The Secretary of State has laid before Parliament the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002. SI 2002 No 3113 revokes the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994 and subsequent amendments and replaces them with updated, revised and consolidated TSRGD, which come into force on 31 January 2003. Copies of the new SI are available from TSO price £40.00 each. The TSRGD 2002 prescribe the designs and conditions of use for traffic signs to be lawfully placed on or near roads in England, Scotland and Wales. Traffic signs are essential for the implementation of traffic management schemes and for the enforcement of road traffic law. This Circular needs to be read in conjunction with a copy of SI 2002 No 3113 by all those involved in designing and implementing traffic management schemes and in road traffic regulation generally. The TSRGD 2002 include many new signs and additional variants that have previously required special authorisation from the Secretary of State (or Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales). Part I comprises the Traffic Signs Regulations 2002 and consists of 58 regulations and 19 Schedules, which specify the indications given by prescribed traffic signs and their size, colour and type. Part II comprises the Traffic Signs General Directions 2002 and consists of 59 general directions and one Schedule, which lay down the circumstances in which, and the conditions under which, certain traffic signs may be placed on or near roads. (Author/publisher)
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