Road Traffic (St.
Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY
1 Application
This Order applies to
roads in the Parish of St. Brelade.
2 Interpretation
In this Order, unless the
context otherwise requires –
“Badges Order”
means the Road Traffic
(Disabled Persons) (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Jersey) Order 1982;
“commercial vehicle”
means a vehicle designed or manufactured solely or mainly for purposes other
than those of a private household and includes, but not by way of limitation,
any agricultural tractor, goods vehicle, large passenger carrying vehicle,
locomotive, minibus, motor tractor or van;
“Connétable” means the Connétable of St. Brelade;
“parking disc”
means a parking disc of the kind described in Article 19 of the Road Traffic (St. Helier)
(Jersey) Order 1996;
“road”
includes part of a road.[1]
PART 2
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION
3 One-way
traffic
A vehicle being driven on
a road specified in the first column of Schedule 1 shall, between the
point of its entry therein and its departure therefrom, follow the direction
prescribed in relation to that road in the second column of that Schedule.
4 Prohibition
of waiting
(1) A
vehicle shall not wait on any road specified in Schedule 2.
(2) A
vehicle shall not wait on a road within 10 yards of its junction with another
road.
(3) A
vehicle, other than a public service vehicle of the appropriate class, shall
not stop on any part of a road which is authorized under Article 37 of the
Motor Traffic (Jersey)
Law 1935 (hereinafter referred to as “the Motor Traffic Law”)
as a stand for public service vehicles.
(4) [2]
(5) A
commercial vehicle shall not wait on any road specified in Schedule 2A.[3]
5 Closing
of roads to through traffic[4]
No vehicle shall be
driven on a road specified in the first column of Schedule 7 during the
times prescribed in relation to that road in the second column of that Schedule
except –
(a) for
the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or merchandise, or persons, to or
from any premises situated on or adjacent to that road;
(b) to
or from premises having a means of vehicular access from that road;
(c) a
vehicle engaged in mechanical road sweeping or road gully cleaning.
6 Public
service vehicles
(1) Except
with the permission in writing of the Connétable, or on the express
direction of a police officer, no char-à-banc shall be driven on a road
specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3.[5]
(2) Except
with the permission in writing of the Connétable, no char-à-banc
shall be stationed on any road.
(3) Except
on the express direction of a police officer no cab shall be stationed on any
road:
Provided that this paragraph
shall not apply to the stationing of a controlled taxi-cab on a taxi rank as
defined in the Motor Traffic (Taxi-Cabs - General) (Jersey)
Order 2002.
(4) In
this Article, “cab” and “char-à-banc” have the
same respective meanings as under the Motor Traffic Law.
7 Prohibition
of driving of certain vehicles[6]
Except with the
permission in writing of the Connétable, no vehicle the gross weight of
which exceeds 7 ½ tons shall be driven on a road specified in Part 2
of Schedule 3.
8 Prohibition
or restriction of turns
(1) A
vehicle shall not be driven so as to make a right-hand turn from a road specified
in the first column of Part 1 of Schedule 4 into a road specified
opposite that road in the second column of that Part.
(2) A
vehicle shall not be driven so as to make a left-hand turn from a road
specified in the first column of Part 2 of Schedule 4 into a road
specified opposite that road in the second column of that Part.
(3) A
vehicle shall not be driven so as to enter Les Quennevais Parade from the
northernmost exit of Les Quennevais Park.
PART 3
PARKING DISCS
9 Interpretation
In this Part –
“parking”
means leaving a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, between the hours of
8.00 am and 5.30 pm on any day other than a Sunday, and includes stopping a
vehicle to load or unload goods or merchandise, but does not include stopping a
vehicle to set down or pick up passengers;
“vehicle”
excludes a vehicle the overall width of which exceeds 6 feet 6 inches and a
bicycle not propelled by mechanical power.
10 Parking
of vehicles displaying parking discs
(1) Subject
to the provisions of this Article, a vehicle which displays a parking disc in
accordance with this Part may be parked –
(a) on a
road specified in Part A1 of Schedule 5, for a period of time not
exceeding 20 minutes;
(b) on a
road specified in Part 1 of Schedule 5, for a period of time not exceeding
one hour; or
(c) on a
road specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5, for a period of time not
exceeding 3 hours.[7]
(2) A
vehicle shall not be parked on a road specified in Part A1, 1 or 2 of Schedule 5
for longer than the maximum period of time stated in paragraph (1) of this
Article in relation to the Part in which the road is specified.[8]
(3) A
vehicle which has been parked on a road specified in Part A1, 1 or 2 of
Schedule 5 shall not be moved directly to another part of the same road
and parked there.[9]
11 Duration
of parking on certain roads[10]
No vehicle shall be
parked on a road specified in Schedule 8 for a total period exceeding 12
hours in any continuous period of 24 hours.
