The Road Races (Circuit of Ireland Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016 No. 179

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Made - - - - 16th March 2016 Coming into operation - 6th April 2016

The Department for Regional Development( a) in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 3 of the Road Races (Northern Ireland) Order 1986( b) and now vested in it( c), and after consulting the Chief Constable, orders and declares as follows.

Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as The Road Races (Circuit of Ireland Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2016.

Interpretation 2. In this Order— “the course” means the roads specified in the Schedules; “marshal” means a person of at least 18 years of age authorised in writing by the promoter to assist in connection with the proper conduct of the race; “the promoter” means the Ulster Automobile Club Limited.

Application 3. Subject to compliance with all the requirements of this Order, the course may be used by the promoter for motor races between the times and on the days specified in Schedules 1 to 11.

Suspension of right of way and notice 4. On the days specified in Schedules 1 to 11 from and until the times specified therein or until the time the race is announced by the promoter as completed, whichever is the earlier, the right of way on the course of all persons, vehicles and other forms of traffic shall be suspended other than to— (a) persons appointed by the promoter as officials or marshals, constables, vehicles engaged in the race, persons in charge of or directly employed in connection with such vehicles and vehicles used by such officials, marshals, or constables;

(a) S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(1) (b) S.I. 1986/1887 (N.I. 17) (c) S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6( d) and Schedule 4 Part IV (b) vehicles used to cross the course in an emergency by a medical practitioner or for fire and rescue, ambulance or police purposes; and (c) persons with or without vehicles who reside in the race area crossing the course or proceeding on it for that purpose and persons so proceeding or crossing the course with or without vehicles in pursuance of statutory powers or duties; provided that such persons and vehicles referred to in (b) and (c) shall cross the course only at such times and places as may be specified by a person appointed by the promoter as the clerk of the course. 5. The promoter shall give notice to the inhabitants of the districts adjoining the course of the temporary suspension of the right of way thereon by— (a) posting, not later than 7 days before the date of the race, placard notices specifying the course, the date on which, and the times during which, the right of way is suspended, in prominent positions in the neighbourhood and in particular near the junction of all other roads within or adjoining the course; and (b) publishing, during each of the 2 weeks preceding the date of the race, advertisements giving information as in paragraph (a) in 2 newspapers circulating in the locality of the course.

Prohibition of traffic 6. It shall not be lawful to cause or permit traffic, either vehicular or pedestrian, to use or remain on that part of any road between the barricades and its junction with the course during the period when the right of way on the course is suspended.

Cordonning off of the course 7. The promoter shall— (a) close every road opening off the course by means of a proper and sufficient barricade or barricades placed at least 10 metres from the course; (b) place notice boards on every road at or in the vicinity of the barricades stating that the right of way on the course is temporarily suspended; (c) ensure that the barricades and notice boards referred to in this Article are— (i) in position at least one hour before the start of the race; and (ii) removed within one hour after the end of the race; and (d) take all steps necessary to prohibit spectators and other persons, other than the promoter’s officials, marshals and constables, from using the carriageway or sides of the course during the progress of the race. 8. The promoter shall not open the course to traffic until the last competitor has finished.

Provision of marshals 9. The promoter shall— (a) before the race consult with the Chief Constable as to the number and positioning of marshals; (b) provide a sufficient number of marshals for the proper conduct of the race; (c) place marshals at the junction of each road, laneway and accommodation road adjoining the course and also at such other positions as shall be requisite in the interests of public safety; (d) provide each marshal with at least an armlet of distinguishing colour which shall be worn by the marshal during the period when the right of way on the course is suspended.

2 Documents to be produced to the Department 10. Not less than 14 days before the date of the race the promoter shall lodge with the Department 5 copies of the particulars of the promoter’s proposed arrangements for the conduct of the race and shall make such further arrangements as the Chief Constable may consider desirable in the interests of public safety.

