popular usage) by that name.

(3) Every expression and word used in these bye-laws to which a particular meaning is given by section 3 of the act shall, save as is otherwise provided by the first paragraph of this bye-law, have in these bye-laws the meaning given to it by the said Section 3.

PART II. PARKING PLACES.

Appointment of parking places.

4.—(1) In the several streets named in the second column of the First Schedule to these bye-laws, the place or each of the places delimited in the third column of the said First Schedule opposite the name in the second column of any such street shall be a parking place both in the day-time and in the night-time.

(2) In the several streets named in the second column of the Second Schedule to these bye-laws, the place or each of the places delimited in the third column of the said Second Schedule opposite to the name in the said second column of any such street shall be a parking place on the occasions and at the times (but not on any other occasion or at any other time) stated in the fifth column of the said Second Schedule opposite the name in the said second column of such street.

(3) Where a parking place delimited in the third column of the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws includes a street junction at which a street enters the street containing such parking place on the side thereof on which such parking place is situate, the space between the prolongation into such parking place of the building lines on each side of such entering street together with the further space of fifteen feet on either side of the space aforesaid shall be deemed to be excluded from such parking place.

Position of vehicles in parking places.

5.—(1) For the purposes of these bye-laws, a vehicle shall not be deemed to be parked in a parking place unless the whole of such vehicle is within the limits of such parking place as stated in the third column of the relevant Schedule to these bye-laws and, in particular, no part of such vehicle projects into a space at a street junction which is deemed by these bye-laws to be excluded from such parking place.

(2) Every vehicle parked in a parking place shall be placed in the position specified in the fourth column of the relevant Schedule to these bye-laws opposite the mention of such parking place in the third column of that Schedule and no vehicle shall be deemed for the purpose of these bye-laws to be parked in such parking place unless it is placed therein in the said position so specified.

Provisions relating to parking in parking places in the First Schedule.

6. The following provisions shall apply to the parking of vehicles in parking places mentioned in the First Schedule to these bye-laws, that is to say :—

(a) no vehicle shall be parked in such parking place for a continuous period ending in the day-time (whether it begins in the day-time or in the night-time) which exceeds the period stated in the fifth column of the First Schedule to these bye-laws opposite the mention of such parking place in the third column of the said First Schedule ;

(b) no vehicle shall be parked in any such parking place for a continuous period ending in the night-time (whether it begins in the night-time or in the day-time) which exceeds the period stated in the sixth column of the First Schedule to these bye-laws opposite the mention of such parking place in the third column of the said First Schedule ;

(c) a vehicle which has been parked in and removed from any such parking place shall not be again parked in that parking place within one hour after it was so removed therefrom.

General provisions relating to parking in parking places.

7. The following provisions shall apply to the parking of a vehicle in a parking place mentioned in the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws, that is to say :—

(a) no vehicle shall be so placed in any such parking place that any part of such vehicle or any attachment to such vehicle projects over the footway (if any) against or parallel to which it is so placed ;

(b) as soon as a vehicle has been duly placed in such parking place, the driver of such vehicle shall stop the engine of such vehicle, and neither such driver nor any other person shall, while such vehicle is in such parking place, start or run such engine except for the purpose of removing such vehicle from or changing its position in such parking place ;

(c) no person shall overhaul or execute repairs to a vehicle while it is parked in any such parking place, except such repairs as may be necessary to enable such vehicle to be removed from such parking place ;

(d) neither the driver of nor any passenger in a vehicle which is parked in any such parking place shall make any unnecessary noise by means of or in relation to such vehicle or the engine or any fitting thereof ;

(e) the driver of a vehicle which is parked in or being brought into or removed from any such parking place shall comply with every (if any) authorised sign placed at such parking place in regard to the user thereof and with all directions given to him by a member of the Gárda Síochána in relation to the parking of such vehicle in such parking place or the bringing it into or removing it from such parking place.

Power to close a parking place in an emergency.

