This chapter of the Traffic Signs Manual describes how sign faces are designed. It does not include the various methods by which signs are constructed and mounted. Reference should be made to the appropriate chapter for the use, size and siting of signs (e.g. Chapter 4 for warning signs). For basic sign face layout, including the choice of destinations, in respect of directional signs, reference should be made to Local Transport Note 1 / 94: The Design and Use of Directional Informatory Signs, available from TSO or http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes. Any reference to “the Regulations” or “the Directions” is a reference to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 and applicable to England, Scotland and Wales. Reference to a “diagram number” is a reference to a diagram in those Regulations. In Northern Ireland the appropriate legislation is the Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland). The Traffic Signs Manual is applicable in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. References to “the Secretary of State” should therefore be interpreted as referring to the Secretary of State for Transport, the Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland), the Scottish Government or the Welsh Government as appropriate. The design rules contained in this chapter apply to new and replacement signs erected on all types of public highway. Where signs are to be provided in accordance with the current Traffic Signs (Welsh and English Language Provisions) Regulations and General Directions, further guidance on the design of the sign faces should be sought from the Welsh Government (see also para 1.12). (Author/publisher) For the other Chapters, see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual
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