# The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011, Regulation 28: Amendment of regulation 56

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Regulation 56 (cones, delineators and cylinders) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) A cone shall consist of a conically shaped device—
(a) the base of which—
(i) is of any single colour; and
(ii) is a polygon, having not more than eight sides, which would be contained wholly within a circle with a diameter of three quarters of the height of the cone; and
(b) which, subject to paragraph (15), conforms to British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009 or to a corresponding EEA Standard.”.
(3) In paragraph (5), for “British Standard Specification BS873: Part 8: 1985” substitute “British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009”.
(4) In paragraph (7), for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—
“(b) which conforms to British Standard BS 8442:2006 or to a corresponding EEA Standard;”.
(5) In paragraph (10), for “British Standard Specification BS 873: Part 8: 1985” substitute “British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009”.
(6) In paragraph (11), for “made of rubber or flexible plastic material” substitute “which, subject to paragraph (15), conforms to British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009 or to a corresponding EEA Standard”.
(7) In paragraph (14), for “British Standard Specification BS873: Part 8: 1985” substitute “British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009”.
(8) After paragraph (14), insert—
“(15) In relation to each aspect of performance specified in column (2) of an item in the Table, a cone or cylinder shall comply with—
(a) the requirement or test specification of British Standard BS EN 13422:2004+A1:2009 specified in column (3) of the item; or
(b) an equivalent requirement or test specification specified in a corresponding EEA Standard.
Table
(1)
Item
(2)
Aspect of performance
(3)
Requirement or test specification and class
1.
Daylight chromaticity co-ordinates and luminance factors
Retroreflective material:
Class LB in Table 2
Non-retroreflective exterior surfaces:
Table 3.A
Non-retroreflective interior surfaces:
Table 3.B
2.
Coefficient of retroreflection
Dry conditions:
Class R1B or R2B in Table 4.B
Wet conditions:
Class WT 1 in Table 6
3.
Height and minimum weight (cones)
Class W3 in Table 1
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3041/part/1/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-no-2-regulations-and-general-directions-2011/part-1/regulation-28
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