8.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this part of these bye-laws :—

(a) a member of the Gárda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector may, on the occasion of any public procession or on any other event which is likely to cause an unusual concourse of persons at or in the vicinity of a particular parking place or for any other reason applicable to a particular parking place and appearing to him to be good and sufficient, prohibit the parking of vehicles in such parking place during such period as shall, in his opinion, be necessary for such reason ; and

(b) any member of the Gárda Síochána on duty at or in the vicinity of a parking place mentioned in the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws may, whenever he thinks proper so to do because of a fire, flood, accident, or other emergency, prohibit the parking of vehicles in such parking place.

(2) Whenever a member of the Gárda Síochána, in exercise of a power conferred on him by this bye-law, prohibits the parking of vehicles in a parking place, such member may remove or cause to be removed from such parking place every vehicle which is in such parking place at the commencement of such prohibition or enters such parking place in contravention of such prohibition, and such member may so remove such vehicle or cause it to be removed whether there is or is not any person present in charge of such vehicle.

Restrictions on the admission of vehicles to parking places.

9.—(1) No vehicle bearing a trade plate in lieu of or in addition to a registration number plate shall be parked in a parking place mentioned in the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws.

(2) No vehicle shall be parked in a parking place mentioned in the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws for the purpose of the display of any advertisement by means of such vehicle, the sale of any goods in or from such vehicle, the offering of such vehicle for sale or for hire, or for any other purpose save being parked for the convenience of the driver, owner or other person in charge thereof.

(3) None of the following vehicles shall be parked in a parking place mentioned in the First or Second Schedule to these bye-laws, that is to say :—

(a) a heavy motor vehicle,

(b) a locomotive,

(c) a motor cycle or light motor vehicle which is designed and constructed or is ordinarily used for the carriage of goods for the purposes of trade or commerce,

(d) a street service vehicle which ordinarily plies for hire within the County Borough of Waterford.

Saving for vehicles loading or unloading.

10. Nothing in these bye-laws shall prevent a vehicle being brought into or kept stationary in a parking place for the purpose of taking up or setting down passengers coming from or going to premises fronting such parking place or loading or unloading goods from or into any such premises.

Part III. WAITING ELSEWHERE THAN IN PARKING PLACES.

Restrictions on vehicles waiting in streets

11.—(1) No person shall keep a vehicle waiting in the night-time in any street in the County Borough for a continuous period exceeding six hours.

(2) No person shall keep a vehicle waiting in the day-time in any street or part of a street mentioned in the second and third columns of the Third Schedule to these bye-laws for a continuous period exceeding thirty minutes.

(3) No person shall keep a vehicle waiting at any time for any period in any street or part of a street mentioned in the second and third columns of the Fourth Schedule to these bye-laws.

General provisions in relation to the keeping of vehicles waiting in streets.

12. The following provisions shall apply to the keeping of vehicles waiting in streets in the County Borough at places in those streets which are neither parking places nor places at which such waiting is for the time being prohibited by this Part of these bye-laws, that is to say :—

(a) no person shall keep a vehicle waiting in any street at a place in respect of which there is an authorised sign prohibiting the keeping of vehicles waiting at such place ;

(b) no person shall keep a vehicle waiting in any street at a place which is an appointed stand or appointed stopping place for large public service vehicles, or an appointed standing for street service vehicles ;

(c) no person shall keep a vehicle waiting in any such place, position, or manner as to obstruct, delay, or interfere with the entrance to or exit from a fire brigade station maintained by a local authority or an ambulance station similarly maintained ;

(d) no person shall keep a vehicle waiting at or near a street junction in such position that such vehicle or any part thereof is inside, or within fifteen feet on either side from, the space between the prolongation into the street in which such vehicle is waiting of the building lines on each side of a street entering such first mentioned street on the side thereof on which such vehicle is waiting ;

(e) no person shall keep a vehicle waiting in any street in such place, position or manner that there is not sufficient space between such vehicle and one side of such street or between such vehicle and any stationary vehicle or other object on the opposite side of such street for the free movement of the normal flow of vehicular traffic through such street ;

(f) the driver, owner or other person in charge of a vehicle waiting in a street shall comply immediately with all directions given to him by a member of the Gárda Síochána in relation to the keeping of such vehicle waiting at such place or the removal of such vehicle from such place.

Power to prohibit waiting in particular places in an emergency.