Insurance and indemnities 11. —(1) The promoter shall have secured insurances and indemnities as follows— (a) the promoter is indemnified by a policy of insurance effected with an approved Insurance Company or Lloyd’s Underwriters for the sum as specified in paragraph (2)(a), which the promoter, the promoter’s officials, marshals, agents or servants, any competitor in the race, the Crown or any servants of the Crown or any constable may become legally liable to pay for compensation and litigation expenses in respect of the death of, or bodily injury to, any person, or the loss of, or damage to, lands or property adjoining the course caused by or arising out of the race, provided that such a policy of insurance may exclude any claim made by one competitor against another arising out of accidents occurring during the race; and (b) the promoter shall have so effected as in sub-paragraph (a) a personal accident policy of insurance for such benefits as are specified in paragraph (2)(b) in respect of the death of, or bodily injury to, the promoter’s officials, marshals, agents or servants, the servants of the Crown, constables and members of voluntary medical services solely in connection with or arising out of the holding of the race. (2) The specified sums are— (a) liability of the promoter, the promoter’s officials, marshals, agents or servants, the Crown or any servants of the Crown or any constable or any competitor in the race…………………………………………………………………………….£65,000,000 for any one accident or series of accidents arising out of one occurrence, but unlimited in amount as to the total sum payable; and (b) in respect of death of, or bodily injury to, any of those persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) the following benefits— (i) death……………………………………………………..…………………….£65,000 (ii) total loss by physical severance of two limbs or total and irrecoverable loss of all sight in both eyes or total loss by physical severance of one limb together with the total and irrecoverable loss of all sight in one eye…………………...……….£65,000 (iii) total loss by physical severance of one limb or total and irrecoverable loss of all sight in one eye…………………………………………………………………..….£30,000 (iv) permanent total disablement…………………………………………….….....£65,000 (v) temporary total disablement necessarily preventing such person from attending to business or occupation or necessarily confining such person to hospital or similar institution or to such person’s house or apartment……………….. up to £375 weekly limited to 104 weeks.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 16th March 2016

(L.S.) G F McKenna A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development

3 SCHEDULE 1 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGE S/D – ‘Tardree’ — Thursday 7th April 2016 from 08:00 to 16:30

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM 1. Cherryhill Road (Unclassified No. 1076) from its junction with Loughanmore Road (Route B95) to its junction with Ballynoe Road (Route C44) 2. Ballynoe Road (Route C44) from its junction with Cherryhill Road (Unclassified No. 1076) to its junction with Ballynoe Lane (Unclassified No. 1070) 3. Ballynoe Lane (Unclassified No. 1070) from its junction with Ballynoe Road (Route C44) to its junction with Crosskennan Lane (Unclassified No. 1069) 4. Crosskennan Lane (Unclassified No. 1069) from its junction with Ballynoe Lane (Unclassified No. 1070) to its junction with Crosskennan Road (Route C44)

4 SCHEDULE 2 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGE 1— ‘Cairncastle’ — Friday 8th April 2016 from 07:51 to 13:41

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM 1. Sallagh Road (Route C71) from its junction with Ballymullock Road (Route B148) to its junction with Feystown Road (Route C71) 2. Feystown Road (Route C71) from its junction with Sallagh Road (Route C71) to its junction with Loughdoo Road (Unclassified No. 4018) 3. Loughdoo Road (Unclassified No. 4018) from its junction with Feystown Road (Route C71) to its junction with Mullaghsandall Road (Unclassified No. 4016) 4. Mullaghsandall Road (Unclassified No. 4016) from its junction with Loughdoo Road (Unclassified No. 4018) to its junction with Aughaboy Road (Unclassified No. 4017) 5. Aughaboy Road (Unclassified No. 4017) from its junction with Mullaghsandall Road (Unclassified No. 4016) to its junction with Drumcrow Road (Route C70) 6. Drumcrow Road (Route C70) from its junction with Aughaboy Road (Unclassified No. 4017) to its junction with Deerpark Road (Route C70) 7. Deerpark Road (Route C70) from its junction with Drumcrow Road (Route C70) to its junction with Lisles Hill Road (Route C66) 8. Lisles Hill Road (Route C66) from its junction with Deerpark Road (Route C70) to its junction with Lisles Hill Road (Unclassified No. 2122) 9. Lisles Hill Road (Unclassified No. 2122) from its junction with Lisles Hill Road (Route C66) to its junction with Lough Road (Unclassified No. 2121) 10. Lough Road (Unclassified No. 2121) from its junction with Lisles Hill Road (Unclassified No. 2122) to its junction with Kilnacolpagh Road (Unclassified No. 2119) 11. Drumcrow Road (Route C70) from its junction with Aughaboy Road (Unclassified No. 4017) for 700 metres in a south-easterly direction

