The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Duty to provide timetable for, and notify disruption of, road ferry service

103.—(1) The Department shall publish in such manner as it thinks fit a timetable in connection with each road ferry service.

(2) Where for any reason it is necessary for the Department temporarily to discontinue or reduce a road ferry service, the Department shall—

(a) before any such discontinuance or reduction occurs, publish notice of the discontinuance or reduction in at least one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the road ferry service is provided; and

(b) during the period when the road ferry service is discontinued or reduced, place such signs on roads in that locality as appear to the Department to be necessary to warn persons using those roads of the discontinuance or reduction.

(3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply where, by reason of an emergency or other circumstances, it is impractical for notice to be given in accordance with that provision.