KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT BYE-LAWS 2023

SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT BYE-LAWS 2023

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Kilkenny County Council in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (No. 44 of 2004) and with the consent of the National Roads Authority (Note: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is the operational name of the National Roads Authority), hereby make the following special speed limit bye-laws in respect of the area comprising of the administrative County of Kilkenny.

The maps annexed to the Bye Laws are for illustration purposes only. In the event of a conflict between the said map and the text of the schedule identifying the relevant road the text of the schedule shall take precedence. 

Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws

1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Kilkenny County Council Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye–Laws 2023.
2. These bye-laws shall come into operation on the 1st January 2024.
3. In these bye-laws:
   
   “the Act of 1993” means the Roads Act, 1993 ((No. 14 of 1993).
   “the Act of 1994” means the Road Traffic Act, 1994 (No. 7 of 1994).
   “the Act of 2002” means the Road Traffic Act, 2002 (No. 12 of 2002).
   “the Act of 2004” means the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (No. 44 of 2004).
   “the Act of 2006” means the Road Traffic Act, 2006 (No. 23 of 2006).
   “the Act of 2007” means the Road Traffic Act, 2007 (No. 37 of 2007).
   “distance” means distance measured along the centre line of the road.
   “The Minister” means the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport.
   “Motorway” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993.
   “National road” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1993.
   “perimeter road” means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a County Municipal District, a Municipal District, or Urban District or town, and shall be considered as being within such boundary for the purposes of these bye-laws.
   “road” means a public road, national road and motorway.
   ‘’Municipal District’’ means a Municipal District within the County of Kilkenny. Boundaries of Municipal Districts in Kilkenny are indicated on map number 90.
   ‘’Kilkenny City Surrounds’’ refers to the area of Kilkenny City and its surrounds in the Municipal District of Kilkenny City as identified on map number 91.
   
   
4. Twenty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the First Schedule to these bye-laws. 
   
   
5. Thirty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the Second Schedule to these bye-laws.
   
   
6. Forty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the Third Schedule to these bye-laws.
   
   
7. Fifty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the Fourth Schedule to these bye-laws.
   
   
8. Sixty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit in respect of each of the roads described in the Fifth Schedule to these bye-laws.
   
   
9. Eighty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit in respect of the road described in the Sixth Schedule to these bye-laws.
   
   
10. One hundred kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the Seventh Schedule to these bye-laws.
    
    
11. One hundred and twenty kilometres per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on roads specified in the Eight Schedule to these bye-laws.
    
    
12. The Kilkenny County Council Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2017 are hereby revoked from the 1st January 2024.