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Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 No. 169 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the construction and equipment of vehicles and of components of vehicles, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Articles 55(1), (2), (4), and (6) and Article 110(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2000.
“the 1995 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(4);
“the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979(5);
“agricultural vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for agriculture, grass cutting, forestry, land levelling, dredging or similar operations and primarily used for one or more of these purposes, and includes any trailer drawn by an agricultural vehicle;
“angles of visibility” means a requirement for a lamp or reflector fitted to a vehicle to have specified horizontal and vertical angles of visibility as a requirement that at least 50 per cent. of the apparent surface must be visible from any point within those angles when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in the closed position;
“apparent surface” means for any given direction of observation, is the orthogonal projection of a light-emitting surface in a plane perpendicular to the direction of observation and touching that surface;
“articulated bus” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“articulated vehicle” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“breakdown vehicle” means a vehicle used to attend an accident or breakdown or to draw a broken down vehicle;
“bus” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“caravan” means a trailer which is constructed (and not merely adapted) for human habitation;
“cc” means cubic centimetre or centimetres;
“circuit-closed tell-tale” means a light showing that a device has been switched on;
“cm2” means square centimetre or centimetres;
“cm” means centimetre or centimetres;
“combat vehicle” means a vehicle of a type described at item 1, 2 or 3 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order 1997(6);
“Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC” means Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27.7.76 (O.J. No. L262, 27.9.76, p. 1) as amended by Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21.11.79 (O.J. No. L51, 25.2.80, p. 8), Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17.3.82 (O.J. No. L109, 22.4.82, p. 31), Council Directive 83/276/EEC of 26.5.83 (O.J. No. L151, 9.6.83, p. 47), Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14.12.83 (O.J. No. L9, 12.1.84, p. 24) and Commission Directive 89/278/EEC of 23.3.89 (O.J. No. L109, 20.4.89, p. 38);
“Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 91/663/EEC” means Council Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC and further amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (O.J. No. L366, 31.12.91, p. 17);
“cycle” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the 1995 Order;
“daytime hours” means the time between half an hour before sunrise and half an hour after sunset;
“dim-dip device” means a device which is capable of causing a dipped-beam headlamp to operate at reduced intensity;
“dipped beam” means a beam of light emitted by a lamp which illuminates the road ahead of the vehicle without causing undue dazzle or discomfort to oncoming drivers or other road users;
“direction indicator” means a lamp on a vehicle used to indicate to other road users that the driver intends to change direction to the right or to the left;
“dual-carriageway road” means a dual-carriageway within the meaning given in Part IV of the Schedule to the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989(7);
“dual-purpose vehicle” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Order of 1981;
“Education and Library Board” has the same meaning as in Article 3(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(8);
“emergency vehicle” means a motor vehicle of any of the following descriptions—
a cardiac response vehicle, being a vehicle used only for the purposes of transporting medical or nursing personnel and equipment to cardiac incidents;
a vehicle owned by Department of Agriculture and used from time to time for the purposes of fighting fires;
a vehicle owned by the Secretary of State for Defence and used—
a vehicle primarily used for the purposes of the Blood Transfusion Service provided under Article 10(1)(d) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(9);
a vehicle used by Her Majesty’s Coastguard or Coastguard Auxiliary Service for the purposes of giving aid to persons in danger or vessels in distress on or near the coast;
a vehicle owned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and used for the purposes of launching lifeboats, and
a vehicle primarily used for the purposes of conveying any human tissue for transplanting or similar purposes;
“end-outline marker lamp” means a lamp fitted near the outer edge of a vehicle in addition to the front and rear position lamps to indicate the presence of a wide vehicle;
“engineering plant” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“extreme outer edge” means, in relation to a side of a vehicle, the vertical plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and coinciding with its lateral outer edge, disregarding the projection of—
“front fog lamp” means a lamp used to improve the illumination of the road in front of a motor vehicle in conditions of seriously reduced visibility;
“front position lamp” means a lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the front;
“first used” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2(4) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“hazard warning signal device” means a device which is capable of causing all the direction indicators with which a vehicle, or a combination of vehicles, is fitted to operate simultaneously;
“headlamp” means a lamp used to illuminate the road in front of a vehicle and which is not a front fog lamp;
