Traffic signs

(1) The Department of Transport may cause or permit traffic signs to be placed on or near any road, and no person unless authorised by the Department shall cause any traffic sign to be placed on any road. (2) Traffic signs shall be of such size, colour and type as the Department may think fit. (3) The Department shall by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of any land on which there is any sign or any object which so closely resembles a traffic sign that it might reasonably be taken to be such a sign, to remove it, and if any person fails to comply with such a notice the Department may effect the removal, doing as little damage as may be. (4) All traffic signs placed upon or near any road before the coming into force of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been erected under these Regulations. (5) No person shall alter, deface, place notices upon or interfere in any way with any traffic sign or part of a traffic sign unless authorised by the Department. 154 (6) No person shall stand, sit or lean on any traffic sign.