Provisions as to traffic regulationN.I.
25.—(1) The following provisions have effect with respect to the operation of the[F1 Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (in this Article referred to as “the Regulation Order”)] in relation to a road subject to a concession.
(2) The Department shall consult the concessionaire before making any regulations or order under the[F1 Regulation Order] specifically relating to the road.
(3) The concessionaire may cause or permit traffic signs (within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the[F1 Regulation Order]) to be placed on or near the road, but subject to any directions given by the Department.
If the concessionaire fails to comply with a direction of the Department as to the placing of traffic signs, the Department may carry out the work required and recover from the concessionaire the expenses reasonably incurred by it in doing so.
(4) The concessionaire may impose restrictions or prohibitions under[F1 Article 7 of the Regulation Order] on the use of the road; and any such restrictions or prohibitions shall have the same effect as restrictions or prohibitions imposed by the Department.
(5) [F1Article 7 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Regulation Order] shall apply in relation to the imposition of restrictions or prohibitions by the concessionaire with the substitution for references to the Department of references to the concessionaire.
(6) Before imposing any restriction or prohibition by virtue of paragraph (4) the concessionaire shall consult with the Department concerning the use by traffic affected by the restriction or prohibition of suitable alternative routes.
(7) A restriction or prohibition imposed by the concessionaire by virtue of paragraph (4) may be revoked or varied by the Department and shall cease to have effect if a restriction or prohibition inconsistent with it is imposed by the Department under[F1 Article 7 of the Regulation Order].