“headlamp levelling device” means either—
a manual headlamp levelling device by means of which the downward inclination of any dipped-beam headlamp may be adjusted by a manual control operable from the driving seat of the vehicle;
“home forces” means the naval, military or air forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom;
“home forces vehicle” means a vehicle owned by, or in the service of, the home forces and used for naval, military or air force purposes;
“horse-drawn” means, in relation to a vehicle, that the vehicle is drawn by a horse or other animal;
“illuminated area” means—
in relation to a headlamp, front fog lamp and reversing lamp, in each case fitted with a reflector, the orthogonal projection of the full aperture of the reflector on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which the lamp is fitted. If the light emitting surface extends over only part of the full aperture of the reflector, then the projection of only that part shall be taken into account. In the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, the illuminated area is limited by the apparent trace of the cut-off on the lens;
in relation to any other lamp, the part of the orthogonal projection of the light-emitting surface on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which it is fitted, the boundary of which is such that if the straight edge of an opaque screen touches it at any point 98 per cent. of the total intensity of the light is shown in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Accordingly, for the purposes of determining the lower, upper and lateral edges of the lamp, only a screen placed with its straight edge horizontally or vertically needs to be considered;
“industrial tractor” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“installation and performance requirements” means, in relation to any lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, the requirements specified in the Schedules to these Regulations relating to that lamp, reflector, rear marking or device;
“invalid carriage” means a mechanically propelled vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of one person, being a person suffering from some physical defect or disability;
“kerbside weight” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“kg” means kilogram or kilograms;
“light-emitting surface” means, in relation to a lamp, that part of the exterior surface of the lens through which light is emitted when the lamp is lit, and in relation to a retro reflector that part of the exterior surface of the retro reflector from which light can be reflected;
“m” means metre or metres;
“main beam” means a beam of light emitted by a headlamp which illuminates the road over a long distance ahead of the vehicle;
“matched pair” means, in relation to lamps, a pair of lamps in respect of which—
both lamps are of the same size and of such a shape that they are symmetrical to one another;
“maximum distance from the side of the vehicle” means—
in relation to a retro reflector fitted to a vehicle, the shortest distance from the boundary of the reflecting area to an extreme outer edge of the vehicle;
“maximum gross weight” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“maximum height above the ground” means the height above which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle;
“maximum speed” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“minimum height above the ground” means the height below which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle;
“mm” means millimetre or millimetres;
“motor bicycle combination” means a combination of a solo motor bicycle and a sidecar;
“motor tractor” has the same meaning as in Article 3(1) of the 1995 Order;
“motorway” means a road designated as a special road under Article 15 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993(10);
“movable platform” means a platform which is attached to, and may be moved by means of, an extendible boom;
“mph” means mile per hour or miles per hour;
“obligatory” means, in relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is required by these Regulations to be fitted;
“operational tell-tale” means a warning device readily visible or audible to the driver and showing whether a device that has been switched on is operating correctly or not;
“optional” means, in relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is not required by these Regulations to be fitted;
“overall length” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“overall width” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“pair” means, in relation to lamps, reflectors or rear markings a pair of lamps, reflectors or rear markings, including a matched pair, one on each side of the vehicle, in respect of which the following conditions are met—
each lamp, reflector or rear marking is at the same distance from the extreme outer edge of the vehicle;
In the case of an asymmetric vehicle, these conditions shall be deemed to be met if they are as near as practicable to being met;
“passenger vehicle” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“pedal retro reflector” means a retro reflector attached to or incorporated in the pedals of a cycle or motor bicycle;
“pedestrian-controlled vehicle” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“prescribed sign” means a sign which is of a type shown in Schedule 22 and complies with the requirements of that Schedule;
“rear fog lamp” means a lamp used to render a vehicle more readily visible from the rear in conditions of seriously reduced visibility;
“rear position lamp” means a lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear;
“rear retro reflector” means a retro reflector used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear;
“rear registration plate lamp” means a lamp used to illuminate the rear registration plate;
“reflecting area” means, in relation to a retro reflector fitted to a vehicle, the area of the orthogonal projection on a vertical plane (touching the surface of the reflector)—
parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle of that part of the reflector designed to reflect light in the case of a side retro reflector;
“reversing lamp” means a lamp used to illuminate the road to the rear of a vehicle for the purpose of reversing and to warn other road users that the vehicle is reversing or about to reverse;
“road clearance vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle used for dealing with frost, ice or snow on roads;
“running lamp” means a lamp (not being a front position lamp, an end-outline marker lamp, headlamp or front fog lamp) used to make the presence of a moving motor vehicle readily visible from the front;
“separation distance” means, in relation to two lamps or two retro reflectors, except where otherwise specified, the shortest distance between the orthogonal projections in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle of the illuminated areas of the two lamps or the reflecting areas of the two reflectors;
“service braking system” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“side marker lamp” means a lamp fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible to other road users;
“side retro reflector” means a reflector fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible from the side;
“solo motor bicycle” means a motor bicycle without a sidecar;
“special equipment” means a movable platform fitted to a vehicle, the apparatus for moving the platform and any jacks fitted to the vehicle for stabilising it while the movable platform is in use;
“special warning lamp” means a lamp, fitted to the front or rear of a vehicle, capable of emitting a blue flashing light and not any other kind of light;
“stop lamp” means a lamp used to indicate to road users that the brakes of a vehicle or combination of vehicles are being applied;
“traffic sign” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the 1995 Order;
“trailer” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to be drawn by another vehicle;
“unladen weight” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“visiting vehicle” means a vehicle brought temporarily into Northern Ireland by a person resident outside the United Kingdom;
“warning beacon” means a lamp that is capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light throughout 360° in the horizontal plane;
“wheel” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations (see also paragraph (6));
“wheeled” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“work lamp” means a lamp used to illuminate a working area or the scene of an accident, breakdown or roadworks in the vicinity of the vehicle to which it is fitted;
“s trailer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations.
“works truck” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations.
(2) Material designed primarily to reflect light is, when reflecting light, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as showing a light, and material capable of reflecting an image is not, when reflecting the image of a light, to be so treated.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to one lamp, except in the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, a main-beam headlamp and a front fog lamp, includes any combination of two or more lamps, whether identical or not, having the same function and emitting light of the same colour, if it comprises devices the aggregate illuminated area of which occupies 60 per cent. or more of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing those illuminated areas.
(4) In these Regulations a reference to two lamps includes—
(a)a single illuminated area which—
(b)any number of illuminated areas which—
(ii)if on the same transverse plane have illuminated areas which occupy not less than 60 per cent. of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing their illuminated areas,
(iv)extend on both sides to within 400 mm of the extreme outer edge of the vehicle, do not have a total length of less than 80mmmm, and are illuminated by not less than two sources of light.
(5) Where a part fitted to a vehicle is required by these Regulations to be marked with a British Standard mark, the requirements shall not be regarded as met unless, in addition to being marked as required, the part complied with the relevant British Standard at the time when the part was first fitted to the vehicle.
(6) A reference in these Regulations to the number of wheels of a vehicle shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2 of the Construction and Use Regulations.
(7) A reference in a Schedule to there being no requirement in relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device is without prejudice to any other provision in these Regulations affecting same.
3.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall render unlawful any act or omission which would have been lawful were—
(a)there to be substituted for any reference to a British Standard in these Regulations a reference to a corresponding standard; and
(b)regulation 2(5) to apply in relation to that corresponding standard and the markings relating to that corresponding standard as it applies to a British Standard.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “corresponding standard”, in relation to a relevant British Standard Specification, means—
(a)a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of any State within the European Economic Area;
(b)any international standard recognised for use as a standard by any State within the European Economic Area;
(c)a technical specification or code of practice which, whether mandatory or not, is recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any State within the European Economic Area,
where the standard, code of practice, international standard or technical specification provides, in relation to lamps, retro reflectors and rear markings, a level of safety equivalent to that provided by that British Standard Specification and contains a requirement as respects the marking of such parts equivalent to that provided by that instrument.
