(1) The Minister may, after holding a public inquiry, by order prohibit, subject to such exceptions or conditions as to occasional use or otherwise as may be specified in such order, the driving of vehicles or any specified class or classes of vehicles on any specified road in respect of which it appears to him in consequence of such inquiry to be proved that the driving of vehicles or such class or classes of vehicles on such road would endanger such vehicles or the persons therein or other traffic or that such road is for any other reason unsuitable for use by vehicles or such class or classes of vehicles.
(2) Whenever an order is made under the foregoing sub-section of this section it shall be the duty of the council charged with the maintenance of the road to which such order relates to erect and maintain at such places as shall be specified in such order notices in a form approved of by the Minister stating the effect of such order.