1987 No. 1706
The Traffic Signs General (Amendment) Directions 1987
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19841, and of all other enabling powers, hereby give the following Directions:—
1
These Directions may be cited as the Traffic Signs General (Amendment) Directions 1987 and shall come into force on 15th October 1987.
2
The Traffic Signs General Directions 19812 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Directions.
3
In the directions specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these Directions, for the words specified in column (2) there shall be substituted the words specified in column (3).
4
In direction 36, after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—
4
The front of any backing board for a sign mounted otherwise than as described in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) shall be coloured either grey or yellow.
5
In direction 41, after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—
4
When a traffic sign to which this paragraph applies is not in use, it shall display a plain grey or black face.
SCHEDULE
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Direction | Existing words | Substituted words |
12 | 547.1 to 547.4 | 547.1 to 547.5 |
14 | diagram 638 640 | diagram 638, 640 or 646 |
34(6), 35 and 36(1)(b) | grey | grey or black |
(This note is not part of the Directions)