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Regulation 3 Interpretation—generalF1I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(F21)

In these Directions—

(a)

“one-way road” means a road on which the driving of vehicles otherwise than in one particular direction is prohibited;

(b)

“permit parking area” means an area into which each entrance for vehicular traffic has been indicated by the sign shown in diagram 663.3;

(c)

“restricted parking zone” means an area—

(i)

into which each entrance for vehicular traffic has been indicated by the sign shown in diagram 663.2; and

(ii)

in which none of the road markings shown in diagrams 1017, 1018.1, 1019 and 1020.1 has been placed;

(d)

“two-way street” means a road which is not a one-way road;

(e)

“the Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations 2002; and

(f)

the expressions listed in paragraph (2) have the same meaning as in the Regulations.

(2)

Those expressions are—

  • “the 1984 Act”;

  • “central reservation”;

  • “contra-flow”;

  • “controlled parking zone”;

  • “cycle lane”;

  • “cycle track”;

  • “dual carriageway road”;

  • “EEA Standard”;

  • “equestrian crossing”;

  • F3“hard shoulder” and “actively managed hard shoulder;”

  • “junction”;

  • “level crossing”;

  • “maximum gross weight”;

  • “motorway”;

  • “mph”;

  • “non-primary route”;

  • “pedal cycle”;

  • “pedestrian zone”;

  • “plate”;

  • F4“portable signal-controlled pedestrian facility”;

  • “primary route”;

  • “primary signals”;

  • “principal road”;

  • “reflectorised”;

  • “retroreflecting material”;

  • “road marking”;

  • “route”;

  • “school crossing place”;

  • “secondary signals”;

  • “sign”;

  • “signal-controlled crossing facility”;

  • “signal-controlled pedestrian facility”;

  • “speed limit” and “national speed limit”;

  • “stud”;

  • “temporary statutory provision”;

  • “traffic lane”;

  • “Toucan crossing”;

  • “variable message sign”;

  • “Zebra crossing”; and

  • “zig-zag line”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 2 revoked (22.4.2016) by The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (S.I. 2016/362), dir. 1(1)(b), Sch. 19 Pt. 2 (with dirs. 12, 13)

F2

Dir. 3(1) substituted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 3 (with dir. 36)

F3

Words in dir. 3(2) inserted (27.7.2005) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations and General Directions 2005 (S.I. 2005/1670), dirs. 1(c), 3

F4

Words in dir. 3(2) inserted (9.5.2011) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/1040), dirs. 1(1)(c), 3(b) (with dir. 15)

Commencement

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Dir. 3 in force at 31.1.2003, see dir. 1(b)