THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, in pursuance of Articles 62 and 84 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 and after consultation with the Connétable of Grouville, orders as follows –

Commencement [see endnotes]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1 Application

This Order applies to the roads in the parish of Grouville.

2 Interpretation[1]

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires –

“Connétable” means the Connétable of Grouville;

“displayed”, in respect of a vehicle, means displayed –

(a) 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; and

(b) in a manner so as to be distinctly seen by a person from outside the vehicle;

“Motor Traffic Law” means the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935;

“parking disc” means a disc issued by a Connétable that is composed of 2 pieces of pale yellow cardboard that enclose 3 red cardboard discs each pivoted about its centre on which are printed figures that can be revealed through 3 apertures cut into one of the pieces of yellow cardboard with the left hand aperture being capable of indicating an hour, the centre one tens of minutes, and the right hand one a minute;

“road” includes part of a road.

PART 2

TRAFFIC CIRCULATION

3 One-way traffic

(1) A vehicle being driven on a road specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 must travel in the direction specified in column 3 unless it is a vehicle specified in column 4.[2]

(2) [3]

4 Prohibition of waiting and stopping

(1) A vehicle must not wait on a road specified in Schedule 2.[4]

(2) A vehicle must not wait on a road within 10 yards of its junction with another road.[5]

(3) A vehicle, other than a public service vehicle of the appropriate class, must not stop on a part of a road that is authorised under Article 37 of the Motor Traffic Law.[6]

(4) A vehicle must not wait on a part of a road that has been designated as a no waiting area to allow access to premises from that part of that road.[7]

(5) “Wait” in this Article does not include to stop a vehicle to set down or to pick up passengers.

5 Driving and stationing of certain vehicles

(1) A char-à-banc must not be driven on a road specified in Schedule 3, Part 1 except with the Connétable’s written permission or on the express direction of a police officer.[8]

(2) A char-à-banc must not be stationed on a road except with the Connétable’s written permission.[9]

(3) A vehicle the overall width of which exceeds 6 feet 6 inches must not be driven on a road specified in Schedule 3, Part 2.[10]

(4) A vehicle the overall width of which exceeds 6 feet 6 inches, not being an omnibus, must not be driven on a road specified in Schedule 3, Part 3.[11]

(5) A cab must not be stationed on a road except on the express direction of a police officer.[12]

(6) Paragraph (5) does not apply to the stationing of a taxi-cab on a taxi rank as defined in the Motor Traffic (Cabs – General) (Jersey) Order 2021.[13]

(7) In this Article, “cab”, “char-à-banc” and “omnibus” have the same meanings as in the Motor Traffic Law.

6 Prohibition or restriction of turns[14]

(1) A vehicle must not be driven so as to make a right-hand turn from a road specified in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 into the road specified in column 3 of Part 1 of that Schedule.[15]

(2) A vehicle must not be driven so as to make a right-hand turn from a road specified in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 into the road specified in column 3 of Part 2 of that Schedule between the hours of 8.00 am and 9.00 am, and between the hours of 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm, on any day other than a Saturday or Sunday.[16]

7 Closing of roads to through traffic[17]

A vehicle must not be driven on a road specified in Schedule 5, except to or from land that has a means of vehicular access from that road.

8 Parking of vehicles displaying parking discs[18]

(1) A vehicle must not be parked on a road specified in Schedule 6 unless a parking disc showing the time the vehicle was parked is displayed on the vehicle when it may be parked on the road –

(aa) in the case of a road specified in Part A1 of the Schedule, for up to 3 hours from that time;

(a) in the case of a road specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, for up to one hour from that time; or

(b) in the case of a road specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, for up to 20 minutes from that time.[19]

(2) A vehicle that has been parked on a road in accordance with paragraph (1) must not be moved directly to another part of the same road and parked there.[20]

(3) In this Article “parked on a road”, in respect of a vehicle (other than a bicycle not propelled by mechanical power), means left on the road, whether attended or unattended –

(a) in the case of a road specified in Part A1 or 1 of the Schedule, between the hours of 8.00 am and 5.30 pm on any day other than a Sunday; or

(b) in the case of a road specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, between the hours of 8.00 am and 9.00 pm on any day, and includes a vehicle stopped to load or unload goods or merchandise, but does not include a vehicle stopped to set down or pick up passengers.[21]

9 Duration of parking on certain roads[22]

A vehicle must not be parked on a road specified in Schedule 7 for a total period exceeding 12 hours in any continuous period of 24 hours.

