THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT (CAP. 184 of the LAWS of NIGERIA) the Road Traffic (Control of Traffic) (Lagos) Order, 1965 Commencement: 22Nd April, 1965
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B Supplement to Official Gazette No. 36, Vol. 52, 22nd April, 1965—Part B 99 L.N. 49 of 1965 ORDER MADE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT (CAP. 184 OF THE LAWS OF NIGERIA) The Road Traffic (Control of Traffic) (Lagos) Order, 1965 Commencement: 22nd April, 1965 | t In exercise of the powers conferred by! section 11 of the Road Traffic Act, the following Order is hereby made by ithe Lagos City Council. 1.—{z) This Order maybecited as the Road Traffic (Control of Traffic) Short title and applica- (Lagos) Order, 1965. tion. (it) This Order applies to the City of Lagos. 2. The Road Traffic (Control of Traffic) (Lagos) Order, 1963 publishedin Revocation the Federation of Nigeria Offical Gazette as Legal Notice No. 117 of 1963 is of Road hereby revoked. traffic (Control of Traffic) , (Lagos) Order, 1963. 3. The use of the Streets enumerated in the first column of the first Restriction Schedule is hereby restricted as specified in ‘the second column of the of-use of Highways. Schedule. 4, The driving or propelling ofVehicles in any of the Streets specified in One-Way the first column of the Second Schedule is hereby prohibited otherwise than in Streets. the directions specified in the second column of the Schedule. the 5. Vehicles other than Suburban Omnibusesintending to wait along Parking of Streets shownin thefirst column of the Third Schedule may be parked only Waiting on the sides of the Streets and/or on the days specified in the second column Vehicles. of the Schedule. 6. The stopping of Suburban, Non-Suburban School Children’s Omni- Stopping buses and Stage Carriages, is hereby prohibited otherwise than in the places places for _ Specified in the Fourth Schedule. Suburban School Children’s Omnibuses and Stage Carriages. Hackney Carriage shall operate in Lagos save 7.—{t) No Stage Carriage or ’ Prohibition under and in accordance with the conditions of a permit issued by the Lagos of operation City Council. of Stage Carriages and Hackney () Any person who operates or permits or causes to be operated any stage Carriages carriage or hackney carriage in Lagos without a permit or contrary to the without conditions of a permit issued as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence. Permit. “For the purposes of this Order “Operating” includes parking up fare paying passengers or discharging fare paying passengers or transporting fare paying passengers through Lagos.” B 100 8. Stage Carriages operating in Lagos may use only the routes specified in the Fifth Schedule. Stage 9. The Parking of Stage Carriages in any Street or open space in the City of Carriage Lagosis hereby prohibited otherwise than in the Stands. places specified in the Sixth Schedule, unless the condition of their licence provide otherwise. Hackney 10. The Parking of Hackney Carriages in any Street or open space in the Carriage City of Lagosis hereby prohibited otherwise Stands. than in the places specified in the Seventh Schedule. Prohibition 11. The Sounding of Horns or other similar appliances fitted to Motor or of Sounding other of Horns. Vehicles is hereby prohibited in the places and during the hours specified in the Eight Schedule. Declaration 12. The Roads specified in the Ninth Schedule are hereby declared Major of Major Roads. Roads. Prohibition 13. The Parking or Waiting of Vehicles in the Streets specified in the Tenth of Waiting of Schedule is hereby prohibited. Vehicles in Certain Area. Prohibition 14. Exceptin so far as of Closing of provided in this order, the closing of any highwayto Road to trafic by any person or bodyis hereby prohibited. ‘Traffic. Queueing at 15. Where five or more persons are waiting Bus Stops to board anystage carriage, and vehicle or Omnibus, such persons shall form a queue in the order of their Vehicles’ arrival and shall board the stage carriage, vehicle or omnibus in that order, Parks. Prohibition 16. The use of Handcarts (Omolanke) and Porters’ Carts is hereby of use of prohibited on all roads throughout the City of Lagos. handcarts and porters’ Carts. Penalty. 17, Any personguilty of a breach of or failing to comply with any of the provisionsof this order shall be liable on a first conviction to imprisonment for one monthor a fine of twenty-five pounds and on a second or subsequent conviction to imprisonment for two monthsor a fine offifty pounds. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as affecting theliability of any person to paycharges under any Act, Regulations or Order. Mabe by the Lagos City Council, this 2nd day of March, 1965. 5. J. ayak1, Town Clerk FIRST SCHEDULE RESTRICTION OF USE OF HIGHWAY Ist Column 2nd Column 1. AGARAWU STREET Between Ereko Street and Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, no entry to any form of vehiculartraffic. 2. AGOIRO STREET via Ricca STREET No entry to any form of vehicular traffic. 