PART III REGISTRATION MARKS
Interpretation of Part III12
1
In this Part and in Schedule 3, the following expressions shall have the following meanings—
a
“diagram” means a diagram shown in Part 2 of Schedule 3 and a reference to a numbered diagram is a reference to the diagram identified by that number in that part of that Schedule,
b
“Table A” means the table in Part 1 of Schedule 3,
c
“Table B” means the table in Part 3 of Schedule 3,
d
a reference to “relevant character height” F1, except in relation to a vehicle to which regulation 14A applies, is a reference to the height of the characters in the registration mark shown at the head of column (2), (3) or (4) of Table B as the case may be.
2
Any provision as to measurement contained in this Part or in Schedule 3 shall be taken to be complied with—
a
in the case of a provision prescribing character height, if the height of the character is not more than 1 millimetre more or less than the measurement prescribed herein, and
b
in the case of a provision prescribing any other dimension, if the dimension of the character or the space in question is not more than 0.5 millimetres more or less than the measurement prescribed herein.
3
For the purpose of any provision contained in this Part or in Schedule 3 as to the spacing between characters or between groups of characters or as to the width of a margin the measurement shall be made—
a
in the case of a horizontal spacing requirement, between vertical lines passing through the extreme edges of each character or group of characters or between a vertical line passing through the extreme edge of a character and the lateral edge of the plate (as the case may be), and
b
in the case of a vertical spacing requirement, between horizontal lines passing through the extreme edges of each group of characters or between a horizontal line passing through the extreme edge of a group of characters and the top or bottom edge of the plate (as the case may be).