Exceptions — general
(2) Where an exception from, or a relaxation of, a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date it shall also apply to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was manufactured at least six months before that date.
(3) Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to—
(a)a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp;
(b)an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion;
(c)a cycle;
(d)a pedestrian-controlled vehicle;
(e)a horse-drawn vehicle;
(f)a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand; or
(4) Without prejudice to regulation 19, for the purposes of these regulations a lamp shall not be treated as being a lamp if it is—
Exceptions — temporarily imported vehicles and vehicles proceeding to a port for export
5. Part II of these Regulations does not apply to—
(a)any vehicle brought into Northern Ireland and originating from a base or centre in a country outside Northern Ireland from which the use of the vehicle on a journey is normally commenced, a period of 12 months not having elapsed since the vehicle in question was last brought into Northern Ireland;
(c)any combination of two or more vehicles, one of which is drawing the other or others, if the combination included any vehicle of the type mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d)a vehicle proceeding to a port for export, if in each case the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies in every respect with the requirements about lighting equipment and reflectors relating thereto contained in the Convention on Road Traffic concluded at Geneva on 19th September 1949(11) or the International Convention relating to Motor Traffic concluded at Paris on 24th April 1926(12).
Exceptions — vehicles towing or being towed
6.—(1) A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a cycle or trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 shall not be required by regulation 21 to be fitted with any rear position lamp, stop lamp, rear direction indicator, rear fog lamp or rear reflector whilst a trailer fitted with any such lamp or reflector is attached to its rear.
(2) A trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 shall not be required by regulation 21 to be fitted with any front position lamp whilst being drawn by a passenger vehicle.
(3) A trailer shall not be required by regulation 21 to be fitted with any stop lamp whilst being drawn by a vehicle which is not required by regulation 21 to be fitted with any such lamp.
(5) A trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 shall not be required by regulation 21 to be fitted with any stop lamp or direction indicator whilst being drawn by a motor vehicle fitted with one or two stop lamps and two or more direction indicators if the dimensions of the trailer are such that when the longitudinal axes of the drawing vehicle and the trailer lie in the same vertical plane such stop lamps and at least one direction indicator on each side of the vehicle are visible to an observer in that vertical plane from a point 6m behind the rear of the trailer whether it is loaded or not.
(6) Rear markings shall not be required to be fitted to any vehicle by regulation 21 if another vehicle in a combination of which it forms part would obscure any such marking.
(7) Where a broken-down vehicle is being drawn by another vehicle—
(a)regulations 21 and 26 shall not apply to the broken-down vehicle between sunrise and sunset, and
Exceptions — customs vehicles
7.—(1) A vehicle under the control of the Collector of Customs and Excise, Northern Ireland Collection, shall be exempt from the requirements of regulations 27 and 28 while it is on patrol within three miles of the land frontier of Northern Ireland, if the said Collector has certified that such exemption is necessary in the case of that vehicle for the purpose of enforcing the Customs Acts.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not affect any civil claim for injury or damage to person or property.
Exceptions — police vehicles
8.—(1) A vehicle under the control of the Chief Constable shall be exempt from the requirements of regulations 27 and 28 while it is on patrol within three miles of the land frontier of Northern Ireland, if a Superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary has certified that such exemption is necessary in the case of that vehicle for the purpose of enforcing the law.
Exceptions — military vehicles
9.—(1) Regulation 21 does not apply to a home forces' vehicle or to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters whilst being used—
(a)in connection with training which is certified in writing for the purposes of this regulation by a person duly authorised in that behalf to be training on a special occasion and of which not less than 48 hours notice has been given by that person to the Chief Constable; or
(b)on manoeuvres within such limits and during such period as may from time to time be specified by Order in Council under the Manoeuvres Act 1958(13).
