SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1SIGNS AND BARRIERS AT PRIVATE CROSSINGS
Placing of signs and barriers
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1
Subject to any directions under sub-paragraph (2), the operator of a railway which is crossed in any place by a private road or path may cause or permit crossing signs or barriers of a character—
a
prescribed in regulations made by the Department, or
b
otherwise authorised by the Department,
to be placed on or near the road or path near the crossing.
2
The Department may give directions to the operator of a railway which is crossed in any place by a private road or path for the placing of crossing signs or barriers of a character specified in the directions on or near the road or path near the crossing.
3
For the purposes of this paragraph—
a
the size and colour of a crossing sign and whether or not it is illuminated (by lighting or the use of reflectors or reflecting material), and
b
the nature of the warnings, information, requirements, restrictions or prohibitions conveyed by it,
shall be regarded as part of the sign's character.
4
Regulations under this paragraph shall be subject to negative resolution.