Page 220 - The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

206 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SCHEDULE I

EXPLANATORY NOTES

(i) Normal size, wherever specified is the minimum size of the sign which is
intended to be used in rural areas on highways declared to be national
highways or State highways under any law for the time being in force in
such rural areas.
(ii) The small size, wherever specified is the minimum size of the sign which
is intended to be used,—
(a) on all roads, other than the said national highways and the State
highways, in the rural areas, and
(b) in all roads within the urban areas:
PROVIDED that sign of any appropriate size may be used on ballards
or alongside traffic light signals on such roads.
(iii) The colour scheme of these signs shall be as specified therein and the
reverse side of all such sign plates shall be painted grey.
(iv) The posts of all these signs shall be painted in 25 cms wide bands,
alternatively black and white and the lowest band next to the ground shall
be black.
(v) The definition plate, wherever specified with a sign or where required to
make the meaning a sign more explicit shall have white background, black
letters and black border 20 mm wide and shall be of adequate size for
legibility but not too large as to be obstrusive.
2. This notification shall come into force on 1-7-1989.]