PART 4OPERATION OF TRANSLINK
Traffic regulation32
1
Subject to the provisions of this article the Council may, for the purposes of the authorised works, at any time prior to the expiry of 12 months from the opening of Translink for use and with the consent of the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated—
a
establish bus lanes on the roads specified in column (2) and along the lengths and between the points specified in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 9 (traffic regulation orders) to this Order;
b
prohibit vehicular access in the manner specified in Part 2 of Schedule 9 (traffic regulation orders) to this Order on those roads specified in column (2) and at the points and as respects direction to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule; and
c
revoke any traffic regulation order in so far as it is inconsistent with any prohibition, restriction or other provision made by the Council under this paragraph.
2
The Council shall not exercise the powers of this article unless the Council has—
a
given not less than 12 weeks' notice in writing of their intention so to do to the chief officer of police and to the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated; and
b
advertised its intention in such manner as the traffic authority may, within 28 days of its receipt of notice of the Council’s intention, specify in writing.
3
Any prohibition, restriction or other provision made by the Council under paragraph (1) shall have effect as if duly made by the traffic authority in whose area the road is situated as a traffic regulation order under the 1984 Act and the instrument by which it is effected may specify savings (in addition to those mentioned in Schedule 9 (traffic regulation orders) to which the prohibition, restriction or other provision is subject).