5 SCHEDULE 3 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGES 2 & 4 — ‘Knockboy’ — Friday 8th April 2016 from 08:34 to 18:52

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM 1. Clonetrace Road (Unclassified No. 2128) from its junction with Tullymore Road (Route C68) to its junction with Elginny Road (Unclassified No. 2129) 2. Elginny Road (Unclassified No. 2129) from its junction with Clonetrace Road (Unclassified No. 2128) to its junction with Tullymore Road (Route C68) 3. Pollee Road (Unclassified No. 2129) from its junction with Elginny Road (Unclassified No. 2129) to its junction with Tullymore Road (Route C68) 4. Tullymore Road (Route C68) from its junction with Pollee Road (Unclassified No. 2129) to its junction with Knowehead Road (Unclassified No. 2130) 5. Knowehead Road (Unclassified No. 2130) from its junction with Tullymore Road (Route C68) to its junction with Knockboy Road (Unclassified No. 2132) 6. Knockboy Road (Unclassified No. 2132) from its junction with Knowehead Road (Unclassified No. 2130) to its junction with Knockan Road (Route B94) 7. Knockan Road (Route B94) from its junction with Knockboy Road (Unclassified No. 2132) to its junction with Eglish Road (Unclassified No. 2136) 8. Eglish Road (Unclassified No. 2136) from its junction with Knockan Road (Route B94) to its junction with Carncoagh Road (Unclassified No. 2136) 9. Carncoagh Road (Unclassified No. 2136) from its junction with Eglish Road (Unclassified No. 2136) to its junction with Knockan Road (Route B94)

6 SCHEDULE 4 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGE 3 — ‘The Glens’ — Friday 8th April 2016 from 09:44 to 15:34

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM 1. Pollans Road (Route C106) from its junction with Altnahinch Road (Unclassified No. 4087) to its junction with Glenaan Road (Route C81) 2. Glenaan Road (Route C81) from its junction with Pollans Road (Route C106) to its junction with Glendun Road (Route C106) 3. Glendun Road (Route C106) from its junction with Glenaan Road (Route C81) to its junction with Glendun Road (Unclassified No. 5099) 4. Glendun Road (Unclassified No. 5099) from its junction with Glendun Road (Route C106) past its junction with Clady Road (Unclassified No. 5100) to its junction with Torr Road (Route C82) 5. Clady Road (Unclassified No. 5100) from its junction with Glendun Road (Unclassified No. 5099) to its junction with Knocknacarry Road (Route B92) 6. Torr Road (Route C82) from its junction with Cushleake Road (Route B92) to its junction with Farranmacallan Road (Route C82) 7. Farranmacallan Road (Route C82) from its southern junction with Torr Road (Route C82) to its northern junction with Torr Road (Unclassified No. 5090) 8. Torr Road (Route C82) from its northern junction with Farranmacallan Road (Route C82) to its junction with Murlough Road (Unclassified No. 5088) 9. Torr Road (Unclassified No. 5090) from its northern junction with Farranmacallan Road (Route C82) to its southern junction with Torr Road (Unclassified No. 5089) 10. Torr Road (Unclassified No. 5089) from its eastern junction with Torr Road (Unclassified No. 5090) to its western junction with Torr Road (Route C82)