9A Restriction on parking for period exceeding 7 days with no return for 24 hrs[23]

A vehicle must not be parked on a road specified in Schedule 8 for a continuous period exceeding 7 days and, if removed, must not return to park on that road within a period of 24 hours after being removed.

10 Display of parking disc[24]

A person required by this Order to display a parking disc on a vehicle parked on a road must not –

(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;

PART 3

MISCELLANEOUS

11 Savings[25]

Article 4 does not apply –

(a) to a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance, or other emergency purposes;

(b) to a public service vehicle waiting on a part of a road that is authorised in accordance with Article 37 of the Motor Traffic Law, as a stand for public service vehicles;

(c) to a vehicle waiting on a road while a 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 otherwise wait;

(d) to a vehicle waiting on a road on the express direction or with the specific permission of a police officer;

(e) to a vehicle that has stopped on a road because its driver is unable to proceed by circumstances beyond the driver’s control;

(f) to a vehicle that has been stopped on a road to avoid an accident.

12 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Grouville) (Jersey) Order 2002.

Schedule 1[26]

(Article 3)

One-way traffic routes

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
	Road	Direction	Exemption
1.	Beach Road	From the vehicle entrance to the property known as ‘The Hamlet’ to Gorey Village Main Road.
2.
3.	Gorey Hill	Gorey Village Road to parish boundary.
4.	Gorey Village Main Road	Beach Road to Rue Horman.
		Beach Road to La Rue au Chevre.
4A.	La Chasse du Près	Northbound.
5.	La Chevre Rue	Gorey Village Main Road to Le Chemin des Maltières.
		Les Monts to Le Côtil Vautier.
6.	La Croix	From the property known as “The Grouville Taverne” to La Rue des Prés.
7.	La Rue de la Gare	La Rue des Prés to La Rue Maraval.
7A.	Le Chemin au Grèves	La Grande Route des Sablons to exit near Royal Jersey Golf Club.
8.	La Rue de la Haie du Puits	La Rue des Fonds to La Croix.
9.	La Rue de la Haie du Puits (extension)	La Rue des Prés to La Croix.
10.
11.	La Rue du Moulin	Rue à Don to Rue des Alleurs.
12.	La Rue Maraval	Le Grand Pré to La Grande Route des Sablons.
13.	La Sente Brée	Le Chemin des Maltières to La Rue Hilgrove.	a vehicle that is used to transport patients, or as an ambulance, leaving the Hollies Day Centre
14.	Le Passage de l’Hôpital	Les Monts to La Rue du Douettin.
15.	Le Vier Mont (east of Le Chemin du Radier)	From the eastern junction of Le Vier Mont with La Rue à Don to Le Chemin du Radier.
16.	Le Vier Mont (west of Le Chemin du Radier)	From the western junction of Le Vier Mont with La Rue à Don to Le Chemin du Radier.	pedal cycles
17.	New Road	Gorey Village Main Road to parish boundary.
18.	Old Road	Gorey Village Main Road to parish boundary.
19.	La Rue du Parcq	From La Rue de Fauvic to La Rue de La Marais à La Cocque
20.	Union Road	From the north-western side of the entrance to the property known as “Hotel Kalamunda” to the junction with Gorey Village Main Road.

Schedule 2[27]

(Article 4(1))

