# The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011, Regulation 29: Amendment of regulation 58

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Regulation 58 (variable message signs) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (2), insert—
“(2A) When a variable message sign displays—
(a) a sign shown in a diagram in Schedule 11 (except diagram 6031.1); or
(b) a legend of the type shown in Schedule 15,
any symbol or legend may be displayed in white, off-white or yellow on a dark background.”.
(3) After paragraph (9) insert—
“(10) When a variable message sign displays any of the following messages—
(a) a sign referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (c);
(b) a legend referred to in paragraph (1)(b); or
(c) a sign referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (7) accompanied, in accordance with that paragraph, by the legend “SLOW DOWN”,
the variable message sign shall display the whole of that message at the same time.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3041/part/1/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-no-2-regulations-and-general-directions-2011/part-1/regulation-29
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