(2) Where not less than 6 and not more than 12 vehicles being home forces' vehicles or vehicles of a visiting force or of a headquarters are proceeding together in a convoy on tactical or driving exercises which are authorised in writing by a person duly authorised in that behalf, and of which not less than 48 hours notice in writing has been given by that person to the Chief Constable and the interval between any two vehicles in such a convoy does not exceed 20m—
(b)rear position lamps shall be required only on the rearmost vehicle provided that every other vehicle in the convoy carries a bright light under the vehicle illuminating either a part of the vehicle or anything attached to the vehicle or the road surface beneath the vehicle in such a manner that the presence of the vehicle can be detected from the rear.
(4) Part II of these Regulations does not apply to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters if the vehicle complies in every respect with the requirements as to lighting equipment and reflectors thereto contained in a Convention referred to in regulation 5.
(5) A home forces' vehicle shall while used in conjunction with operations of the Royal Ulster Constabulary be exempt from the requirements of regulations 27 and 28 if an authorising officer has certified that such exemption is necessary in the case of that vehicle for the purpose of assistance in enforcing the law.
(6) Paragraph (5) shall not affect any civil claim for injury or damage to person or property.
(7) For the purposes of this regulation “authorising officer” means an officer of the home forces of a rank not lower than that of Captain Royal Navy, Colonel or Group Captain.
Exceptions — invalid carriages
10. An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise otherwise than for the sole purpose of crossing it.
Exceptions — vehicles drawn or propelled by hand
11. A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand which has an overall width, including any load, not exceeding 800 mm is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise other than—
12. Where by any provision in these Regulations any vehicle or any of its parts or equipment is required to be marked with a specification number or a mark of the British Standards Institution or any approval mark, nothing in that provision shall be taken to authorise any person to apply any such number or mark to the vehicle, part or equipment in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968(14).
13.—(1) A vehicle shall not be fitted with a lamp or retro reflective material which is capable of showing a red light to the front, except—
(c)retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of—
(i)a cycle and any sidecar attached to it;
(2) A vehicle shall not be fitted with a lamp or retro reflective material which is capable of showing any light to the rear, other than a red light, except—
(l)amber light from a warning beacon fitted to—
(vi)a vehicle used for the purposes of testing, maintaining, improving, cleansing, gritting, salting or watering roads or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
(viii)a vehicle used for or in connection with any purpose for which it is authorised to be used on roads by an order under Article 60 of the 1995 Order;
(q)reflected light of any colour from retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of—
(t)reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a prescribed rear marking fitted in the appropriate manner to—
(ii)a motor vehicle first used before 1st July 1983 having an unladen weight exceeding 3000 kg;
(iv)a trailer manufactured before lst July 1983 having an unladen weight exceeding 1000 kg;
(vi)a load carried by any vehicle;
(u)reflected light from orange retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance within the meaning of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1992(15) or the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(16);
(v)reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a prescribed sign and fitted to the rear of a bus;
(w)reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with paragraph (4); or
(x)reflected light from orange or yellow retro reflective material fitted to the rear of a vehicle used for police purposes.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(t), a rear marking fitted to a vehicle is a prescribed rear marking fitted in the appropriate manner if the rear marking—
(a)is a rear marking of a description specified in the entry applicable to that vehicle in the right hand column of paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 19, and
(b)complies with paragraphs 2 to 7 of that Part of that Schedule.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(w), a sign (“the secondary sign”) is fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with this paragraph if—
(a)a prescribed sign is also fitted to the rear of the bus;
(b)the total area of the retro reflective material incorporated in the secondary sign is no greater than the area of the prescribed sign; and
(c)the secondary sign satisfies the requirements specified—
(i)in the case of a bus which is owned or hired by an Education and Library Board or any person managing an education establishment attended by children under the age of 16 years, in paragraph (5) or (6); or
(ii)in any other case, in paragraph (6).
(5) The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(i) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or markings identifying the Education and Library Board or the educational establishment.
(6) The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(ii) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or other markings which—
(a)indicate that children are on board the bus when it is in motion or likely to be on board the bus or in its vicinity when it is stationary, and
(b)are calculated to reduce the risk of road accidents involving such children.
