Saving
5. Any sign, which immediately before the coming into force of these Directions was—
(a)placed on or near any road in conformity with the Traffic Signs General Directions 1994; or
(b)was by virtue of those Directions to be treated as placed in conformity with those Directions,
shall, so long as it would have continued to conform or be treated as conforming with those Directions if they had not been revoked, be treated as if placed in conformity with these Directions, notwithstanding any provision of these Directions to the contrary.