# The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The sign may only be placed to indicate the effect of an Act, order, regulation, bylaw, resolution or notice which prohibits or restricts the use of the road by traffic.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a sign provided for at item 14, 15 or 16 in the Part 6 sign table if it only conveys the warning that lanes are closed or narrow.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/13/part/12/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-13/part-12/paragraph-5
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