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Road Transport (Parking) Order (Statutory Instrument 61 of 1984)

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This is the latest version of this legislation commenced on 01 Aug 2016.

Seychelles

Road Transport Act

Road Transport (Parking) Order

Statutory Instrument 61 of 1984

  • Commenced on 15 December 1984

  • [This is the version of this document at 1 August 2016.]


[SI 61 of 1984; 14 of 1985; 27 of 1994; 31 of 2013]


1. Citation

This Order may be cited as the Road Transport (Parking) Order.

2. Prohibition on parking of motor vehicles on certain roads

The parking of motor vehicles on the roads specified in the Schedule is prohibited or restricted in the manner respectively set out in relation thereto.

3. No parking signs

The limits within which parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or restricted on the roads specified in the Schedule shall be indicated by signs erected or road markings place under the authority of section 21(3) of the Act.

4. No parking on the side of road facing oncoming traffic

(1)A person shall not park a vehicle on the side of a road where the vehicle would face oncoming vehicles.
(2)Subparagraph (1) shall apply in addition to any prohibition or restriction contained in paragraph 2 or paragraph 3.


Schedule (Paragraph 2)


1.Independence Avenue
(A)North sideA person shall not park between the clock tower and junction of the 5th June Avenue between the times:Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.[paragraph 1(A) repealed and substituted by regulation 2(a)(i) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013][Note: paragraph 1(A)(ii) and (iii) repealed by regulation 2(a)(iii) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013.]
(B)South side
(i)No parking between the clocktower and point 10.0m east of the eastern flank wall of the Magistrate‘s Court.
(ii)Subject to subparagraph (iii), a person shall not park between the clock tower and junction of 5th June Avenue during the following hours:Monday to Friday from 7 a.m to 5 p.m and Saturday from 7 a.m to 1 p.m.[paragraph 1(B)(ii) repealed and substituted by regulation 2(b)(i) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013]
(iii)A taxi driver shall be permitted to park in designated area during the following hours:Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 7a.m. the next morning. Saturday from 1p.m to Monday 7a.m.“Designated area” means the area between point 10.0 m east of the eastern wall flank of the Magistrate‘s Court and a point in line with the eastern flank wall with Barclays Bank[paragraph 1(B)(iii) repealed and substituted by regulation 2(b)(ii) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013]
(iv)No parking between a point 50m east of the western flank wall of Independence House and the junction with 5th June Avenue.
(vi)No parking on either side between the junction with 5th June Avenue and the Quay, except in designated areas.[Please note: numbering as in original.]
(C)Supreme Court and Magistrates Court Access Road and Car ParkNo parking anywhere except with the written authority of the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
2.Francis Rachel Street
(a)South-West side
(i)No parking between the junction with Liberation Street and the junction with 5th June Avenue.
(ii)No parking between the junction with 5th June Avenue and a point 160m south of the southern boundary of La Poudriere Lane.
(iii)Parking limited to 30 minutes in any hours between of 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. from Monday to Saturday in designated parking bays between a point 160m south of the southern boundary of La Poudriere Lane and a point 60m northern most face of Victoria House.
(v)No parking between a point 60m south of the northern most face of Victoria House and the junction with State House Avenue.[Please note: numbering as in original.]
(b)North-East side
(i)No parking between the junction with Liberation Street and the junction with 5th June Avenue.
(ii)No parking between the junction with 5th June Avenue and the junction with Independence Avenue.
(iii)Parking limited to 20 minutes in any hour between the hours of 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. from Monday to Saturday in designated car parking bays.
3.State House AvenueNo parking on either side.
4.Albert Street
(a)West sideA person shall not park from the junction of Olivier Maradan Street to the junction of State House Avenue between Monday to Sunday.[paragraph 4(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) were repealed and substituted by regulation 2(c)(i) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013]
(b)East side
(i)No parking between the junction with Independence Avenue and the junction with Huteau Lane.
(ii)A person shall not park between point 5.0 m north of Huteau Lane junction and point 19.0m south of Palm Street junction between the times:Monday to Friday from 7a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday from 7a.m. to 1 p.m.[paragraph 4(b)(ii) repealed and substituted by regulation 2(c)(ii) of SI 31 of 2013 w.e.f. 15 April 2013]
5.Revolution Avenue
(a)South side
(i)No parking (except for buses in designated areas) from the junction with Albert Street and a point 90.0m west of the western kerbline of Bel Air Road junction.
(ii)No parking from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. between a point 90.0m west of the western kerbline of Bel Air Junction and a point 20.0m east of the junction of Eau Claire Lane.
(b)North side
(i)No parking between the junction with Albert Street and a point 70.0m east of the eastern boundary of Benezet Street.
6.Market Street
(a)North sideNo parking between the junction with Albert Street and the junction with Quincy Street.
(b)South side
(i)No parking between a point 10.0m west of the western kerbline of Church Street and the junction with eastern edge of Church Street.
(ii)No parking between the junction with Quincy Street and a point 30.0m east of the eastern kerbline of Quincy Street.
(iii)Parking limited to 20 minutes for loading only in an area designated between the western end of the portion of Market Street restricted for the use of pedestrians only and the eastern kerbline of Church Street.
(iv)Parking limited to 20 minutes for loading only in designated bays outside the market.
7.Church StreetEast sideNo parking between the junction with Market Street and the junction with Olivier Maradan Street.West sideParking for commercial vehicles only limited to 30 minutes between a point 10m north of Market Street to a point 10m south of Olivier Maradan Street.
7A.Benezet StreetParking limited to loading only for 20 minutes in designated bays.
8.Olivier Maradan StreetParking Limited to 30 minutes between a point 30m west of the western edge of Manglier Street and a point 30m further to the west.
9.Huteau LaneSouth sideNo parkingNorth sideParking limited to 30 minutes between a point 30m west of the western edge of Manglier Street and a point 30m further to the west.
10.Quincy StreetNo parking on either side.
11.St. Joseph StreetNo parking on either side.
12.Mont Fleuri Road
(i)No parking (except for buses and cars in designated areas) on either side of the road from Le Chantier roundabout and Les Mamelles Bridge.
(ii)Parking limited to 20 minutes in any hour between the hours of 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. from Monday to Saturday in designated car parking bays.
13.Foret Noire RoadNo parking on the South east side of the road for a distance of 23.0m from a point 9.0m from its junction with the Mont Fleuri Road.
14.5th June AvenueNo parking on either side.
15.Palm StreetNo parking on either side.
16.Bel Air RoadNo parking on either side between the junction with Revolution Avenue and the junction with Liberation Road.
17.Manglier StreetEast-North sideNo parking from the junction with Huteau Lane and the junction with 5th June Avenue.West-South sideParking is limited to 30 minutes restricted to the area between a point 20m south of the southern edge of Huteau Lane and a point 5m north of northern-side of the Seychelles Marketing Board car park access.
18.Hangard Street
(a)South sideNo parking between the junction with St. Joseph street and the junction with Labourdonnais Street.
(b)North side
(i)No parking between the junction with Creve Coeur Road and a point 15.0m east of Creve Coeur Road.
(ii)No parking between a point in line with the western edge of Ross Lane and a point 25.0m west of the western edge of Ross Lane.
(iii)No parking 12.0m either side of Button Lane Junction.
(iv)No parking between the junction with St. Joseph Street and a point 20.0m west of St. Joseph Street.