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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd July, 2015. |
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I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, on the application of the National Roads Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 (1) of the Roads Act 2007 (No. 34 of 2007) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), and having complied with the requirements of subsection (2) of that section, hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Roads Act 2007 (Declaration of Motorways) Order 2015. |
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2. The national roads mentioned in the Schedule are declared as motorways. |
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SCHEDULE |
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SECTIONS OF NATIONAL ROADS DECLARED AS MOTORWAYS |
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Reference in this Schedule to- |
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N followed by a number is a reference to a national road |
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R followed by a number is a reference to a regional road |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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29 June 2015. |
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PASCHAL DONOHOE, |
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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
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This Order is made under section 8 of the Roads Act, 2007 and provides for the declaration of three specific sections of the N11 as motorway. |
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On a motorway, higher default speed limits apply than on other public roads, access to specific types of road user or vehicle may be restricted, and protection can be afforded to the State’s investment in the national road network preventing premature obsolescence. |