# The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S

An appropriate background may differ from diagram A or B in that—
(a) a diagram A sign background may be divided into separate panels;
(b) a diagram B sign background may be reversed to point to the left; and
(c) the background at item 8 or 9 of the sign table in Part 2 (signs for cyclists and pedestrians respectively) may be varied in accordance with column 4 at that item.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/12/part/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-12/part-1/paragraph-4
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