SCHEDULE 7 E+W+S Road markings and miscellaneous upright signs that indicate stopping, waiting, loading and parking controls

PART 3 E+W+S Provisions applying to road markings in Part 4

1.  A restriction or prohibition of a description in column 2 of an item in the Part 4 sign table must be conveyed by road markings of the size, colour and type shown in— E+W+S

(a) the diagram in column 3; or

(b) that diagram as varied in accordance with the paragraph in Part 5 whose number appears in column 4 of the item.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 Pt. 3 para. 1 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)

2.—(1) Where the road marking at item 9 is placed in a lay-by, studs may also be placed. E+W+S

(2) The studs must incorporate—

(a) green reflectors;

(b) green retroreflecting material; or

(c) a light source that emits, during the hours of darkness, a steady green light,

or any combination.

(3) The studs must be placed in the gaps between the broken line that indicates the edge of the lay‑by to drivers of approaching vehicles.

(4) The external part of the stud that is visible when the stud is in place must be—

(a) green

(b) white;

(c) of a natural metallic finish;

(d) of another neutral colour; or

(e) clear,

or any combination (but see sub-paragraph (5) for an exception).

(5) The external part of a stud that is visible when the stud is in place temporarily during road works must be fluorescent green-yellow except to the extent—

(a) it consists of green reflectors or retroreflecting material; or

(b) it is necessary for it to be a different colour or clear in order for the stud to emit green light.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 7 Pt. 3 para. 2 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)

3.  Section 36 of the 1988 Act applies to the markings at items— E+W+S

(a) 9; and

(b) 10 where the marking is placed in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 3 of Part 6.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 7 Pt. 3 para. 3 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)