The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016

PART 27 Provisions applying to Part 28

1.  Information or a warning of a description in column 2 of an item in the sign table in Part 28 must be conveyed by a sign which is of the colour and type, and complies with the requirements as to size, shown in the diagram in column 3, or that diagram as varied in accordance with column 4.

2.  A sign provided for at item 17 must be internally lit.

3.—(1) This paragraph applies to a legend that is used on a sign provided for at item 2, 3 (other than when placed on a motorway), 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the table in Part 28 where the legend is the name of a place that is a city, town, village or tourist destination.

(2) On a sign placed in Scotland, the name of the place may be written in Scottish Gaelic, in addition to English, provided the Scottish Gaelic version is shown above the English.

(3) Where the name is the same in English and Scottish Gaelic, it may be written only once on the sign in a manner which complies with the requirements of these Regulations applicable to a name written in—

(a) English; or

(b) Scottish Gaelic.

4.  Paragraph 2 of the Schedule 12 General Directions, applies to the sign provided for at item 21 of the sign table in Part 28.

5.—(1) The signs mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) need not be illuminated.

(2) The signs are those provided for at items 7, 8, 9, 14, 19, 20 and 21 of the Part 28 sign table.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a sign provided for at item 8 when placed on a motorway.