S.L. 499.57 Art. 5Compliance with standards.

(1) The designing, building, or the carrying out of maintenance or other works on any road shall comply with the following Design and Construction Standards for Road Works, which shall be accessible to the public at the offices of the Authority, during normal office hours or on any online medium:

(i) Volume 1- Specifications for Road Works;

(ii) Volume 2 - Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Road Works;

(iii) Volume 3 - Road Construction Details;

(iv) Volume 4 - Method of Measurement for Road Works and Notes for Guidance of Measurement of Road Works;

(v) Volume 5 - Design Manual for Roads and Bridges;

(vi) Volume 6 - Guidelines for the Standard Presentation of Design Documents for Road Construction;

(vii) Volume 7 - Directives for the Standardisation of Pavements for Traffic Areas:

Provided that the geometrical standards for road design set out in Volume 5 of the Design and Construction Standards for Road Works specified in regulation 5(1)(v) shall only be complied with so far as it is practicable, and where such standard cannot be complied with approval is sought from the Authority following consultation with the Agency.

(2) Without prejudice to any action that may be exercisable against any person who designs or builds any road in contravention of this regulation, nothing in this regulation shall be construed as granting a right to any person against the Authority or against the Government or other public authority or Agency or against any person acting in his or her official capacity as an officer or an employee of Government or of any such aforesaid authority or agency in respect of failure of any road to conform to the performance associated with the Design and Construction Standards for Road Works stipulated in this regulation.

6. Repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2022.

7. Repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2022.

8. Repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2022.

9. Repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2022.

10. Repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2022.