NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR
REGULATION 80/09
Special Events Regulations
under the
Highway Traffic Act
(Filed September 8, 2009
)
Under the authority of section 187 of the Highway Traffic Act,
I make the following regulations.
Dated at St. John's
, September 8, 2009
.
Trevor Taylor
Minister of Transportation and Works
REGULATIONS
Analysis
Short title
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Special Events Regulations
.
80/09 s1
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Definition
2.
In these regulations, "special event" includes an activity that involves the closure of a highway or a part of a highway for the purpose of conducting a sporting or provincial, federal or municipal government or other group event within a municipality or other area of the province.
80/09 s2
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Closure of roads
3.
(1) The Minister of Transportation and Works may close a highway or a part of a highway to facilitate the holding of a special event.
(2)
The minister may set the time during which a highway or a part of a highway may be closed under subsection (1).
80/09 s3
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Speed limits
4.
Speed limits on a highway or part of a highway closed under subsection (1) shall be posted at the beginning and at intervals where they differ from the speed limits imposed by the Act.
80/09 s4
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