7 SCHEDULE 5 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGE 5 — ‘Glendun’ — Friday 8th April 2016 from 09:44 to 19:45

8 SCHEDULE 6 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGE 6 — ‘Newtownards’ —Friday 8th April 2016 from 17:41 to 23:31

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN 1. High Street (Unclassified No. 9004) from its junction with Castle Place (Route A20) to its junction with Mill Street (Unclassified No. 9003) 2. Mill Street (Unclassified No. 9003) from its junction with High Street (Unclassified No. 9004) to its junction with Mill Street Court (Unclassified No. 9003) 3. Gibsons Lane (Unclassified No. 9004) from its junction with Mill Street (Unclassified No. 9003) to its junction with Regent Street (Route A20) 4. Regent Street (Route A20) from its junction with Gibsons Lane (Unclassified No. 9004) to its junction with Frances Street (Route A20) 5. Frances Street (Route A20) from its junction with Regent Street (Route A20) to its junction with Castle Place (Route A20) 6. Frances Street (Route A20) from its junction with Castle Place (Route A20) to its junction with Kennel Lane (Unclassified No. 9004) 7. Castle Place (Route A20) from its junction with Frances Street (Route A20) to its junction with High Street (Unclassified No. 9004) 8. Castle Street (Route A20) from its junction with Castle Place (Route A20) to its junction with Court Square (Unclassified No. 9020)

9 SCHEDULE 7 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGES 7 & 11 — ‘Bucks Head’ — Saturday 9th April 2016 from 07:18 to 18:06

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN 1. Cottage Road (Unclassified No. 134) from its junction with Newcastle Road (Route A24) to its junction with Seaforde Road (Route C289) 2. Seaforde Road (Route C289) from its junction with Cottage Road (Unclassified No. 134) to its junction with Drumgooland Road (Unclassified No. 1109) 3. Drumgooland Road (Unclassified No. 1109) from its junction with Seaforde Road (Route C289) to its junction with Nutgrove Road (Unclassified No. 172) 4. Nutgrove Road (Unclassified No. 172) from its junction with Drumgooland Road (Unclassified No. 1109) to its junction with Bucks Head Road (Route C288) 5. Bucks Head Road (Route C288) from its junction with Nutgrove Road (Unclassified No. 172) to its junction with Annadorn Road (Unclassified No. 1174) 6. Annadorn Road (Unclassified No. 1174) from its junction with Bucks Head Road (Route C288) to its junction with Woodgrange Road (Unclassified No. 178) 7. Woodgrange Road (Unclassified No. 178) from its junction with Annadorn Road (Unclassified No. 1174) to its junction with Drumcullan Road (Route C289) 8. Drumcullan Road (Route C289) from its junction with Woodgrange Road (Unclassified No. 178) to its junction with Bucks Head Road (Route C288) 9. Bucks Head Road (Route C288) from its junction with Drumcullan Road (Route C289) to its southern junction with Ballydonety Road (Unclassified No. 1177) 10. Ballydonety Road (Unclassified No. 1177) from its junction with Bucks Head Road (Route C288) to its junction with Drumcullan Road (Route C289) 11. Drumcullan Road (Route C289) from its junction with Ballydonety Road (Unclassified No. 1177) to its junction with Ballydugan Road (Route A25)

10 SCHEDULE 8 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGES 8 &12 — ‘Hamiltons Folly’ — Saturday 9th April 2016 from 07:58 to 18:46

