Road Signs Bill

A bill to authorise the change of certain road signs to reflect geometrical accuracy.
Bill ID B082
Author(s) Sir Gorban Smiljić OBE MP
Amended by TBC
First reading 2021 May 30
Royal assent TBC
Commencement TBC
Affected legislation The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (c. 362)

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Amend the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, 2016

  1. Amend the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, 2016, to change the hexagons on the football of a ‘stadium’ road sign to pentagons, as the current situation is geometrically impossible on an actual football.
  2. Allow for all road signs henceforth regarding stadiums to have a new symbol with the above in mind.

2 Short title, commencement and extent

  1. This Act may be cited as the Traffic Signs Act 2021.
  2. This Act comes into force on the passing of this Act.
  3. This Act extends to all parts of the United Kingdom.
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