THE ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, ISLE OF MULL) (WEIGHT AND LENGTH RESTRICTIONS) AMENDMENTS ORDER 2011 Sandy Mactaggart Executive Director 1A Manse Brae, LOCHGILPHEAD PA31 8RD ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, ISLE OF MULL) (WEIGHT AND LENGTH RESTRICTIONS)(AMENDMENT)ORDER 2011 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) (Scotland) 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 2011” and shall come into operation on the Twenty Sixth Day of August Two Thousand and Eleven. 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 12 metres 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 or weather emergency 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 and 6 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 where specified, 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 Charles Reppke their Head of Governance and Law on Monday the Eleventh day of July Two Thousand and Eleven. 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 to Balmeanach Farm a distance of 19312 metres or thereby. C46 That length of the C46 Aros Bridge-Dervaig Road, extending from its junction with the Tobermory Pier- 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 to Aintuim Farm to its junction with the 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 forestry access road to Carnain an Amais, west of Mishnish Lochs a distance of 6041 metres or thereby. B8073 That length of the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary-Gruline Road, extending from the forestry access road at Torr, to the entrance to Ensay Farm, a distance of 15307 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 Ulva Ferry Road a distance of 400 metres or thereby. SCHEDULE 1(continued) 33 Tonnes Maximum Gross Weight Road Number Length of Road in Argyll and Bute U18 The whole length of the Lee-Knockan-Ardtun Road a distance of 3600 metres or thereby. 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 its junction with 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. C45 That length of the Dervaig-Torloisk Road extending from its north junction with the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary- Gruline Road to the access road to Kengharair, a distance of 1250 metres or thereby. Lochgilphead: 11th July 2011 This is Schedule 1 referred to in the foregoing Order “The Argyll and Bute Council (Various Roads, Isle of Mull) (Weight and Length Restrictions) (Amendment) Order 2011” 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. C45 That length of the Dervaig-Torloisk Road extending from its south junction with the B8073 Tobermory-Calgary- Gruline Road to the access road to keepers Cottage, a distance of 751 metres or thereby. C54 The whole length of the Ardura-Lochbuie Road, a distance of 12700 metres or thereby. Lochgilphead: 11th July 2011 This is Schedule 2 referred to in the foregoing Order “The Argyll and Bute Council (Various Roads, Isle of Mull) (Weight and Length Restrictions) (Amendment) Order 2011” 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 to Balmeanach Farm to its junction with the Salen-Craignure-Iona Ferry Road (A849) a distance of 13033 metres or thereby. U42 The whole length of the Kilfinichen-Tiroran 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 Kintra Road a distance of 3040 Metres or thereby. C47 That length of the C47 Glengorm Road, extending from its junction with the access road to the Council Waste Disposal Site to its junction with the access road to Glengorm Castle a distance of 4975 metres or thereby. B882 That length of the B882 known as Back Brae extending from its junction with Main Street (A848) to its junction with Argyll Terrace a distance of 260 metres or thereby.