12 Indication
of time on, and display of, parking discs
(1) When
a vehicle is parked on a road specified in Schedule 5, a parking disc,
indicating the time at which the vehicle arrived there, shall be displayed
against the internal face of the windscreen of the vehicle, or, if the vehicle
has no windscreen, at a convenient place on the left or near side of the
vehicle, in such a manner that the arrival time of the vehicle may be
distinctly seen by any person outside the vehicle.
(2) When
a vehicle is parked on a road specified in Schedule 5, no person
shall –
(a) display
more than one parking disc on the vehicle;
(b) indicate
on the parking disc a time different from that at which the vehicle was parked;
(c) alter
the time of arrival indicated on a parking disc whilst the vehicle is parked on
that road.
PART 4
LOADING AND UNLOADING OF VEHICLES
13 Parking
limited to vehicles loading and unloading[11]
(1) Unless
all the conditions in paragraph (2) are met, a person shall not park a
vehicle –
(a) on a
road specified in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Schedule 6; and
(b) at a
time falling with a period specified in column 3 of that table.[12]
(2) The
conditions are that –
(a) the
vehicle is being loaded or unloaded in connection with a trade or business
carried on in the vicinity;
(b) the
vehicle is parked for no longer than one hour at any one time;
(c)
(d) there
is displayed on the internal face of the windscreen of the vehicle or, if the
vehicle has no windscreen, at a convenient place on the left or near side of
the vehicle, and in such manner as to be distinctly seen by any person outside the
vehicle –
(i) a parking disc
indicating the time at which the vehicle was parked, and
(ii) the
business name and address of the user of the vehicle.[13]
(3) The
condition in paragraph (2)(d)(i) is not met if –
(a) more
than one parking disc is displayed;
(b) more
than one time is indicated; or
(c) the
time indicated is altered while the vehicle remains parked.
Part 4A[14]
RESIDENTIAL PARKING IN
PARKING ZONES
13A Interpretation
In this Part –
“Les Quennevais
Park” means the row of houses, starting from number 10 and ending
with number 29 and starting from number 39 and ending with
number 58, marked on the plan set out in Schedule 9;
“Les Quennevais
Park parking zones” means the 2 areas coloured in red on the plan
set out in Schedule 9;
“Connétable”
means the Connétable of St. Brelade;
“permit holder”
means a resident of Les Quennevais Park in respect of whom a
resident’s parking permit is issued under Article 13F;
“resident’s
parking permit” and “parking permit” means a permit that
permits parking in the zones at any time;
“zones” means
the Les Quennevais Park parking zones.
13B Use of parking
places restricted to permit parking
(1) A
vehicle shall not be parked at any time in a parking place in the zones unless
the vehicle is parked displaying a resident’s parking permit which –
(a) applies
in respect of that vehicle; and
(b) is in
force.
(2) Subject
to paragraph (3), a vehicle displaying a resident’s parking permit
shall not remain parked in the same parking place, without being moved, for a
period of more than 4 weeks commencing on the date the vehicle was first
parked in that parking place.
(3) The
Connétable may, on a written request by the permit holder setting out
reasons for the request, extend the period specified in paragraph (2) for
a period not exceeding 4 weeks.
13C Application
for parking permit
Subject to Article 13D,
a person who –
(a) resides
in Les Quennevais Park; and
(b) keeps
or owns one or more vehicles that is registered to that person’s address
in Les Quennevais Park,
may apply in writing to
the Connétable for a resident’s parking permit for the zones in
respect of any such vehicle.
13D Restrictions on
issue of parking permit
(1) Subject
to a maximum number of 60 resident’s parking permits being available
for issue, only one person per household may apply for not more than 2 parking
permits under Article 13C.
(2) A
parking permit may apply in respect of more than one vehicle but is not
otherwise transferable.
13E Fee for parking
permit
(1) Subject
to paragraph (2), the annual fee for a resident’s parking permit is
£48 per permit.
(2) If
a parking permit is to be in force for less than 12 months, the fee
payable shall be, for each month for which the permit is to be in force, an
amount calculated pro rata for the amount prescribed under paragraph (1).
