Displaying Signs

fryup

Is it legal to up a sign at a road junction..this sign in particular is a large board with vote no to lisbon scrawled across it in black paint.

Now it may be on private property im not to sure, but still is it legal??

Tom Young

Most likely not - Particularly if it is interfering with traffic and visibility.

Tom

trad

I saw DLR coco taking down signs for a new convenience store in the Leopardstown area that were attached to pedestrian barriers at a junction and they weren't too kind to the signs.

MadsL

The Litter Pollution Act covers this and Litter Enforcement can take action.

19.—(1) Where any structure or other land, door, gate, window, tree, pole or post is in or is visible from a public place, a person who is not the owner, occupier or person in charge thereof shall not—

( a ) exhibit or cause to be exhibited thereon any article or advertisement, or

( b ) carry out or cause to be carried out any defacement thereof by writing or other marks,

unless the person is authorised in advance to do so in writing by such owner, occupier or person in charge or by or under any enactment.

If it is erected by the owner, occupier or person in charge, then refer to Planning and Development Act 2000 for some exempted advertising uses, most advertising requires planning permssion and so planning enforcement can take action under S154 of the Planning & Development Act.

However...

(7) Notwithstanding subsection (6), it shall not be an offence for a person to exhibit an advertisement if the advertisement—
( a ) is exempted development within the meaning of the Planning and Development Act 2000, or is a notice displayed or erected in pursuance of a requirement by or under any enactment,
( b ) advertises a public meeting, other than an auction, unless the advertisement has been in place for 30 days or more prior to, or for 7 days or more after, the date specified in the advertisement for the meeting,
( c ) relates to—
(i)
a presidential election within the meaning of the Presidential Elections Act 1993,
(ii)
a general election or a bye-election, within the meaning, in each case, of the Electoral Act 1992,
(iii)
a local election within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001, or
(iv)
an election of members of the European Parliament under the European Parliament Elections Act 1997,
unless the advertisement has been in place prior to
the making of an order by the Minister appointing
the day upon which the relevant poll shall be taken or for 30 days prior to the date of the poll, whichever is the shorter period, or for 7 days or more after the latest day upon which the poll was taken for the election or bye-election concerned,