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN 1. Ballymacaran Road (Route C292) from its junction with Mountview Road (Unclassified No. 120) to its junction with Drumgalvin Road (Unclassified No. 130) 2. Drumgalvin Road (Unclassified No. 130) from its junction with Ballymacaran Road (Route C292) to and across Magheradamlet Road (Route C290) 3. Drumgalvin Road (Unclassified No. 130) from its junction with Magheradamlet Road (Route C290) to its junction with Drumkeeragh Road (Route C293) 4. Drumkeeragh Road (Route C293) from its junction with Drumgalvin Road (Unclassified No. 130) to its junction with Mountain Road (Unclassified No. 130) 5. Mountain Road (Unclassified No. 130) from its junction with Drumkeeragh Road (Route C293) to its junction with Drumnaquoile Road (Route C376) 6. Drumnaquoile Road (Route C376) from its junction with Mountain Road (Unclassified No. 130) to its junction with Ballywillwill Road (Unclassified No. 153) 7. Ballywillwill Road (Unclassified No. 153) from its junction with Drumnaquoile Road (Route C376) to its junction with Slieveinsky Road (Unclassified No. 152) 8. Slieveinsky Road (Unclassified No. 152) from its junction with Ballywillwill Road (Unclassified No. 153) to its junction with Clonvaraghan Road (Route C308) 9. Clonvaraghan Road (Route C308) from its junction with Slieveinsky Road (Unclassified No. 152) to its junction with Macinish Road (Unclassified No. 4220) 10. Macinish Road (Unclassified No. 4220) from its junction with Clonvaraghan Road (Route C308) to its junction with Ardglass Road (Unclassified No. 4215) 11. Ardglass Road (Unclassified No. 4215) from its junction with Macinish Road (Unclassified No. 4220) to its junction with Ribadoo Road (Unclassified No. 4219) 12. Ribadoo Road (Unclassified No. 4219) from its junction with Ardglass Road (Unclassified No. 4215) to its junction with Wood Road (Route C324) 13. Wood Road (Route C324) from its junction with Ribadoo Road (Unclassified No. 4219) to its junction with Slievehanny Road (Unclassified No. 151) 14. Slievehanny Road (Unclassified No. 151) from its junction with Wood Road (Route C324) to its junction with Clonvaraghan Road (Route C308) 15. Clonvaraghan Road (Route C308) from its junction with Slievehanny Road (Unclassified No. 151) to its junction with Ballywillwill Road (Unclassified No. 154)

11 SCHEDULE 9 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGES 9 &13 — ‘Bulls Brook’ — Saturday 9th April 2016 from 08:47 to 19:50

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN 1. Drumiller Road (Unclassified No. 4034) from its junction with Ballynahinch Road (Route B2) to its junction with Lurganbane Road (Unclassified No. 4033) 2. Lurganbane Road (Unclassified No. 4033) from its junction with Drumiller Road (Unclassified No. 4034) to its junction with Dromara Road (Route C309) 3. Dromara Road (Route C309) from its junction with Lurganbane Road (Unclassified No. 4033) to its junction with Drumiller Road (Unclassified No. 4035) 4. Drumiller Road (Unclassified No. 4035) from its junction with Dromara Road (Route C309) to its junction with Lagan green Road (Unclassified No. 4037) 5. Lagan green Road (Unclassified No. 4037) from its junction with Drumiller Road (Unclassified No. 4035) to its junction with Blackbog Road (Unclassified No. 4038) 6. Blackbog Road (Unclassified No. 4038) from its junction with Lagan green Road (Unclassified No. 4037) to its junction with Blackbog Road (Route C309) 7. Blackbog Road (Route C309) from its junction with Blackbog Road (Unclassified No. 4038) to its junction with Tullindoney Road (Unclassified No. 4055) 8. Tullindoney Road (Unclassified No. 4055) from its junction with Blackbog Road (Route C309) to its junction with Oakhill Road (Unclassified No. 4054) 9. Oakhill Road (Unclassified No. 4054) from its junction with Tullindoney Road (Unclassified No. 4055) to its junction with Diamond Road (Route C310) 10. Diamond Road (Route C310) from its junction with Oakhill Road (Unclassified No. 4054) to its junction with Diamond View Road (Unclassified No. 4049) 11. Diamond View Road (Unclassified No. 4049) from its junction with Diamond Road (Route C310) to its junction with Drumaghadone Road (Unclassified No. 4048) 12. Drumaghadone Road (Unclassified No. 4048) from its junction with Diamond View Road (Unclassified No. 4049) to its junction with Scolban Road (Unclassified No. 4047) 13. Scolban Road (Unclassified No. 4047) from its junction with Drumaghadone Road (Unclassified No. 4048) to its junction with Barronstown Road (Route B5)

