Transport and Works Act 1992

55 Offence of failing to comply with sign.E+W+S

(1)A person who fails to comply with any requirement, restriction or prohibition conveyed by a crossing sign lawfully placed on or near a private road or path near a place where it crosses a railway or tramway shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)In any proceedings for an offence under this section, a crossing sign on or near a private road or path near a place where it crosses a railway or tramway shall be taken to have been lawfully placed there unless the contrary is proved.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.