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7.—(1) Dimensions indicated on any diagram shown in the Schedules to these Regulations are expressed in millimetres.
(2) A dimension (other than one specified as a maximum or minimum dimension) specified in a diagram in Schedule 2 or 3 may be varied if, in the case of a dimension of the length specified in column (2) of an item in the table below, the variation does not exceed the extent specified in column (3) of the item.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Length of dimension | Extent of variation |
(1) | less than 10 mm | 1 mm |
(2) | 10 mm or more but less than 50 mm | 10 % of the dimension |
(3) | 50 mm or more but less than 300 mm | 7.5% of the dimension |
(4) | 300 mm or more | 5% of the dimension |
(3) A dimension (other than one specified as a maximum or minimum dimension) specified in any diagram in Schedule 1 or in Schedule 4 may be varied if, in the case of a dimension of the length specified in column (2) of an item in the table below, the variation does not exceed the extent specified in column (3) of the item.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Item | Length of dimension | Extent of variation |
(1) | 300 mm or more | (i)20% of the dimension where the varied dimension is greater than the specified dimension; or (ii)10% of the dimension where the varied dimension is less than the specified dimension |
(2) | less than 300 mm | (i)30% of the dimension where the varied dimension is greater than the specified dimension; or (ii)10% of the dimension where the varied dimension is less than the specified dimension |
(4) Where maximum and minimum dimensions are specified for any element of a traffic sign or road marking, the dimension chosen for that element must not be less than the minimum and must not exceed the maximum.
(5) Where any diagram in a Schedule to these Regulations specifies a dimension for an element of a traffic sign or road marking together with a dimension for that element in brackets, the dimensions so specified shall be alternatives.
(6) A dimension specified in the 1994 Regulations in relation to a traffic sign prescribed by those Regulations and referred to in these Regulations may be varied to the extent permitted by the 1994 Regulations.
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I1Reg. 7 in force at 15.12.1997, see reg. 1(b)
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