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Last Updated: 20 March 2009
[LAT 13,365] Road signs69
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- (a)specified and depicted in Parts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3 and 4 of the Schedule; or
- (b)described in the appropriate code of practice,
may be made or erected to convey to a driver of a vehicle the message associated with the appropriate sign.
[subreg (1) am LN 51 of 2002 reg 21, effective 6 September 2002]
(2) If a road sign is erected, a driver approaching it from the direction in which it is facing must on reaching or after passing that sign comply with the relevant requirements set out in the second column of Part 1A of the Schedule.
[subreg (2) am LN 51 of 2002 reg 21, effective 6 September 2002]
(3) A road sign depicted in Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule may be supplemented by a mark or a further sign, in which case the requirements to be complied with in respect of the former sign are construed and have effect subject to the supplementary mark or sign.
[subreg (3) am LN 51 of 2002 reg 21, effective 6 September 2002]
(4) This regulation does not authorise a driver of a vehicle to drive at a speed that exceeds any maximum speed otherwise applicable to the vehicle by or under these Regulations.
(5) Every road sign must be of the shape, size, material and colour indicated in the relevant code of practice issued under section 38 of the Act.
(6) The numerals, hours, days, words and arrows set out in a road sign in the appropriate code of practice are for the purpose of example only and are not intended to be an invariable part of the sign.
(7) The Authority may approve the use of any additional sign, for which the standard specifications and requirements to be complied with is set out in the current United Kingdom Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, if the Authority is of the opinion that the sign is necessary or desirable for the purpose of these Regulations.
[subreg (7) am LN 51 of 2002 reg 21, effective 6 September 2002]