Temporary Traffic Restriction Order - Various Streets, Dumbarton

The West Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Section 14
of the Roads Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the Act") and all other enabling powers make the
following Order.

Commencement

This Order may be cited as the "West Dunbartonshire Council (Various Street, Dumbarton) (Temporary Prohibition of Waiting and Loading) Order 2025 and shall come into operation on the 6th October 2025 to 6th April 2027.

General

All lengths of road specified in this Order are lengths of road within the Council Area of West Dunbartonshire.

The prohibitions and 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 Act" as amended aforesaid or by or under any other enactment.

In the Schedules to this Order all times and days are inclusive.

Interpretation

In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

"Car" means a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motorcycle or invalid carriage, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers.

"Carriageway" means a way constituting or comprised in a highway being a way (other than a cycle track) over which the public have a right of way for the passage of vehicles. "Disabled person's badge" means any badge issued or having the effect as if issued under any regulations for the time being in force under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.

"Disabled person's vehicle" means a vehicle lawfully displaying a disabled persons badge.

"Goods" means articles and property of any description, including postal packets of any kind that have been purchased and are ready for collection, provided that it would be unreasonable for an individual to carry such Goods, further than a reasonable distance for the purpose of loading them into a vehicle.

"Goods Vehicle" has the same meaning as that ascribed to it in Section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

"Local Authority" means the West Dunbartonshire Council

"Prescribed Hours" has the meanings ascribed in each particular Part of this Order and shall be construed accordingly.

"Road" means the area between two highway boundaries excluding any defined footway loading area or lay-by.

"Taxi" has the same meaning as in Section 23(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

"Vehicle", unless the context otherwise requires, means a vehicle of any description and includes a machine or implement of any kind or propelled along roads whether or not by mechanical power.

No waiting and no loading at any time

No person shall, except upon the direction or with the permission of a police constable in uniform, cause or permit any vehicle to wait or to load at any time in any lengths of roads specified in Schedule 1 of this Order.

Waiting and loading restrictions exemptions

• Nothing in Article 6 of this Order shall
  • Prevent any person from causing or permitting a vehicle to wait or load in any of the lengths of roads referred to in that Article.
  • Where that length or area of adopted road beyond the carriageway is marked as a parking bay within an area of said road specified in this order or any other valid traffic order as a designated parking place.
  • For as long as may be necessary to enable a person to board or alight from the vehicle or to load thereon or unload therefrom his personal luggage.
  • For so long as maybe necessary to enable the vehicle, if it cannot conveniently be used for such purpose on any road, to be used in connection with any building operation or demolition, the removal of any obstruction to traffic, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any of the lengths of the roads so referred to, or the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or near to any of the said lengths of the roads, of any sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus as defined in the Telecommunications Act 1984.
  • To enable the vehicle, if it cannot conveniently be used for such purposes in any other road, to be used in pursuance of statutory powers and duties and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to enable the vehicle to be used in connection with Police, Fire Brigade and Ambulance purposes.
  • If the vehicle is waiting owing to the driver being prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond their control or to such waiting being necessary in order to avoid an accident.
  • If the vehicle is in the service of or employed by a universal service provider and is waiting in any of the lengths of roads while postal packets addressed to the premises adjacent thereto are being unloaded from the vehicle or having been unloaded therefrom are being delivered or while postal packets are being collected from premises or posting boxes adjacent thereto.
  • For the purposes of loading or unloading the vehicle while the vehicle is standing at the kerb and is actual use in connection with the removal of furniture from one office or dwelling house to another or the removal of furniture from such premises to a depository or to such premises from a depository.
  • To enable the vehicle to be used in connection with wedding and funeral operations.
• Apply to a licensed taxi waiting in a taxi stance during any period for which that stance has been designated by the Council under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
• Apply to any disabled person's vehicle which is not causing an obstruction, and which displays a disabled person's badge issued by a local authority in exercise of its powers under Section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.