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CAP. 374] Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations
(Subsidiary]
(2) Subregulation (1) shall not apply-
[1989 Ed.
(a) to a vehicle which is being driven for any fire services, ambulance, police or customs and excise service purpose if compliance with subregulation (1) is likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for that purpose;
(b) where a vehicle is driven into a box junction on the direction of, or with the permission of, a police officer in uniform or traffic warden in uniform; or
(c) to a vehicle driven into a box junction marked in accordance with Figure No. 514 in Schedule 2 from a traffic lane marked with a right turn directional arrow of the type shown in Figure No. 509 in Schedule 2 to a position where the vehicle can conveniently wait to make a right turn and which is prevented from being driven out of the box junction by other stationary vehicles in or near the box junction waiting to complete a right turn, or by vehicles moving in the opposite direction. (L.N. 242 of 1987)
11. Double white lines
(1) Subject to subregulations (2), (3) and (5), where a road marking comprising
(a) continuous double white lines of the type shown in Figure No. 501 or 503 in Schedule 2 (hereinafter in this regulation called continuous double white lines); or
(b) a continuous white line with a broken white line of the type shown in Figure No. 502 in Schedule 2 (hereinafter in this regulation called a continuous white line with a broken white line),
is placed on a carriageway the driver of a vehicle shall ensure that the vehicle or any part of it is not on or over or does not cross continuous double white lines or any part thereof or a continuous white line with a broken white line or any part thereof. (L.N. 218 of 1984)
(2) Where a continuous white line with a broken white line is placed on a carriageway
(a) to separate traffic proceeding in opposite directions and the broken line is nearer to the vehicle a driver may drive that vehicle on, over or across the continuous white line with a broken white line if--
(i) no danger is thereby caused to his vehicle, any other vehicle or any person;
(ii) he can return to the left side of the continuous white line with a broken white line before the commencement of continuous double white lines; and