ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 20th May 2002. Amendments 2 1 The Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (2) to (12). 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation — general) after the definition of “Pelican crossing” there shall be inserted the following definition— “permitted taxi” means a taxi which is either— licensed to stand or ply for hire on a road or public place and subject to the By-Laws made in respect of Motor Hackney Carriages standing or plying for hire made by the Council of the County Borough of Belfast on 4th June 1951 and which meets the specifications prescribed by regulation 41 of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 ; or licensed to operate carriage services under the road service licence provision of Part II of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 . . 3 In regulation 11 (proportions and form of letters, numerals, symbols and other characters) in paragraph (1)( a ) and ( b ) and in paragraph (4) for the words “panel of diagram 674” there shall be substituted “panels of diagrams 674 and 674.1”. 4 In regulation 21 (buses, bus lanes and bus symbols) in paragraph (2)( b ) after the first occurrence of the word “cycles” there shall be inserted “, permitted taxis”. 5 In regulation 44 (road danger lamps) in paragraph (4) for the words “than 40” there shall be substituted “than 55”. 6 In Schedule 2 (regulatory signs)— a in diagram 618.1 in item 3 of the table there shall be inserted the following— 4A the blue badge symbol shown in diagram 661A ; b in diagrams 618.2, 618.3 and 618.3A in item 3 of the table there shall be inserted the following— 3A the blue badge symbol shown in diagram 661A ; c after diagram 661 there shall be inserted the following diagram and the words specified in and under it— 661ASame as 661 Item 1 Regulations: None 2 Diagrams: 1028.3, 1032, 1033 3 Permitted variants: Schedule 16, items 11, 22 4 Illumination requirements: Schedule 17, item 2 d after diagram 674 there shall be inserted the following diagram and the words specified in and under it— 674.1Traffic calmed area Item 1 Regulations: 11(1), 11(4) 2 Diagrams: None 3 Permitted variants: Schedule 16, item 18 The pictogram in the lower portion of the sign may be varied or omitted. The place name may be varied. A road safety slogan may be added below the place name. The place name and road safety slogan may be in any style of lettering. Any contrasting colours except red may be used for the place name or road safety slogan and the background of that part of the sign. Advertising material or political slogans shall not be included on the sign 4 Illumination requirements: Schedule 17, item 1 7 In Schedule 5 (signs for bus, tram and pedal cycle facilities)— a in diagram 958 in item 3 of the table for the words after “Permitted variants:” there shall be substituted the following— The word “taxi” may be omitted or replaced by the words “permitted taxi” in white. The cycle symbol may be omitted. The legend “local” or “& coaches” in black may be placed on the bus symbol. The diagram may be varied to show the bus lane on the right-hand side ; b in diagram 959 in item 3 of the table for the words after “Permitted variants:” there shall be substituted the following— The word “taxi” in white may be added alongside or below the cycle symbol; alternatively the words “permitted taxi” in white may be added below the cycle symbol. The cycle symbol may be omitted. Where the cycle symbol is omitted, the word “taxi” in white or the words “permitted taxi” in white may be added below the bus symbol. The legend “local” or “& coaches” in black may be placed on the bus symbol. The diagram may be varied to show the bus lane on the right-hand side . 8 In Schedule 6 (road markings) in diagrams 1028.3, 1032 and 1033 in item 2 of the tables after the words “661,” there shall be inserted “661A,”. 9 In Schedule 12 Part I (miscellaneous warning, informatory and regulatory signs for roadworks) in diagrams 7023 and 7024 in item 4 of the tables for the words “item 1” there shall be substituted “item 12”. 10 In Schedule 12 Part III (signs for lane closures and contra-flow working at roadworks) in item 4 in the table under diagram 7299 for the words “item 1” there shall be substituted “item 12”. 11 In Schedule 16 (permitted variants)— a in items 11 and 22 in column (2) after the words “661,” there shall be inserted “661A,”; and b in item 18 in column (2) after the words “674,” there shall be inserted “674.1,”. 12 In Schedule 17 (illumination requirements)— a in item 1 in column 2— i after the words “674,” there shall be inserted “674.1,”; and ii the words “7023, 7024,” and “7299,” shall be deleted; b in item 2 in column 2, after the words “661,” there shall be inserted “661A,”; and c in item 12 in column 2, there shall be inserted at the beginning “7023, 7024, 7299,”. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 10th April 2002. J. Carlisle A senior officer of the Department for Regional Development