13F Issue of parking
permit
(1) Subject
to Article 13D(1) and the provisions of this Article, on payment of the
fee prescribed under Article 13E the Connétable shall issue a
resident’s parking permit to the applicant.
(2) Resident’s
parking permits shall not be issued if –
(a) the
Connétable is not satisfied that the applicant for the parking permit
satisfies the criteria specified in Article 13C; or
(b) a vehicle
to which the application relates is –
(i) a commercial
vehicle the unladen weight of which exceeds 2,500 kg, or
(ii) a
camper-van, caravan, motorhome or other similar vehicle.
(3) The
Connétable may decline to issue a resident’s parking permit to an
applicant if, in relation to a parking permit previously issued to that person,
a contravention of Article 13B has occurred.
(4) The
Connétable may give preference to an applicant who is the holder of a
disabled person’s badge issued under the Road Traffic (Disabled Persons)
(Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Jersey) Order 1982.
13G Form of parking permit
(1) Subject
to paragraph (2), a resident’s parking permit shall be in the form
specified from time to time by the Connétable.
(2) A
parking permit shall specify –
(a) that
it is a resident’s parking permit;
(b) the
zones to which the parking permit relates;
(c) the
registration number of the vehicle or vehicles in respect of which the parking
permit applies;
(d) the
date on which the parking permit begins to have effect; and
(e) the
date on which the parking permit shall cease to have effect.
13H Duration of parking
permit
(1) Subject
to paragraph (2), a resident’s parking permit is valid from the date
on which it is issued up to and including 30th April.
(2) A
parking permit shall cease to have effect –
(a) if
the permit holder ceases to reside in Les Quennevais Park; or
(b) if
the permit holder ceases to keep or own the vehicle in respect of which the
parking permit applies, or, if the parking permit applies in respect of more
than one vehicle, the permit holder ceases to keep or own all of the vehicles
in respect of which the permit applies.
(3) A
permit holder shall, within 10 days of the parking permit ceasing to have
effect by virtue of paragraph (2), surrender it to the Connétable
for cancellation.
13I Additional
vehicle or change of vehicle
If a permit holder in
relation to a vehicle –
(a) applies
to the Connétable in writing for the issue of a resident’s parking
permit to apply in respect of –
(i) a
vehicle which replaces a vehicle in respect of which the existing permit
applies, or
(ii) an
additional vehicle that is kept or owned by the permit holder; and
(b) surrenders
his or her existing parking permit to the Connétable,
the Connétable
shall issue to the holder, without further charge, an amended parking permit which
shall apply in respect of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (a), for the
unexpired period of the surrendered parking permit.
13J Change of
address
A permit holder shall,
within 10 days of changing his or her residential address in Les
Quennevais Park, inform the Connétable in writing.
PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS
14 Saving
(1) Article 4
and Parts 3 and 4 shall not apply –
(a) so as
to prevent a vehicle waiting on any road for so long as may be necessary to
enable the vehicle, if it cannot be used for such purpose without waiting on
that road, to be used in connection with any building operation or demolition
work, the removal of any obstruction or potential obstruction to traffic, the
maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of that road, or the erection,
laying, placing, maintenance, testing, alteration, repair or removal of any
structure, works or apparatus in, on, under or over that road;
(b) to
any vehicle whilst it is being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police
purposes;
(c) to
any vehicle being used for the purpose of delivering or collecting postal
packets as defined in Article 1 of the Post Office (Jersey) Law 1969;
(d) so as
to prevent a public service vehicle waiting on a part of any road which is
authorized in accordance with Article 37 of the Motor Traffic Law as a
stand for public service vehicles;
(e) so as
to prevent a vehicle waiting on any road for so long as may be necessary to
enable the vehicle, if it cannot be used for such purpose without waiting on
that road, to be used in connection with the collection of household refuse
from, or the clearing of cesspools at, premises situated on or adjacent to that
road;
(f) to
a vehicle waiting on any road while any gate or other barrier at the entrance
to premises to which the vehicle requires access or from which it has emerged
is being opened or closed, if it is not reasonably practicable for the vehicle
to wait otherwise than on that road while such gate or barrier is being opened
or closed;
(g) to a
vehicle waiting on any road on the express direction or with the specific
permission of a police officer.[15]
(2) Article 7
shall not apply to any vehicle whilst it is being used for fire brigade,
ambulance or police purposes.[16]
15 Citation
This Order may be cited
as the Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990.