13.—(1) This bye-law applies to every place in any street in the County Borough which is neither a parking place nor a place in which the keeping of vehicles waiting is for the time being prohibited by this Part of these bye-laws.

(2) A member of the Gárda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector may, on the occasion of any public procession or on any other event which is likely to cause an unusual concourse of persons at a place to which this bye-law applies or for any other reason applicable to a particular place to which this bye-law applies and appearing to him to be good and sufficient, prohibit during such period as shall, in his opinion, be necessary for such reason the keeping of vehicles waiting in such place.

(3) Any member of the Gárda Síochána on duty at a place to which this bye-law applies may, whenever he thinks proper so to do because of a fire, flood, accident, or other emergency, prohibit the keeping of vehicles waiting in such place.

(4) Whenever a member of the Gárda Síochána in exercise of a power conferred on him by this bye-law prohibits the keeping of vehicles waiting in a place to which this bye-law applies, such member may remove or cause to be removed from such place every vehicle which is waiting in such place at the commencement of such prohibition or is kept waiting in such place in contravention of such prohibition and such member may so remove such vehicle or cause it to be removed whether there is or is not any person present in charge of such vehicle.

Savings in respect of this part of these bye-laws.

14.—(1) The provisions contained in this Part of these bye-laws shall be construed and shall operate as restrictions on the keeping or leaving of vehicles stationary in streets in the County Borough additional to and not in substitution for any restriction, limitation, or prohibition of such keeping or leaving for the time being existing by law, and nothing in these bye-laws shall be construed or operate to create or confer any right to keep or leave a vehicle stationary in any such street.

(2) Nothing in this Part of these bye-laws shall apply to a street service vehicle standing for hire in an appointed standing appointed under section 137 of the act or to a large public service vehicle in an appointed stand appointed under section 118 of the act.

Given under my hand this 13th day of August, 1940.

(Signed) MICHAEL KINNANE,

Commissioner of the Gárda Síochána.

WHEREAS in pursuance of Section 8 of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 , the Commissioner has submitted the foregoing bye-laws to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health : AND WHEREAS the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 8 have been complied with in relation to the said bye-laws ; NOW THEREFORE the Minister for Local Government and Public Health in exercise of the power conferred on him by Section 150 of the said Act hereby consents to the making of the said bye-laws.

Given under the official seal of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health this 7th day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-one.

(Signed) PATRICK RUTTLEDGE,

Minister for Local Government and Public Health.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

PARKING PLACES AVAILABLE DAY AND NIGHT.

No.	Name of Street	Limits of Parking Place	Position of Vehicles in Parking Place	Maximum Period of Parking
Day-time	Night-time
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
1	The Mall	On the South Side of the roadway from a point thirty feet East of No. 22 to Adelphi Quay. Frontages of Nos. 33, 34, and 35 to be kept clear.	With rear to the kerb	Six hours	Six hours
2	The Mall	On the North Side of the roadway from E.S.B. Standard No. 246 to Lamp Standard at entrance door of Town Hall.	With rear to the kerb	do.	do.
3	Grey Friars	On the East Side of the roadway from the E.S.B. Standard No. 242 to the junction with Bailey's, New Street.	In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto facing towards Cathedral Square.	do.	do.
4	Arundel Square	On the East and West Sides	With rear to the kerb	do.	do.
5	Cathedral Square	On the South Side of the roadway from E.S.B. Standard on the East Side to opposite No. 1 Cathedral Square.	With rear towards Cathedral	do.	do.
6	Mayor's Walk	On the East Side of the roadway from opposite No. 1 to opposite No. 13.	With rear to the kerb	do.	do.

FIRST SCHEDULE.—Continued.

PARKING PLACES AVAILABLE DAY AND NIGHT.

No.	Name of Street	Limits of Parking Place	Position of Vehicles in Parking Place	Maximum Period of Parking
Day-time	Night-time
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
7	The Glen	The island in front of the Regal Cinema	With rear towards Regal Cinema	Six hours	Six hours
8	Parnell Street	On the South Side of the roadway from opposite No. 9 to opposite No. 31.	In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto, facing towards the Manor Cross.	do.	do.
9	The Quay	On the wharf between the North Side of the roadway known as the Quay and the river edge from E.S.B. Standard No. 019 to a point opposite No. 57 The Quay.	In two parallel lines with rear towards river edge, the vehicles to be so parked that a clear space of not less than twelve feet is left between each line of vehicles.	do.	do.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

OCCASIONAL PARKING PLACES.

