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| Made | 10th August 2006 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 14th August 2006 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th September 2006 |
Savings
4.
—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if a patrol sign was first used before the coming into force of these Regulations and conforms to—
that sign shall be deemed to comply with these Regulations, even if it does not meet the requirements of regulation 5.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall cease to have effect on 31st July 2007.
Size, colour and type of patrol sign
5.
—(1) A patrol sign shall comprise a roundel and a pole on which the roundel is mounted.
(2) The roundel shall be not less than 450 nor more than 470 millimetres in diameter and each of its faces shall be of the colour and type shown in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(3) A protective strip, in these Regulations called a "perimeter strip", may be applied to the perimeter of the roundel in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (4).
(4) The requirements are that—
(5) A section of the pole at the bottom of the roundel may extend over the face of the roundel for the purpose of securing the roundel to the pole, but must not obscure any part of the black symbol.
(6) Subject to paragraphs (7) and (8), the pole shall be coloured with alternating black and yellow bands not less than 280 nor more than 320 millimetres deep, beginning with a black band immediately below the roundel.
(7) Any part of the pole which extends over the face of the roundel shall be coloured red or yellow in accordance with the colour of the part of the roundel covered by it.
(8) If the pole is separable into two pieces when the patrol sign is not in use, the joint between the two pieces and not more than 5 millimetres of each piece of the pole on either side of the joint, may have an unpainted metallic finish.
(9) Any fastenings used to attach the roundel to the pole must be—
(10) The pole shall not be separable into more than two pieces.
(11) A black handgrip may be fitted to the pole within the black band immediately below the roundel.
Illumination
6.
—(1) The yellow bands on the pole may be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material.
(2) The parts of the roundel coloured black shall not be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4) the parts of the roundel coloured yellow shall be either fluorescent or illuminated by a means of internal lighting.
(4) With the exception of the parts coloured black and any perimeter strip, the roundel shall be illuminated by means of retroreflecting material, but retroreflecting material applied to the parts coloured yellow shall, if that material is not fluorescent, be applied in horizontal strips with gaps between the strips.
(5) The parts of the roundel coloured red may be fluorescent or illuminated by a means of internal lighting.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Stephen Ladyman
Minister of State Department for Transport
10th August 2006
