Statutory Rule 1997 No. 65

Level Crossing (Meigh) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

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1997 No. 65

ROAD AND RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Level Crossing (Meigh) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

WHEREAS the railway undertaking made an application to the Department in accordance with section 66(4) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967^[1];

AND WHEREAS before making the application the railway undertaking gave notice in accordance with section 66(5) and (6) of that Act to the council in whose district the crossing is situated;

AND WHEREAS the Department did not receive from that council any representation in respect of the said application;

NOW THEREFORE the Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 66(1) and (2) of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 and now vested in it^[2] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Level Crossing (Meigh) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 24th March 1997.

    (2)  In this Order "the crossing" means the Meigh Level Crossing in the townland of Meigh and the County of Armagh whereby the road known as Meigh Road is crossed by the railway between Newry and Dundalk (Irish Republic) Stations.

Suspension of statutory provisions
    2.    While this Order remains in force—
 (a) section 47 of the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845^[3] (requirements as to gates);
 (b) section 6 of the Railways Clauses Act 1863^[4] (requirements as to lodges, etc.); and
 (c) any other statutory provision imposing requirements to the same or similar effect as those contained in the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b),
shall not apply in relation to the crossing.

Provision of automatic equipment
    3.    The railway undertaking shall at the crossing—
 (a) provide, maintain and operate the barriers, lights, automatic and other devices, excluding traffic signs specified in Schedule 1, and shall give notice in writing to the Department of the Environment as soon as the provision thereof is complete;
 (b) secure the provision, maintenance and operation by that Department of the traffic signs specified in Schedule 1; and
 (c) comply with the conditions and requirements specified in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on


J. Ritchie

Assistant Secretary

17th February 1997.

[1] 1967 c. 37 (N.I.); section 66 was substituted by S.I. 1984/1986 (N.I. 15) Art. 15 and amended by S.I. 1990/994 (N.I. 7) Sch. 2 back

[2] The functions of the Ministry of Development under the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 transferred to the Department of the Environment by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504 Art. 4 back

[3] 1845 c. 20 back

[4] 1863 c. 92 back

Explanatory Note