Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
These Regulations further amend the Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. The principal amendments are to—regulation 2 to provide a definition of “permitted taxi” (regulation 2(2));regulation 11 to permit the bottom panel of the sign in diagram 674.1 to have proportions and form other than those shown in Schedule 13 (regulation 2(3));regulation 21(2)(b) to redefine the expression “bus lane” (regulation 2(4));regulation 44(4) (road danger lamps) to change the minimum rate of flashing of a road danger lamp showing an intermittent light from not less than 40 to not less than 55 flashes per minute (regulation 2(5));add a permitted variant to the signs in diagrams 618.1, 618.2, 618.3 and 618.3A to permit the insertion of the blue badge symbol shown in diagram 661A (regulation 2(6)(a) and (b));add a sign displaying the blue badge symbol in diagram 661A to indicate a place reserved for disabled badge holders only (regulation 2(6)(c));add a sign in diagram 674.1 to indicate a traffic calmed area (regulation 2(6)(d));add permitted variants to the sign in diagram 958 to permit the replacement of “taxi” by “permitted taxi” and to replace “coaches” by “& coaches” (regulation 2(7)(a));add permitted variants to the sign in diagram 959 to permit the addition of “permitted taxi” and to specify the position in the sign of “taxi” or “permitted taxi” (regulation 2(7)(b)); and toamend the illumination requirements for the signs in diagrams 7023, 7024 and 7299 to make it compulsory to illuminate such signs by means of internal or external lighting throughout the hours of darkness (regulation 2(9) and (10)).