12 SCHEDULE 10 Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIAL STAGES 10 &14 — ‘Banbridge’ — Saturday 9th April 2016 from 09:52 to 20:33

ROADS IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN 1. Seapatrick Road (Route C353) from its junction with Old Seapatrick Road (Unclassified No. 4462) to its junction with Steens Hill Road (Unclassified No. 4071) 2. Steens Hill Road (Unclassified No. 4071) from its junction with Seapatrick Road (Route C353) to its junction with Ballymoney Road (Unclassified No. 4072) 3. Ballycross Road (Unclassified No. 4070) from its junction with Steens Hill Road (Unclassified No. 4071) to its junction with Glen Road (Unclassified No. 4067) 4. Glen Road (Unclassified No. 4067) from its junction with Ballycross Road (Unclassified No. 4070) to its junction with Skeltons Cut (Unclassified No. 4069) 5. Skeltons Cut (Unclassified No. 4069) from its junction with Glen Road (Unclassified No. 4067) to its junction with Mullafernaghan Road (Route C0349) 6. Mullafernaghan Road (Route C0349) from its junction with Skeltons Cut (Unclassified No. 4069) to its junction with Upper Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4063) 7. Upper Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4063) from its junction with Upper Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4063) to its junction with Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4064) 8. Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4064) from its junction with Upper Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4063) to its junction with Killysorrel Road (Route C0355) 9. Killysorrel Road (Route C0355) from its junction with Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4064) to its junction with Oroory Hill (Unclassified No. 4028) 10. Oroory Hill (Unclassified No. 4028) from its junction with Killysorrel Road (Route C0355) to its junction with Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4026) 11. Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4026) from its junction with Oroory Hill (Unclassified No. 4028) to its junction with Lower Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4027) 12. Lower Quilly Road (Unclassified No. 4027) from its junction with Villa Wood Road (Unclassified No. 4026) to its junction with Banbridge Road (Route A1)

13 SCHEDULE 11 Articles 2, 3 and 4 REGROUP ZONE — ‘The Cutts, Banbridge’ — Saturday 9th April 2016 from 10:00 to 16:00

Newry Street (Route A26) Central Area, known locally as “The Cutts”, Banbridge, from its southerly junction with Newry Street (Route A26) to its northerly junction with Newry Street (Route A26)

14 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order permits the Ulster Automobile Club Limited, as promoter of the Circuit of Ireland Rally 2016, to use for that event certain roads by suspending the right of way of other traffic on the days and during the times specified in the Schedules. In effect this Order temporarily closes these roads. This Order requires the promoter to give public notice of the promoter’s intended use of these roads by displaying placard notices in prominent positions in the neighbourhood of the roads and by publishing advertisements in 2 local newspapers. The promoter must also provide marshals, seal off the roads and arrange insurance to cover death, bodily injury or loss or damage to property resulting from the event. It is an offence for any person— (a) to obstruct or interfere wilfully and unlawfully with the conduct of the event; (b) to obstruct any constable acting in the course of that constable’s duty or any marshal or any other person exercising any function conferred on that person; (c) to enter or remain without authority on any road closed for the event; (d) to keep any animal or any vehicle without lawful authority on any specified road; or (e) to contravene wilfully any provision of a road closing Order or any traffic direction given by the police for the purposes of the event.