S.L. 499.32 Art. 16Serving of notices and orders.

(1) A notice or an order issued by the Authority under these regulations shall be served by hand or by registered post upon the operator or permit holder to which such order or notice applies, provided that where the Authority deems it more expedient to do so it can serve such notice upon the company, organisation or other body or person to which the contents of the material posted on the billboard can be attributed and such company, organisation or other body or person shall take such action as is required in such notice or order.

(2) Where the notice or order requires the removal of a billboard or the material displayed thereon, and these are not removed by the expiration of the period stipulated for its removal, the person to whom the notice or order is notified in terms of subregulation (1) shall be liable for the payment of the expenses incurred by the Authority in removing such billboard or material. Furthermore the Authority or its contractors shall not be held liable for any damage which may be caused to such billboard or material. SCHEDULE

Guidelines for the Safe Placing of Billboards

(Regulations 6 and 7) following criteria shall serve as guidelines for the safe placing of billboards: Billboards should not be placed within 50 metres of any approach to major junctions or pedestrian crossings, so as not to pose any hazards. is to be a minimum clear distance of 500 mm between the overhang of billboard and the outer kerb or carriageway. This width is increased to mm where there is a cross fall or camber or where there is a central reservation, and increased to 1200mm on high speed roads (80km/h).

minimum clear width of 1200 - 1500 mm is to be allowed on the footpath free passage of pedestrians.

minimum clear height of 2100 mm is to be allowed if the billboard extends protrudes between the finished ground level and the lower edge of the billboard provided no cyclist paths are available. height of 900 - 1500 mm is to be allowed if there is no footway and is no pedestrian movement or cyclists. Billboards or any of their attachments or supports are not to cause glare.

supports of any billboards are not to obstruct or deviate the flow of water runoff.

Preferably the billboards should be placed on the nearside of the road and placed on the offside where it is a one-way street or a dual carriageway a centre strip, wide enough to include a billboard. Billboards are not to be located on any part of the carriageway.

siting of any billboard should not be such that it impairs the sightlines to directional, hazard or warning signs or any traffic lights, pelican crossing beacons and pedestrian crossing belisha. support of any billboard must be stable in all weather conditions.

Billboards are to be located only at approved locations. size of any billboard is not to exceed 3000 mm by 6000 mm, placed transversely. distance of 75 metres is to be left between successive billboards otherwise stated. size of the lettering of billboards and signs is to be such that it is easily and be very concise. Material displayed on the billboard shall not be offensive or contrary to decency or public security or otherwise against the public interest. damages are to be incurred to any soft or hard landscaping on site. party rights are not to be affected.

case where there are two or more billboards located on the same site, perpendicular distance between each successive billboard is not to be less 10 metres and is not to exceed 15 metres.