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Road Traffic (St. Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 11 June 2021:

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2021-0039

Decision Summary Title :

Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002

Date of Decision Summary:

27 May 2021

Decision Summary Author:

Senior Traffic Engineer

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002

Date of Written Report:

27 May 2021

Written Report Author:

Senior Traffic Engineer

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 by Article 68 Notice.

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved the amendment to the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 in pursuance of Article 68 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To amend the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 in pursuance of Article 68 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, to introduce new parking and unloading arrangements in Broad Street following States of Jersey Approval of Proposition 28/2021.

 

Resource Implications: IHE officer Time

 

Action required: Officers to prepare an Article 68 Notice for publishing in the Jersey Gazette.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

Road Traffic (St. Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

ROAD TRAFFIC (ST HELIER) (JERSEY) ORDER 1996 AMENDMENT

 

ROAD TRAFFIC (DISABLED PERSONS) (JERSEY) ORDER 2002 AMENDMENT

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To amend the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 by Article 68 notice to make amendments to Broad Street.

 

 

Background

 

As part of the Government response to the Covid-19 pandemic the closure of Broad Street was deemed necessary to provide suitable space for pedestrians to safely practice social distancing. The closure was deemed to have a number of benefits to the way pedestrians use the town centre, and as such a Proposition was brought to the States requesting that Broad Street, Charing Cross and York Street remain closed to vehicular traffic.

 

On 12th May 2021 the States voted in favour of the Proposition to prioritise pedestrians in Broad Street (Pedestrian Priority in Broad Street, St. Helier (P.28/2021)). The proposition, as amended, asks for a further trial closure of Broad Street, Charing Cross and York Street where the roads remain closed to traffic but permit use by buses, cycles, and commercial vehicles making deliveries.

 

The trial of these provisions, and associated changes to other effected aspects of the road network are to be introduced in pursuance of Article 68 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956.

 

 

Discussion

 

Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996

Inserted into Article 2 (Interpretation)

“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 goods vehicle or van.

Schedules to be amended by the notice are:-

Schedule 6 - Part 1 - Roads Closed to Vehicular Traffic


Broad Street

 

York Street (from its junction with Charring Cross to its junction with Seal Street)

 

Charing Cross

 

 

 

At all times

 

 

At all times

 

 

At all times


Schedule 6 - Part 3 – Vehicles Exempt from Restrictions

 


Broad Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charing Cross

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Street (from its junction with Charing Cross to its junction with Seal Street)

 

  

 

Omnibuses (at all times)

Cycles (At all times)

Commercial vehicles for the purposes of loading and unloading (Monday to Saturday between the hours of 7am and 11am)

 

 

Omnibuses (at all times)

Cycles (At all times)

Commercial vehicles for the purposes of loading and unloading (Monday to Saturday between the hours of 7am and 11am)

 

 

Omnibuses (at all times)

Cycles (At all times)

Commercial vehicles for the purposes of loading and unloading (Monday to Saturday between the hours of 7am and 11am)


 

 

Schedule 8 – Part 2 - Paying Parking Places - 1 hour limit

 

Entry for Dumaresq Street is removed from the order.

Dumaresq Street – North Side (between a point 10 yards east of the western boundary of No.12 and a point further east)

 

 

Schedule 10 Part 1 – Parking of vehicles on Roads for Loading and Unloading

 

 

Area

Locations

Waiting period

Times of Restriction

Broad Street

 

 

North side (between a point 25 yards east of the western boundary of No. 36 and a point 24 yards further east)

 

20 minutes

 

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday

 

Broad Street

 

 

North side (between a point 64 yards east of the western boundary of No. 36 and a point 24 yards further east)

 

20 minutes

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday

Charing Cross

 

East side (between Dumaresq Street and a point 23 yards south)

 

20 minutes

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday

York Street

 

West side (between a point opposite the northern side of Dumaresq Street and a point 15 yards north)

unlimited

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday

 

 

Part 2 – Parking of Vehicles on Footways or Cycle Tracks for Loading and Unloading

 

 

Area

Locations

Waiting period

Times of Restriction

Broad Street

 

 

North side (between a point

49 yards east of the western boundary of No. 36 and a point 15 yards further east)

 

20 minutes

 

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Saturday

 

 

 

Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002

 

Schedule 1 – Parking Places for Vehicles Used by Disabled Persons

 

St Helier - Parking Places - 4 hour limit

 

Entry for Broad Street is removed from the Order

 

New entry for Dumaresq Street is introduced

Dumaresq Street – North Side (between a point 10 yards east of the western boundary of No.12 and a point further east)

 

 

Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the request to amend the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 by Article 68 notice.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To amend the Road Traffic (St Helier) (Jersey) Order 1996 & Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Jersey) Order 2002 in pursuance of Article 68 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, to introduce new parking and unloading arrangements in Broad Street following States of Jersey approval of Proposition 28/2021.

 

 

Action Required

 

Officers to prepare an Article 68 Notice for publishing in the Jersey Gazette, ahead of instructing the Principal Legislative Drafter to prepare an Amendment to the Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.

 

 

 

Written by:

Senior Traffic Engineer

 

Approved by: 

Head of Transport, Highways and Infrastructure

 

 

 

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