Prohibition of waiting

Column 1	Column 2
Road	Prohibited waiting area
Beach Road	Both sides.
Gorey Village Main Road	East side (between Beach Road and the northern boundary of the garden of the property known as “Old Bank House”).
	East side (from a point 25 yards north of the north side of the property known as “Fernleigh Lodge” for 13 yards in a southerly direction).
	East side (between the north side of the property known as “Fernleigh Lodge” and Union Road).
	East side (from Beach Road for 12 yards in a southerly direction).
	East side (from a point 32 yards south of Union Road for 42 yards in a southerly direction).
	East side (between the northern boundary of the property known as “Le Port” and a point 6 yards south of the letter box).
	East side (from the southern boundary of the property known as “La Planque” for 56 yards in a southerly direction).
	West side (between Beach Road and La Rue Horman).
	Both sides (between La Rue Horman and La Rue à Don).
La Chasse du Près	East side (between La Rue des Près and La Rue de la Ville-ès-Renauds).
	West side (from La Rue des Près for 10 yards in a northerly direction).
La Grande Route des Sablons	Both sides (from the private estate road “Le Clos de la Tour” for 116 yards in a north-easterly direction).
	West side (between a point opposite Le Hurel slipway and the entrance to the property known as “Le Jardin des Sablons”).
	East side (between Le Hurel slipway and the entrance to the property known as “Frithmans”).
	East side (from Le Chemin au Grèves for 20 yards in a southerly direction).
	East side (from a point 27 yards north of Fernlea Drive for 22 yards in a northerly direction).
	North side (between a point 154 yards west of Le Clos du Port and a point 90 yards east of La Rue du Pont).
	South side (from Le Clos du Port for 154 yards in a westerly direction).
	South side (from La Rue du Pont for 98 yards in an easterly direction).
La Route des Côtils	Both sides (between the property known as “La Carrière” and the main road opposite Grouville Church).
	East side (from La Rue de Fauvic for 30 yards in a northerly direction).
La Rue à Don	North side (from the western entrance of the property known as “Autumn Breeze” west for a distance of 66 yards).
	North side (from a point 88 yards west of the western entrance of the property known as “Autumn Breeze” for 8 yards in a westerly direction).
	North side (between the western entrance of Grouville Parish Church and the eastern entrance of Grouville Parish Church).
	North side (from a point opposite the eastern corner of the property “Homestead” for 8 yards in an easterly direction).
	North side (between the boundary with the parish of St. Martin and Beach Road).
	South side (between the eastern boundary of Grouville Church Cemetery and La Rue des Alleurs).
	South side (from a point 10 yards east of La Rue des Près for 18 yards in an easterly direction).
	South side (between the boundary with the parish of St. Martin and the western boundary of the property known as “Old Station House”).
	East side (between the boundary with the parish of St. Martin and the bus layby south of Beach Road).
	East side (from the access to the property known as “Fort William” for 32 yards in a northerly direction).
	Both sides (between La Rue de la Ville-ès-Renauds and a point 32 yards south of the private road known as “Le Jardin Fleurie”).
La Rue de Fauvic	Both sides between La Grande Route de la Cote and the western side of the entrance to the property known as “Old Station House”.
La Rue de Grouville	East side (from a point 24 yards south of La Ruette Mathurin for 49 yards in a northerly direction).
	West side (from La Ruette Mathurin for 24 yards in a southerly direction).
	West side (between La Ruette Mathurin and Le Petit Catillon).
	East side (from Le Petit Catillon for 31 yards in a southerly direction).
La Rue de la Gare	Both sides.
La Rue de la Haie du Puits	South side (between a point opposite the western extremity of the western entrance to Grouville Primary School and its junction with La Rue de la Croix and La Rue Maraval).
	North side (from a point 55 yards west of La Rue de la Croix and La Rue Maraval for 50 yards in a westerly direction).
	North side (from La Rue de la Croix for 7 yards in a westerly direction).
La Rue de la Sente Maillard	Both sides (from La Grande Route des Sablons for 57 yards in a westerly direction).
	South side (from a point 188 yards west of La Grande Route des Sablons for 11 yards in a westerly direction).
La Rue de la Ville-ès-Renauds	East side (between a point 38 yards north of the entrance to Le Clos Royale and a point 90 yards south of that entrance).
	East side (between the north side of the entrance to the car park of the building known as “The Pembroke” for 20 yards in a northerly direction).
	East side (between its junction with La Rue Vardon for 20 yards in a southerly direction).
	Both sides (between a point 19 yards north of the southern boundary of the property known as “Bon Air” and La Rue à Don).
	West side (between La Rue des Près and La Rue Maraval).
La Rue des Fonds	West side (from a point 40 yards south of La Rue de la Haie du Puits for 18 yards in a southerly direction).
La Rue des Près	South side (between La Rue à Don and a point opposite the western boundary of the property known as “Sunnyholme”).
	South side (between a point 24 yards east of the western boundary of the property known as “Sunnyholme” and La Rue de la Ville-ès-Renauds).
	North side (between La Rue à Don and La Rue Maraval).
La Rue de la Marais à la Cocque	Both sides (between La Grande Route des Sablons and La Rue du Parcq).
La Rue du Pont	Both sides (from La Grande Route des Sablons for 87 yards in a northerly direction).
	East side (from a point 27 yards south of La Rue du Puits Mahaut for 13 yards in a southerly direction).
La Rue Hilgrove	North side.
La Rue Horman	Both sides (between Gorey Village Main Road and a point opposite the southern boundary of the property known as “The Linn”).
	North side (between Le Chemin des Maltières and La Rue de la Poterie).
	South side (between Le Chemin des Maltières and the western boundary of the property known as “Cyprus Cottage”).
	West side (from a point 14 yards north of La Rue de la Poterie, for 71 yards in a southerly direction).
La Sente Brée	Both sides (from Le Chemin des Maltières for 20 yards in an easterly direction).
	West side (between the north western corner of the property known as the Hollies Day Centre and its junction with La Rue Hilgrove).
	East side (from the north western corner of the property known as the Hollies Day Centre for 10 yards in a southerly direction).
La Vieille Rue	South side (from a point 23 yards west of Le Boulivot de Haut for 26 yards in a westerly direction).
Le Catillon	Both sides (from La Rue de Grouville to La Rigondaine).
Le Chemin des Maltières	Both sides (from a point 78 yards south of La Rue Horman for 76 yards in a southerly direction).
Le Mont de Gouray	North side (from La Chevre Rue for 13 yards in an easterly direction).
	North side (between a point 116 yards east of La Chevre Rue and the parish boundary with St. Martin).
	South Side (from La Chevre Rue to the parish boundary).
Le Vier Mont	North side (from La Rue à Don for 56 yards in an easterly direction).
	South side (between La Rue à Don and Le Chemin du Radier).
Le Chemin des Maltières	East side (between Le Clos de Sargeant and La Chevre Rue).
Limpet Lane (formerly known as Le Chemin Public)	Both sides (between Old Road and New Road).
New Road	North side (from Gorey Village Main Road for 33 yards in an easterly direction).
	North side (from a point 46 yards east of Gorey Village Main Road for 106 yards in an easterly direction).
Old Road	North side (from Gorey Village Main Road for 20 yards in an easterly direction).
	North side (between a point 30 yards east of Gorey Village Main Road and a point 6 yards east of Limpet Lane, formerly known as Le Chemin Public).
	South side (from Gorey Village Main Road for 117 yards in an easterly direction).
Union Road	Both sides (between La Rue à Don and a point in line with the western extremity of the open brook).