3. ALL Roaps Leapinc Ore Mowt- No entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding GOMERYRoap eight tons gross weight. B 101 1st Column 2nd Column BajULAIYE Lang. .. No entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. BaLocun Street West From Noentry to Motor Vehicles exceeding BALOGUN SQUARE eight tons gross weight. BREADFRUIT STREET... .. Between Balogun Street and Bishop Street, no entry to vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. DENTON Causeway .. .. (i) Alll traffic leaving the Iddo Lorry _ Park shall turn left and proceed towards Carter Bridge as far as Iddo Roundabout where north- boundtraffic can turn round the traffic control point. (zz) All traffic proceeding towards the Mainland from Lagos Island or Ijora and wishingto enter the Iddo Lorry Park or premises on that side shall proceed to the round- about at Oyingbo and thence proceed along Denton Causeway in the direction of Carter Bridge to their destinations. __ - FREDERICK McEwen Street From Noentry to Motor Vehicles exceeding MarTINs STREET TO BaLocuN eight tons gross weight. STREET. Korto Street .. ve -» No entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gros’ weight. 10. Osun Exo Srreer From Its Noentry to Motor Vehicles exceeding JUNCTION wITH DocEmMo eight tons gross weight. STREET il. Upper Kine Streer .. = .. Noentry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. 12. GRIFFITH STREET .- .. Between Andrew Street and Omi- didun Street, no entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. 13. JOSEPH STREET .. .- Between Tokunboh and Griffith Street, no entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. 14. BANKOLE STREET e -. Between Bishop Street and Balogun Street West, no entry to Motor Vehicles exceeding eight tons gross weight. B 102 SECOND SCHEDULE OneE-Way STREETS Ist Column 2nd Column . ABIBU OKI STREET From Broad Street to Marina in that direction. lo . ADENIJI ADELE Roap From its junction with Idumagb Street to Freeman Street in tha direction. & J . AGARAWU STREET oe From junction with Palm Church Street to junction with Idumagbo Avenuein that direction. AJELE STREET From Campos Square to Broad Street in that direction. way . ALLI STREET AND ISALEGANGAN From Tinubu Square to Alli Street STREET and Isalegangan Street to Isale- gangan Squarein that direction. APONGBON STREET From Broad Street to Offin Canal in that direction. sl . ASHOGBON STREET From Idumota to Church Street in that direction. BALOGUN AND EREKO STREETS From the Marina to junction with Nnamdi Azikiwe Street on to the Carter Bridge in that direction. BAMGBOSE AND LEWIS STREETS . From Tinubu Square, Bamgbose Street to Lewis Street, and on to its junction with Moloney Street in that direction. 10. BROAD STREET From Abibu Oki Street to the junction with Marina at Niger Housein that direction. 11. BROOK STREET From Campbell Street to Broad Street in that direction. CLIFFORD STREET From the junction with Denton Street to Montgomery Roadin that direction. COATES STREET |. From Herbert Macaulay Street to Denton Street in that direction. CUSTOMS STREET Krom Tinubu Square to Marina in that direction. , . DAVIES STREET I'rom Broad Street to Marina in that direction. 16. DENTON STREET From Apapa Roadjunction to Clifford Street in that direction. 17, HERBERT MACAULAY StREET From its junction with Wright Street to its junction with Kano Street in that direction. B 103 1st Column 2nd Column IGBOSERE Roap .. .' From Moloney Street to Campos Square in that direction. Kakawa STREET . | @) From Broad Street to Bamgbose Street in that direction. (i) From Marina to Tinubu Street in that direction. Kano STREET ee From Denton Street to Griffith Street in that direction. KING STREET From Odunlami Street to Bamgbose Street in that direction. MARTINS STREET From Marina to the junction with ny Ereko Street in that direction. Massey STREET . ., From Massey Square to junction with Alli Street in that direction. MONTGOMERY Roap From Clifford Street to Herbert Macaulay Street in that direction. NNAMDI AZIKIWE STREET From the.foot of Carter Bridge to Tinubu Square in that'Direction. ODUNLAMI STREET _ From Campos Square to Broad Street in that direction. Onpdo Street WEsT san From Apapa Road to Savage Street in that direction. OYINGBO STREET From its junction with Kano Street to Denton Street roundabout in that direction. 29, PaLmM CuyurcH STREET ... From its junction with Alli Street to its junction with Agarawu Street in that direction. 30. PRISON STREET From its junction with Broad Street to Catholic Mission Street in that direction. SANUSI OLUSIAND BIsHOP STREETS From the junction of Offin Canal with. BishopStreet to Broad Street in that direction. ‘Tinusu SQUARE . One-way in a clockwise direction. Trnusu STREET . From Marina to Tinubu Square in that direction. WILLIAMS STREET From Marina to Broad Street in that direction. Tatwo STREET From Abibu-Oki Street to Breadfruit Street in that direction. Suu Botajt STREET From Breadfruit Street to Taiwo Street in that direction. Broap STREET . From Tinubu Square to Abibu Oki Street in that direction.