{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-11/paragraph-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-11/paragraph-39.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/362",
  "legislation_title": "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016",
  "path": "schedule/11/paragraph/39",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The place name may be varied as appropriate.\n(2) “Welcome to” may be omitted or varied to “City of” or a similar phrase of not more than three words, or five words when “The Flower City” is omitted after the place name.\n(3) “The Flower City” may be omitted or varied to a similar phrase of not more than three words, or five words when “Welcome to” is omitted before the place name.\n(4) In Scotland, the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of—\n(a) the place name;\n(b) “Welcome to” and “City of” or similar phrase may be used either in addition to, or instead of, the English version.\n(5) The relative sizes of lettering on different parts of the sign may be varied provided the place name remains the most prominent feature.\n(6) The legend, border and background may be in any contrasting colours except red.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 11 Pt. 5 para. 39(6) inserted (S.) (23.5.2022) by The Traffic Signs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations and General Directions 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/111), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 11 para. 39 in force at 22.4.2016, see reg. 1(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/11/paragraph/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:41:34.516500+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}