The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Byelaws in connection with road ferry services

102.—(1) The Department may make byelaws for any purpose in connection with the operation or management of a road ferry service, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) for all or any of the following purposes, namely—

(a) for protecting persons, vehicles and goods on ferry vessels or land forming part of the road ferry undertaking from injury or damage;

(b) for protecting vessels, land, equipment and other property forming part of the road ferry undertaking from damage;

(c) for regulating the conduct of persons (including persons employed for the purposes of the road ferry service) on ferry vessels or land forming part of the road ferry undertaking;

(d) for regulating the embarkation, conveyance and disembarkation of persons, vehicles and goods;

(e) for maintaining order on ferry vessels and land forming part of the road ferry undertaking and preventing obstruction to the operation of the road ferry service.

(2) Any person who contravenes a byelaw made under this Article shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(3) Before making any byelaws under this Article the Department shall publish in at least two newspapers circulating in the locality in which the road ferry service is provided a notice—

(a) stating the intention of the Department to make the byelaws; and

(b) specifying a place in that locality where a copy of the proposed byelaws may be inspected by any person free of charge at all reasonable hours during the period of 30 days from the date of the last publication of the notice.

(4) The Department shall not make the byelaws before the expiration of the period mentioned in paragraph (3)(b).