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(2) There shall be erected on and along a road on which there is a system of street lighting furnished by means of lamps placed not more than 200 yards apart and on which a speed limit is not in force, signs shown in diagram 3.

(3) The signs mentioned in the foregoing sub-paragraphs shall be erected along the carriageway of a road so mentioned, or, where the said road has more than one carriageway, along each carriageway, in such a manner that—

(a) they are situated on each side of the carriageway, or, as the case may be, on each side of each carriageway;

(b) the distance between any one sign on one side of a carriageway and any sign next following that sign on that side and facing in the same direction does not exceed the distance specified in column 2 of the said Table in relation to the road specified in the said column 1;

(c) the distance between any one sign on one side of a carriageway and any sign next following that sign on the other side of that carriageway and facing in the same direction does not exceed the distance specified in column 3 of the said Table in relation to the road specified in the said column 1; and

(d) one such sign is situated on the left or near side of the carriageway, or, as the case may be, of each carriageway, not more than the distance specified in column 4 of the said Table in relation to the road specified in the said column 1 from each end of the length of road required to be signed, as the case may be.

TABLE

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Type of Road: Maximum distance between consecutive signs on same side of a carriageway: Maximum distance between consecutive signs on alternate sides of a carriageway: Maximum distance between end of the length of road required to be signed and first repeater sign:
1. Road more than 250 metres in length on which a metres metres metres maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less is in force, being in the case of a road on which a maximum speed limit of 30 miles per hour is in force, a road on which a system of street lighting furnished by lamps placed, 200 yards or less apart is not provided. 400 meters 250 meters 200 meters
2. Road more than 350 metres in length— 500 metres 350 metres 250 metres
(i) on which a maximum speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour but of 45 miles per hour or less is in force; or      
(ii) on which a minimum speed limit is in force; or      

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