No.	Name of Street	Limits of Parking Place	Position of Vehicles in Parking Place	Occasions and Times of Availability as Parking Place
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1	Griffith Place	On the South side of the roadway from a point opposite No. 97 to a point opposite No. 127.	In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto facing towards Ard-na-Greine	Whenever a sporting fixture or other function to which the public are admitted is being held in the Gaelic Sports' Ground—during and for one hour before and for one hour after such function.
2	Ard-na-Greine	On the East side of the roadway from a point opposite No. 74 to a point opposite the junction with Morrison's Avenue.	In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto facing towards Bernard Place.	do.
3	Tycor Avenue	On the West side of the roadway from a point opposite No. 8 to a point opposite No. 44.	In single line by the kerb and parallel thereto, facing towards Griffith Place.	do.
4	Shortcourse	The Square	In three parallel lines facing South; to be so parked at a clear space of not less than twelve feet is left between each parallel line of vehicles.	do.
5	Ballybricken Square.	Within the confines of Ballybricken Square.	In parallel lines facing North; to be so parked that a clear space of not less than twelve feet is left between each parallel line of vehicles.	do.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

STREETS IN WHICH WAITING FOR MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES IN THE DAY-TIME IS PROHIBITED.

No.	Name of Street	Extent of Prohibition
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Barronstrand Street	East side from junction with the Quay to junction with Blackfriars.
2	Bridge Street	East Side.
3	Barrack Street	Both Sides.
4	Conduit Lane	Both Sides.
5	Dock Road	Both Sides.
6	Fountain Street	Both Sides.
7	Great George's Street	North Side, from junction with Gladstone Street to No. 33.
8	Gladstone Street	East Side.
9	Henrietta Street	Both Sides.
10	Hanover Street	Both Sides.
11	John Street	West Side.
12	Johnstown	West Side.
13	Lombard Street	Both Sides.
14	Lady Lane	North Side.
15	Michael Street	Both Sides, from junction with Lady Lane to junction with Peter Street.
16	Mulgrave Road	Both Sides.
17	New Street	Both Sides.
18	Newgate Street	Both Sides.
19	Newrath	North Side.
20	Olaf Street	Both Sides.
21	O'Connell Street	Both Sides.
22	Sion Row	Both Sides.
23	Thomas Street	Both Sides.
24	William Street	South Side.
25	The Quay	South Side, from junction with Greyfriars to junction with Bridge Street.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

STREETS IN WHICH WAITING IS WHOLLY PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES.

No.	Name of Street	Side or Sides on which Waiting is Prohibited
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Barronstrand Street, from No. 14 to the junction with the Quay.	West Side.
2	Bridge Street	West Side.
3	Black Friars	Both Sides.
4	Great George's Street from opposite No. 21 to opposite No. 6.	Both Sides.
5	Great George's Street from the junction with Sergeant's Court to opposite No. 6.	South Side.
6	Gladstone Street	West Side.
7	John Street	East Side.
8	Johnstown	East Side.
9	Manor Street from the junction with John Street to the junction with Henry Street.	Both Sides.
10	Michael Street from the junction with Lady Lane to the junction with New Street.	Both Sides.
11	Patrick Street from the junction with Broad Street to the junction with O'Brien's Terrace.	Both Sides.
12	Newrath	South Side.
13	The Quay from Reginald's Tower to the junction with Grey Friars.	Both Sides.
14	Peter Street	Both Sides.
15	The Quay from the junction with Grey Friars to the junction with Bridge Street.	North Side.
16	Lady Lane from the junction with Michael Street to the junction with Colbeck Street.	South Side.
17	William Street from the junction with Canada Street to the junction with Scotch Quay.	North Side.

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S.I. No. 319/1941 -- Waterford Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Bye-Laws, 1941.