Schedule 3[28]

(Article 5)

PART 1

(Article 5(1))

Roads not to be used by Chars-à-Banc

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road	Restricted length
1.	La Route des Côtils	The entire road.
2.	La Rue au Blancq	Between the boundary with the parish of St. Clement and the junction with Rue à Don.
3.	La Rue du Moulin de Bas	Between Le Chemin des Maltières and its junction with Le Catillon.
4.	Le Chemin des Maltières	Between its junction with La Rue Horman and La Rue du Moulin de Bas.

PART 2

(Article 5(3))

Roads not to be used by vehicles exceeding 6 feet 6 inches in width

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road	Restricted length
1.	Beach Road	The entire road.
2.	Gorey Hill	The entire road.
3.	Gorey Village Main Road	Between Rue Horman and Gorey Hill.
4.	La Rue des Alleurs	From a point 210 yards from its junction with La Rue à Don to its junction with La Rue du Moulin à Vent.
5.	La Rue Hilgrove	The entire road.
6.	New Road	The entire road.
7.	Old Road	The entire road.
8.	Union Road	The entire road.

PART 3

(Article 5(4))

Roads not to be used by vehicles exceeding 6 feet 6 inches in width, except omnibuses

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road	Restricted length
1.	Beach Road	The entire road.
2.	Gorey Hill	The entire road.
3.	Gorey Village Main Road	Between Gorey Hill and Beach Road.

Schedule 4[29]

(Article 6)

Part 1

(Article 6(1))

Prohibition of right-hand tuRns

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road from	Road to
1.	La Croix	Rue des Près.

Part 2

(Article 6(2))

RESTRICTION ON RIGHT HAND TURNS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road from	Road to
1.	La Rue de la Haie du Puits	La Rue Maraval.

Schedule 5

(Article 7)

Roads closed to through traffic

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road	Restricted length
1.	La Rue du Puits	The entire road.
2.	Old Road	The entire road.

Schedule 6[30]

(Article 8)

Parking of vehicles displaying parking discs

Part A1

(Article 8(1) and (3))

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Road	Restricted length
1.	La Grande Route des Sablons	East side (from a point 40 yards south of La Rue des Près for 28 yards in an easterly direction).
		East side (from a point 15 yards north of La Rue des Près for 68 yards in a northerly direction).
1A.	La Rue Hilgrove	South side (from the junction with Gorey Village Main Road for 32 yards in a westerly direction).
2.	Le Vier Mont	North side (between a point 56 yards east of La Rue à Don and the western boundary of the property known as “La Rochelle”).
3.	New Road	North side (from a point 33 yards east of its junction with Gorey Village Main Road for 13 yards in an easterly direction).

