Road Traffic (St. John) (Jersey) Order 1982

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Road Traffic (St. John) (Jersey) Order 1982

Article

INTRODUCTORY  4

1             Application. 4

2             Interpretation. 4

TRAFFIC CIRCULATION   4

3             Prohibition of right-hand turns. 4

4             Prohibition of waiting and stopping. 5

5             Driving and stationing of certain vehicles. 5

6             One-way traffic. 5

Parking places on roads  6

6A          Duration of parking on certain roads. 6

MISCELLANEOUS  6

7             Savings. 6

8             Citation. 6

Prohibition of right-hand turns  7

Part 1  8

Prohibition of waiting   8

Part 2  9

PROHIBITION OF WAITING – FURTHER RESTRICTIONS  9

PART 1  10

Roads not to be used by chars-à-banc   10

PART 2  10

Roads not to be used by vehicles exceeding 6 feet 6 inches in width   10

One-way traffic routes  11

Duration of parking on certain roads  12

Table of Legislation History. 13

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 13

Table of Endnote References. 14

Road Traffic (St. John) (Jersey) Order 1982

PART 1

INTRODUCTORY

1        Application

This Order applies to the roads in the parish of St. John.

2        Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires –

“Connétable” means the Connétable of St. John;

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

“road” includes part of a road.

PART 2

TRAFFIC CIRCULATION

3        Prohibition of right-hand turns[1]

A person must not drive a vehicle so as to make a right-hand turn from a road specified in the first column of Schedule 1 into a road specified opposite that road in the second column of Schedule 1.

4        Prohibition of waiting and stopping

(1)     A vehicle must not wait on any road specified in the first and second columns of Part 1 of Schedule 2.[2]

(1A)   A vehicle must not wait on any road specified in the first and second columns of Part 2 of Schedule 2 between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. for a period longer than that specified in relation to that road in the second column.[3]

(1B)   Paragraph (1A) does not apply to any vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade, ambulance, police or other emergency services.[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 any part of a road which is authorized under Article 37 of the Motor Traffic Law as a stand for public service vehicles.[6]

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

(5)     The expression “waiting” in this Article does not include the stopping of a vehicle to set down or pick up passengers.

5        Driving and stationing of certain vehicles[8]

(1)     Except with the permission in writing of the Connétable of St John or on the express direction of a police officer, a person must not drive a char-à-banc on a road specified in the first and second columns of Part 1 of Schedule 3.[9]

(2)     Except with the permission in writing of the Connétable, a person must not station a char-à-banc on any road.[10]

(3)     A person must not station a cab on any road except on the express direction of a police officer.[11]

(3A)   Paragraph 3 does not apply to a taxi-cab stationed on a taxi rank (as defined in the Motor Traffic (Cabs – General) (Jersey) Order 2021).[12]

(4)     A person must not drive a vehicle, the overall width of which exceeds 6 feet 6 inches, on a road specified in the first and second columns of Part 2 of Schedule 3 unless it is –

(a)     being driven to or from any premises situated on or adjacent to that road;

(b)     a vehicle engaged in mechanical road sweeping or road gully cleaning; or

(c)     being used for fire brigade, ambulance, police or other emergency purposes.[13]

(5)     In this Article “cab” and “char-à-banc” have the same respective meanings as under the Motor Traffic Law.

6        One-way traffic[14]

A person who drives a vehicle on a road specified in the first column of Schedule 4 must drive in the direction specified in relation to that road in the second column of that Schedule.

Part 2A[15]

Parking places on roads

6A     Duration of parking on certain roads

(1)     A person must not park a vehicle on a road specified in Schedule 5 for a total period exceeding 12 hours in any continuous period of 24 hours.

(2)     In this Article, “park” means to leave a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, on any road specified in Schedule 5, 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.

PART 3

MISCELLANEOUS

7        Savings

(1)     Article 4 does not apply to any vehicle while it is being used for fire brigade, ambulance, police or other emergency purposes.[16]

(2)     Article 4 does not apply –

(a)     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;

(b)     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;

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

(d)     to a vehicle stopping on any road owing to the driver being prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond the driver’s control or to a vehicle stopping in order to avoid an accident.[17]

8        Citation

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (St. John) (Jersey) Order 1982.

Schedule 1

(Article 3)

Prohibition of right-hand turns

Schedule 2[18]

(Article 4)

Part 1

(Article 4(1))

Prohibition of waiting

Part 2

(Article 4(1A))

PROHIBITION OF WAITING – FURTHER RESTRICTIONS

Schedule 3[19]

PART 1

(Article 5)

Roads not to be used by chars-à-banc

PART 2[20]

Schedule 4[21]

(Article 6)

One-way traffic routes

Schedule 5[22]

(Article 6A)

Duration of parking on certain roads

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References