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Regulation 57 StudsF1I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A stud incorporating reflectors or retroreflecting material, but no steady or intermittent light source, may be placed on a road if and only if—

(a)

it is a stud of a type which meets the requirements of paragraph (5); or

(b)

it is of a type approved by the F2national authority in accordance with direction 58.

(2)

A stud incorporating both reflectors or retroreflecting material and a steady or intermittent light source, may be placed on a road if and only if—

(a)

so far as it incorporates reflectors or retroreflecting material it is of a type that meets the requirements of paragraph (5) and, so far as it incorporates a steady or intermittent light source, it is of a type approved by the national authority in accordance with direction 58; or

(b)

it is of a type approved by the national authority in accordance with direction 58.

(3)

A stud incorporating a steady or intermittent light source and no reflectors or retroreflecting material may be placed on a road if and only if it is of a type approved by the national authority in accordance with direction 58.

(4)

In paragraph (5) F3“the British Standards” means British Standards BS EN 1463-1:1998 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 and BS EN 1463-2:2000 for retroreflecting road studs.

(F45)

Table

(1)(2)(3)
ItemDescription of studRequirement or test specification and class
NOTE: Expressions used in the table bear the same meanings as in F5the British Standards.
1.Non depressible road studDimensions : height – class H1 or H2
2.Depressible road studDimensions : height – class H1, H2 or H3
3.Permanent road studDimensions : maximum horizontal dimension exposed to traffic: HD1
4.Temporary road studDimensions : minimum horizontal dimension exposed to traffic: HDT1
5.Permanent road studNight-time visibility : photometric requirements – class PRP1
6.Temporary road studNight-time visibility : photometric requirements – class PRT1
7.Temporary road stud

Daytime visibility : colour of body of stud

  • class DCR1 fluorescent green-yellow

  • class DV1

8.Any studColorimetric requirements – class NCR1 for white, amber, red or green retroreflectors only
9.Any studPrimary assessment – class S1
10.Any studNight-time visibility assessment – class R1, R2 or R3

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

Words in dir. 57 substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), s. 72(7), Sch. 2 para. 32(2)(e)

F3

Words in dir. 57(4) substituted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 34(2) (with dir. 36)

F4

Dir. 57(5) substituted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 34(3) (with dir. 36)

F5

Words in dir. 57 Table note substituted (30.1.2012) by The Traffic Signs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations and General Directions 2011 (S.I. 2011/3041), dirs. 1(1)(c), 34(4) (with dir. 36)

Commencement

I1

Dir. 57 in force at 31.1.2003, see dir. 1(b)