PART 1

(Article 8(1) and (3))

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Road	Restricted length
1.	Gorey Village Main Road	The brick paved area between the south side of Gorey Post Office and a point 3 yards north of the southern boundary of the property known as “Bagatelle”.

PART 2

(Article 8(1) and (3))

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Road	Restricted length
2.	La Grande Route des Sablons	West side between a point 10 yards north of its junction with La Sente des Fonds and a point 19 yards further north.

Schedule 7[31]

(Article 9)

Duration of parking on certain roads

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
	Road	Restricted length

Schedule 8[32]

(Article 9A)

restriction on parking for period exceeding 7 days with no return for 24 hours

Column 1	Column 2
Road	Restricted length
La Chasse du Près	West side (between a point 10 yards north of La Rue des Près and a point 8 yards south of La Grande Route des Sablons).
La Rue de la Sente Maillard	South side (from a point 57 yards west of La Grande Route des Sablons for 131 yards in a westerly direction).
Le Mont de Gouray	North side (from a point 13 yards east of its junction with La Chevre Rue to the parish boundary).

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Legislation	Year and No	Commencement
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Jersey) Order 2002	R&O.16/2002	26 March 2002
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2002	R&O.107/2002	1 November 2002
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2005	R&O.178/2005	24 November 2005
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2006	R&O.81/2006	31 July 2006
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2007	R&O.30/2007	16 February 2007
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2010	R&O.24/2010	26 March 2010
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Order 2011	R&O.87/2011	22 July 2011
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2014	R&O.136/2014	29 August 2014
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Order 2015	R&O.111/2015	21 September 2015
Road Traffic (Rue des Prés Trading Estate) (Jersey) Order 2017	R&O.56/2017	6 June 2017
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No.9) (Jersey) Order 2017	R&O.73/2017	24 July 2017
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order 2023	R&O.26/2023	11 April 2023
Road Traffic (Grouville) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Order 2023	R&O.82/2023	28 September 2023

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Original	Current
2(1)	2
(2),(3),(4)	spent, omitted from this revised edition
10	repealed by R&O.107/2002
11	10
12	11
13	spent, omitted from this revised edition
14	12
Schedule 3 Part 2 (3A)	(4)
(4)	(5)
(5)	(6)
(6)	(7)
(7)	(8)
Schedule 8	repealed by R&O.107/2002
Schedule 9	spent, omitted from this revised edition

Table of Endnote References

[1] Article 2 amended by R&O.82/2023

[2] Article 3(1) amended by R&O.26/2023

[3] Article 3(2) deleted by R&O.26/2023

[4] Article 4(1) amended by R&O.82/2023

[5] Article 4(2) amended by R&O.82/2023

[6] Article 4(3) amended by R&O.82/2023

[7] Article 4(4) amended by R&O.82/2023

[8] Article 5(1) amended by R&O.82/2023

[9] Article 5(2) amended by R&O.82/2023

[10] Article 5(3) amended by R&O.82/2023

[11] Article 5(4) amended by R&O.82/2023

[12] Article 5(5) amended by R&O.82/2023

[13] Article 5(6) substituted by R&O.82/2023

[14] Article 6 substituted by R&O.73/2017

[15] Article 6(1) amended by R&O.82/2023

[16] Article 6(2) amended by R&O.82/2023

[17] Article 7 amended by R&O.82/2023

[18] Article 8 substituted by R&O.24/2010

[19] Article 8(1) amended by R&O.26/2023, R&O.82/2023

[20] Article 8(2) amended by R&O.82/2023

[21] Article 8(3) amended by R&O.26/2023

[22] Article 9 amended by R&O.82/2023

[23] Article 9A inserted by R&O.73/2017, amended by R&O.82/2023

[24] Article 10 amended by R&O.82/2023

[25] Article 11 amended by R&O.82/2023

[26] Schedule 1 amended by R&O.81/2006, R&O.24/2010, R&O.111/2015, R&O.26/2023, R&O.82/2023

[27] Schedule 2 amended by R&O.178/2005, R&O.30/2007, R&O.87/2011, R&O.136/2014, R&O.111/2015, R&O.73/2017, table substituted by R&O.26/2023, R&O.82/2023

[28] Schedule 3 amended by R&O.107/2002, R&O.111/2015

[29] Schedule 4 amended by R&O.73/2017

[30] Schedule 6 substituted by R&O.24/2010, amended by R&O.111/2015, R&O.26/2023, R&O.82/2023

[31] Schedule 7 amended by R&O.56/2017

[32] Schedule 8 inserted by R&O.73/2017, table substituted by R&O.26/2023

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