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 APPENDIX III (See paragraph 29)

Extract from, 1934, dated April 13, 1934, made by the Minister of Transport under the London Traffic Act, 1924 (14 & 15 Geo. V. c.34).

PART III Lighting and Guarding of Street Works

12. For the purpose of this part of these Regulations the term “night” shall be taken to mean the period between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise, and any period of fog or abnormaj darkness, and the term “day” shall be taken to mean any time other than night as so defined.

13. When any materials, rubbish or other thing (hereinafter referred to as an obstruction) are placed upon or any opening or excavation (hereinafter referred to as an excavation) is made in the carriageway of any street within the London Traffic Area so as to obstruct or endanger the passage of traffic over any part of such carriageway it shall be the duty of the person by whose order or under. whose direction such obstruction or excavation exists to—

(a) keep any such obstruction which is not readily visible, and any such excavation marked by day by one or more posts carrying red flags or boards with a red ground; and

(b) keep such obstruction or excavation continuously lighted at night by one or more lamps showing a red light;

and all such posts or lamps shall be placed in such a manner and in such positions as to indicate sufficiently to foot passengers and drivers of vehicles approaching from any direction the position and full extent of the obstruction or excavation.

Provided that, without limitation or restriction of the foregoing provisions, if any such obstruction or excavation exceeds 4 ft. in width measured at right. angles to any line of traffic or 12 ft. in length measured parallel thereto, lamps showing its full width shall be placed at intervals of not more than 4 ft. measured at right angles to the line of traffic and lamps showing its full length shall be placed at intervals of not more than 12 ft. measured parallel thereto.

14. Nothing in this part of these Regulations shall be deemed to prevent the temporary removal of any lamp or post hereby required where removal is necessary to permit of any traffic or particular class of traffic being worked through the part of the carriageway of any street or highway which is obstructed, provided that in any such case any lamps or posts which are so removed shall be replaced immediately after the passage of such traffic, and a person shall be kept in attendance at the point or points of entry of any such traffic and, if necessary, at the point of exit to remove and replace the lamps or posts and to warn approaching traffic.

15. In addition to the foregoing provisions, any person by whose order or under whose direction any such excavation exists of such a nature or in such a position that foot passengers or vehicles are in danger of falling into it, shall provide adequate and effective protection around such excavation, unless such protection would obstruct the passage of vehicles using a tramway or light railway, and in that event it shall not be necessary so to protect the excavation, but instead of so doing there shall be displayed conspicuously not less than 4 ft. above the ground close to the excavation a warning notice, or, if the excavation is extensive, warning notices sufficient in number to give adequate warning of the danger.