Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998

i Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 S.R. No. 81/1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Principal Regulations 1 4. Definitions 2 5. New regulations 108 and 109 inserted 3 108. Meaning of "except as signed" 3 109. Effect of non-inclusion of all relevant parking controls on signs 3 ═══════════════ NOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1998 S.R. No. 81/1998 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 30 June 1998 Responsible Minister: GEOFF CRAIGE Minister for Roads and Ports SHARNE BRYAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the definitions of "no-parking area", "no-standing area" and "parking area" and clarify the operation of signs in those areas. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 3. Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Road Safety (Traffic) Regulations 1988 1 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 81/1998 Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 2 4. Definitions In regulation 105(1) of the Principal Regulations— (a) for paragraph (c) of the definition of "no-parking area" substitute— '(c) an area of highway or of more than one highway (including a portion of a highway or highways) indicated by a sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of "no-parking area sign" at each place where the area may be entered by highway and by an end no- parking area sign at each place where the area may be exited by highway;'; (b) for paragraph (c) of the definition of "no-standing area" substitute— '(c) an area of highway or of more than one highway (including a portion of a highway or highways) indicated by a sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of "no-standing area sign" at each place where the area may be entered by highway and by an end no- standing area sign at each place where the area may be exited by highway;'; (c) for paragraph (e) of the definition of "parking area" substitute— '(e) an area of highway or of more than one highway (including a portion of a highway or highways) indicated by a sign referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of "parking area sign" at each place where the area may be entered by highway and by an end parking area r. 4 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 81/1998 Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 3 sign at each place where the area may be exited by highway;'. 5. New regulations 108 and 109 inserted After regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations insert— '108. Meaning of "except as signed" (1) The expression "except as signed" appearing on— (a) a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 15b; or (b) a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 17b; or (c) a sign similar to that illustrated in Diagram 19b— indicates that within the area to which the sign refers any clearway control sign, clearway sign, no-parking sign, no-standing sign, parking sign or zone sign has effect and operates despite any indication to the contrary otherwise given by the sign bearing the expression "except as signed". (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a sign referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of sub- regulation (1) is not to be taken to not substantially conform to the requirements of these Regulations or of the standard referred to in regulation 303(3) only because it bears the expression "except as signed", despite anything to the contrary in these Regulations or in that standard. 109. Effect of non-inclusion of all relevant parking controls on signs For the purposes of these Regulations, a clearway control sign, clearway sign, no- r. 5 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 81/1998 Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 4 parking sign, no-standing sign, parking sign or zone sign associated with an area is not to be taken to not substantially conform to the requirements of these Regulations or of the standard referred to in regulation 303(3) only because there is not inscribed on the sign an indication of the existence of any other sign associated with that area or any part of that area, despite anything to the contrary in these Regulations or in that standard.'. ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 81/1998 Road Safety (Traffic) (Parking) Regulations 1998 5 NOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 30/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 136/1996. Notes -- 6 of 6 --