Section III
Traffic Signs shown in First Schedule
8. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, and except where the Minister or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, authorises the erection or retention of a traffic sign of another character, every traffic sign for conveying
(a) to traffic a warning of the description specified in or under a diagram set out in Part I of the First Schedule to these Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "the First Schedule") shall be of the size, colour and type shown in the diagram relating to that warning;
(b) to vehicular traffic a requirement of the description specified in a diagram set out in Part II of the First Schedule shall be of the size, colour and type shown in the diagram relating to that requirement;
(c) to vehicular traffic a prohibition or restriction of the description specified in a diagram set out in Part III of the First Schedule shall be of the size, colour and type shown in the diagram relating to that prohibition or restriction; or
(d) to traffic information of the description specified in or under a diagram set out in Part IV of the First Schedule shall be of the size, colour and type shown in the diagram relating to that information.
9.—(1) Where the circumstances so require the following indications given on the signs shown in the First Schedule shall be varied as follows:—
(a) in diagrams Nos. 112, 115, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 311, 313, 314, 315, 318, 320, 322, 324, 327, 401, 411, 412, 413, 414, 447 and 475 the numerals shall be varied to accord with the circumstances;
(b) in diagrams Nos . 308, 309, 311, 312 , 314, 315 , 318, 320 and 324 the wording shall be varied to accord with the prohibitions or restrictions imposed in relation to vehicular traffic;
(c) in diagrams Nos. 106 , 107 , 110 and 111 the symbols shall be reversed and in diagrams Nos. 205 and 206 the upper arm of the symbol shall be omitted, to accord with the circumstances;
(d) in diagrams Nos. 127, 142, 143, 144, 209, 210, 215, 317, 323, 406, 407, 476, 477, 478, 481, 482, 483, 484, 493 and 494 the direction of the arrows shall be varied to accord with the direction required to be indicated;
(e) in diagrams Nos. 126 , 127, 411 , 412 and 413 the distances shall be indicated in yards or miles to accord with the circumstances;
(f) in diagram No. 159 the words "Keep Left" or "Keep Right" shall be substituted for the words "Road Works", and in diagram No. 160 the words "Single File Traffic", "Traffic Control Ahead" or "Traffic Signals Ahead" shall be substituted for the words "Road Works Ahead", to accord with the circumstances;
(g) in diagrams Nos. 209, 210, 306, 307 and 413 the word "left" shall be substituted for the word "right" to accord with the circumstances;
(h) in diagrams Nos. 165 and 215 the word "right" shall be substituted for the word "left" to accord with the circumstances;
(i) in diagrams Nos. 466 and 467 the words "Bridle Path" or "Bridle Way" shall be substituted for the words "Public Footpath" to accord with the circumstances;
