LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

London Borough of Merton (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Amendment No. 155) Order 1998

Additional Parking Restrictions

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the London Borough of Merton, after consulting the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, in exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, have made the above-mentioned Order on 11th March 1998. The Order will come into operation on 13th March 1998.   The general effect of the Order will be to further amend the Merton (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1977, so that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to wait or load in the lengths of road identified in the Schedule to this notice during the hours specified.   Exemptions to waiting restrictions are provided in the Order to permit vehicles to wait:   (a) to enable passengers to board or alight and to load or unload their personal luggage;   (b) for up to 20 minutes for the purpose of delivering and collecting goods or loading/unloading the vehicle at premises adjacent to the street;   (c) if they are being used to maintain the road or the services therein or by local authorities or the Post Office in pursuance to statutory powers and duties.   Exemptions to the provisions of the Order are also given for emergency vehicles and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.   A copy of the Order, the Council’s statement of reasons and a plan of the area affected by the Order can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays until 23rd April 1998, in the main reception, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey.   Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or on the grounds that any requirement of the Act, or of any Instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply to the High Court for this purpose. S. Charteris, Chief Executive Merton Civic Centre, London Road,   Morden, Surrey.

Schedule

No Waiting or Loading At Any Time

Park Avenue, both sides from its junction with Streatham Road, eastwards for a distance of 17 metres; Caithness Road, both sides, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 13 metres; Melrose Avenue, both sides, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 14 metres; The Bungalows, both kerb-lines, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 11 metres; Ridge Road, north-western kerb-line, from its junction with Streatham Road north-eastwards for a distance of 16 metres; Ridge Road, south-eastern kerb-line, from its junction with Streatham Road north-eastwards for a distance of 29 metres; Elmhurst Avenue, both kerb-lines, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 18 metres; Links Road, northern kerb-line, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 28 metres; Links Road, southern kerb-line, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 20 metres; Ashbourne Road, both kerb-lines, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 18 metres; St. Barnabas Road, both kerb-lines, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 10 metres; Corrigne Park Avenue, both kerb-lines, from its junction with Streatham Road eastwards for a distance of 12 metres; 12th March 1998.