The Rule will prohibit any person from causing or permitting a motor vehicle to wait, wholly or partly on a footway adjacent to:- a bus lane; the limits of any bus stop in a lay-by or any bus stop as delineated by markings on the carriageway at any time; the limits of any bus stand in a lay-by or any bus stand as delineated by markings on the carriageway at any time; the limits of any mandatory cycle lane as delineated by markings on the carriageway at any time; and the limits of any mandatory school keep clear as delineated by markings on the carriageway at any time.
The Rule also revokes and re-enacts existing prohibitions on footways.
Vehicles are excepted from the prohibitions in certain circumstances.
A copy of the Rule may be viewed at DfI offices during office hours (Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm) by appointment only. Appointments can be arranged either by email to roadsengineeringservices@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk or by telephone on 0300 200 7899.
The Rule may also be viewed online at https://legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2023/173/contents/made
Footways (Prohibition of Waiting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023