THE AND BUTE COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, ISLAND OF MULL) (WEIGHT AND LENGTH RESTRICTIONS) AMENDMENTS ORDER 200_

Andrew Law Director of Operational Services Manase Brae Lochgilphead

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, ) (WEIGHT AND LENGTH RESTRICTIONS)(AMENDMENT)ORDER 200_

Argyll and Bute Council in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1), 1(2), 2(1) to (3), 3(2) and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act, and having complied with Part II of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) () Regulations 1999, and being satisfied that the Order is required for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the road to which the order relates such that section 3(1) of the Act shall not apply, hereby make the following order:

1. This Order may be citied as the Argyll and Bute Council (Various Roads, Isle of Mull) (Weight and Length Restrictions) (Amendment) Order 200_ and shall come into operation on the ______Two Thousand and _____.

2. The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order and of all Orders revoked by this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. No Person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle whose maximum gross weight exceeds 33 tonnes on any of the lengths of road specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

4. No Person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle whose maximum gross weight exceeds 26 tonnes on any of the lengths of road specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

5. No Person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle whose maximum gross weight exceeds 18 tonnes on any of the lengths of road specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.

6. No Person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle whose maximum gross weight exceeds 13 tonnes on any of the lengths of road specified in Schedule 4 to this Order.

7. Save as provided in Article 8 of this Order no person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle the length of which inclusive of any load on the vehicle, exceeds 12m on any of the roads or lengths of road specified in Schedule 5 to this Order.

8. Nothing in Articles 3,4,5,6 and 7 of this Order shall prevent the driving upon any of the roads referred to in these Articles of any Emergency Services vehicles or any vehicle which is being used in connection with the removal of any obstructions to traffic, the maintenance, improvement, reconstruction, weather emergency or refuse collection on any of the roads or lengths of road so referred to or the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or near to any of the said roads or lengths of roads, of any repairs to Public Utilities apparatus, or of any telegraphic line as defined in the Telecommunications Act 1984.

9. Nothing in Article 3,4,5,6 and 7 of this Order shall prevent the driving of a vehicle of a weight in excess of that defined in these Articles provided the vehicle is unladen and such an exemption is identified as applying to that road by means of a traffic sign prescribed in diagram 627.1 in conjunction with diagram 626.2A of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002.

10. Nothing in Article 3,4,5,6 and 7 of this order shall prevent the driving of a vehicle of a weight or length in excess of that defined in these Articles provided an exemption has been granted by the Network and Environment Manager for Argyll and Bute which exemption shall contain such conditions as the said Network and Environment Manager may deem appropriate including provision for the indemnification of the Council by the owner or operator of such vehicle against all damage and all claims of any nature which might arise from such use.

11. The restrictions imposed by this Order shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any restriction or requirement imposed by any regulations made or having effect as if made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended as aforesaid or by any other enactment.

12. The orders specified in Schedule 6 to this Order are hereby revoked to the extent specified in relation thereto in that schedule.

Given under the seal of the said Argyll and Bute Council and signed for them on their behalf by Susan Mair Head of Legal and Protective Services on Monday the _____day of ______Two Thousand and _____.

SCHEDULE 1

33 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

B8035 That length of the B8035 Salen-Gruline-Kinloch Road, extending from its junction with the Tobermory Pier- Salen Pier Road (A848) in Salen Village via Gruline to the entrance of Balmeanach Farm a distance of 19312 metres or thereby.

C46 That length of the C46 Aros Bridge- Road, extending from its junction with the TobermoryPier- Salen Pier Road (A848) to a point 60 metres or thereby east of Allt na Saile a distance of 3053 metres or thereby.

C46 That length of the C46 Aros Bridge-Dervaig Road, extending from the entrance of Aintuim Farm to the junction of B8073 Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road in Dervaig Village a distance of 805 metres or thereby.

B8073 That length of the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road, extending from its junction with the Tobermory Pier-Salen Pier Road (A848) in Tobermory to the entrance to Ensay Farm, a distance of 22364 metres or thereby.

B8073 That length of the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road, extending from its junction with the Salen-Gruline- Kinloch Road (B8035) to the entrance to Lagganulva Farm, a distance of 11907 metres or thereby.

U76 The whole length of the Balmeanach Road a distance of 820 metres or thereby.

U6 The whole length of the Croig Road for a distance of 1100 metres or thereby.

C44 The whole length of the Ferry Road a distance of 400 metres or thereby.

U18 The whole length of the Lee-- Road a distance of 3600 metres or thereby.

SCHEDULE 1(continued)

33 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

C49 The whole length of the Ardtun Road a distance of 2120 metres or thereby.

U71 The whole length of the Knockvologan Road a distance of 5150 metres or thereby.

U9 The whole length of the Cuin Road a distance of 800 metres or thereby

C47 That length of the C47 Glengorm Road, extending from its junction with the Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road (B8073 to the junction of the access road to the Council Waste Disposal Site a distance of 1345 metres or thereby

U75 The whole length of the Scoor Road for a distance of 1660 metres or thereby.

SCHEDULE 2

26 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

B8073 That length of the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road, extending from the entrance to Lagganulva Farm to the entrance to Ensay Farm, a distance of 14481 metres or thereby.

U70 The whole length of the Calgary Holdings Road a distance of 4380 metres or thereby.

U12 The whole length of the Kilpatrick Road a distance of 1800 metres or thereby.

SCHEDULE 3

18 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

B8035 That length of the B8035 Salen-Gruline-Kinloch Road, extending from the entrance of Balmeanach Farm to the junction of the Salen-- Ferry Road (A849) a distance of 13033 metres or thereby.

U42 The whole length of the Kilfinichen- Road a distance of 1580 metres or thereby.

U14 The whole length of the Grasspoint Road a distance of 5150 metres or thereby.

U21 The whole length of the Road a distance of 3040 Metres or thereby.

C47 That length of the C47 Glengorm Road, extending from the access road to the Council Waste Disposal Site to the access road to a distance of 4975 metres or thereby.

B882 That length of the B882 known as Back Brae extending from the junction of Main Street (A848) to the junction of Argyll Terrace a distance of 260 metres or thereby.

C46 That length of the C46 Aros Bridge- Dervaig Road, extending from a point 365 metres or thereby northwest of Allt an Biolaireich to the entrance to Aintuim Farm, a distance of 9624 metres or thereby.

C54 The whole length of the Ardura-Lochbuie Road, a distance of 12700 metres or thereby.

U16 That length of the UC16 Road, extending from the junction of the Ardura-Lochbuie Road, a distance of 1180 metres or thereby.

SCHEDULE 4

13 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

C45 The whole length of the Dervaig-Torloisk Road a distance of 6800 metres

C48 The whole length of the Carsaig Road a distance of 4010 metres

U20 The whole length of the Road a distance of 4910 metres

U16 That length of the UC16 Croggan Road, extending from a point 1180 metres or thereby from its junction with the Ardura-Lochbuie Road to the end of the road, a distance of 2830 metres or thereby.

SCHEDULE 5

Length Restriction - 12 metres

Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute

B8073 That length of the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary- Gruline Road, extending from its junction with the Tobermory Pier-Salen Pier Road (A848) in Tobermory to the junction of the B8035 Salen- Gruline-Kinloch Road a distance of 48752 metres with the exception of the length of road between the forestry haulage roads on each side of Loch Frisa a distance of 1480 metres

SCHEDULE 6

Name of Order Extent of Revocation

The Strathclyde Regional Council(Various Whole Order Roads, Island of Mull)(Weight and Width Restrictions)Amendment Order 1980