{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-no-2-regulations-and-general-directions-2011/part-2/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/3041",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-amendment-no-2-regulations-and-general-directions-2011",
  "path": "part/2/regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Amendment of direction 11",
  "text": "(1) Direction 11 (repeater signs) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) after “637.2,” insert “637.2A,”;\n(b) after “660.6,” insert “660.7, 660.8, 660.9,”;\n(c) after “661.1,” insert “661.2A,”;\n(d) after “959,” insert “959A,”; and\n(e) after “960.1” insert “, 960.2”.\n(3) For paragraph (2), substitute—\n“(2) Subject to paragraphs (2A), (2B), (2C), (2D), (2E), (2F), (2G), (3) and (4), at least one of each of the signs to which this paragraph applies shall be placed—\n(a) along a road which is subject to a restriction, requirement, prohibition or speed limit which can be indicated by the sign; and\n(b) in the case of the signs shown in diagrams 614, 632, 642, 670 (except as mentioned in paragraph (1)), 672, 956, 957, 959, 959A, 959.1, 960, 960.1, 960.2 and 961, to face each stream of traffic to which the sign is intended to convey that restriction, requirement, prohibition or speed limit.”.\n(4) After paragraph (2), insert—\n“(2A) The sign shown in diagram 614 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2)—\n(a) where the prohibition indicated by that sign applies only at a point on a road and not along a length of road; or\n(b) along a length of road which is subject to the prohibition indicated by that sign if that length of road—\n(i) has only one carriageway; and\n(ii) is shorter than 100 metres.\n(2B) The sign shown in diagram 632 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) along a length of road which is subject to the prohibition indicated by that sign if that length of road—\n(a) has no junction with another road; and\n(b) is shorter than 400 metres.\n(2C) The sign shown in diagram 642 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) along a length of road which is subject to the prohibition indicated by that sign if that length of road—\n(a) is subject to a speed limit of 30 mph and is shorter than 800 metres;\n(b) is subject to a speed limit of 40 mph and is shorter than 1100 metres;\n(c) is subject to a speed limit of 50 mph and is shorter than 1350 metres; or\n(d) is subject to a speed limit of 60 mph or to a national speed limit and is shorter than 1600 metres.\n(2D) The signs shown in diagrams 660 and 660.3 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) on a road within a permit parking area.\n(2E) The sign shown in diagram 670 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) along a length of road which is subject to the speed limit indicated by that sign if that length of road—\n(a) is subject to a speed limit of 20 mph and is shorter than 200 metres;\n(b) is subject to a speed limit of 30 mph, is shorter than 200 metres and does not have a system of carriageway lighting furnished by lamps lit by electricity;\n(c) is subject to a speed limit of 40 mph and is shorter than 250 metres;\n(d) is subject to a speed limit of 50 mph and is shorter than 350 metres; or\n(e) is subject to a speed limit of 60 mph, is shorter than 400 metres and is a dual carriageway road or a motorway.\n(2F) The sign shown in diagram 672 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) along a length of road which is subject to the speed limit indicated by that sign if that length of road is shorter than 250 metres.\n(2G) The signs shown in diagrams 959 and 959A need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) along a length of road along which, or along part of which, there is a bus lane if that length of road—\n(a) has no junction with another road; and\n(b) is shorter than 300 metres.”.\n(5) For paragraph (3), substitute—\n“(3) The sign shown in diagram 670—\n(a) when varied to “20”, need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) on a road within an area into which each entrance for vehicular traffic has been indicated by the sign shown in diagram 674; and\n(b) when displayed on a variable message sign, need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (2) when the variable message sign is mounted on a gantry or other structure and is so placed that a traffic lane of the carriageway or an actively managed hard shoulder passes directly beneath it.”.\n(6) In paragraph (4)(b), for “motorway” substitute “road”.\n(7) For paragraph (5), substitute—\n“(5) Subject to paragraph (5A), at least one sign shown in diagram 671 shall be placed—\n(a) along a length of road (other than a motorway) on which—\n(i) there is a system of street or carriageway lighting furnished by lamps lit by electricity placed not more than 183 metres apart in England and Wales or not more than 185 metres apart in Scotland; and\n(ii) a national speed limit is in force; and\n(b) to face each stream of traffic to which the sign is intended to convey that speed limit.”.\n(8) After paragraph (5), insert—\n“(5A) The sign shown in diagram 671 need not be placed in accordance with paragraph (5) along a length of road which is subject to the speed limit indicated by that sign if that length of road—\n(a) has only one carriageway and is shorter than 400 metres; or\n(b) is a dual carriageway road and is shorter than 450 metres.\n(5B) In this direction, “bus lane” has the meaning given in regulation 23.”.\n(9) Omit paragraphs (6) and (7).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2 revoked (22.4.2016) by The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (S.I. 2016/362), dir. 1(1)(c), Sch. 19 Pt. 2 (with dirs. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Dir. 8 in force at 30.1.2012, see dir. 1(1)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/3041/part/2/regulation/8",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}