14.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), a person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle to which, or to any load or equipment of which, there is fitted a lamp, reflector or marking which is capable of being moved by swivelling, deflecting or otherwise while the vehicle is in motion.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of—
(e)a direction indicator fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 ;
(i)retro reflective material or a retro reflector of any colour which is fitted so as to reflect light primarily to one or both sides of the vehicle and is attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of—
(i)a cycle and any sidecar attached thereto;
15.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), a vehicle shall not be fitted with a lamp which automatically emits a flashing light.
16. Where a motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 or any trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 is equipped with any lamp of a type that is required by any Schedule to these Regulations to be marked with an approval mark, no filament lamp other than a filament lamp referred to in the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations in—
to those Regulations, shall be fitted to any such vehicle.
Signs on buses carrying children
17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—
(a)a prescribed sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and
(b)a prescribed sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus.
(a)where a bus is on a bus service of a description specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 (bus services specified for the purposes of regulation 56(5)) to the Construction and Use Regulations; or
(b)where a bus is the property of an Education and Library Board and is painted in the distinctive livery of that Board.
(3) A prescribed sign shall be removed while any bus to which it has been fitted is being used for purposes other than carrying a child to or from his school.
(a)a reference to a bus carrying a child to or from his school is a reference to a bus carrying a child—
(i)to, or to a place within the vicinity of, his school on a day during term time before he has attended the school on that day; or
(ii)from, or from a place within the vicinity of, his school on a day during term time after he has finished attending the school on that day;
(b)“school” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(17); and
(c)a reference to a child is a reference to a child under the age of 16 years.
18.—(1) Every motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 shall be so constructed that every position lamp, side marker lamp, end-outline marker lamp and rear registration plate lamp with which the vehicle is fitted is capable of being switched on and off by the operation of one switch and, save as provided in paragraph (2), not otherwise.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not prevent one or more position lamps from being capable of being switched on and off independently of any other lamp referred to in that paragraph.
19.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a vehicle shall not be fitted with—
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an emergency vehicle.
20.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road any motor vehicle with four or more wheels having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph unless it or any trailer drawn by it is fitted with at least one warning beacon which—
(a)complies with Schedule 16; and
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to—
(a)any motor vehicle first used before lst January 1947; and
21.—(1) Save as provided in the foregoing provisions of these Regulations and in paragraph (2), every vehicle of a class specified in a Table in Schedule 1 shall be fitted with lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices which—
(3) The requirements specified in paragraph (1) apply without prejudice to any additional requirements specified in regulations 23 and 24.
22. Every vehicle shall be so constructed that at least part of the apparent surface of any—
(a)front and rear position lamp;
(b)front and rear direction indicator; and
(c)rear retro reflector;
23. Every optional lamp, reflector, rear marking or device fitted to a vehicle, being of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table, shall comply with the provisions shown in column 3.
1. Front position lamp Schedule 2, Part II
and Part I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Part II of those Schedules
2. Dim-dip device and running lamp Schedule 3, Part II
3. Dipped-beam headlamp Schedule 4, Part II
4. Main-beam headlamp Schedule 5, Part II
5. Front fog lamp Schedule 6
6. Direction indicator Schedule 7, Part II
7. Hazard warning signal device Schedule 8
8. Side marker lamp Schedule 9, Part II
9. Rear position lamp Schedule 10, Part II
10. Rear fog lamp Schedule 11, Part II
11. Stop lamp Schedule 12, Part II
12. End-outline marker lamp Schedule 13, Part II
13. Reversing lamp Schedule 14
14. Warning beacon Schedule 16
15. Side retro reflector Schedule 17, Part II
16. Rear retro reflector Schedule 18, Part II
17. Rear marking Schedule 19, Part II
18. Pedal retro reflector Schedule 20, Part II
19. Front retro reflector Schedule 21, Part II
24.—(1) A person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2)—
(b)any vehicle or combination of vehicles which carries a load or equipment,
in either case under the conditions specified in an item in column 2 of the Table, unless the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies with the requirements specified in that item in column 3.
1. A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which projects laterally on any side so that the distance from the outermost part of the projection to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the trailer. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp.
2. A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the trailer so that the distance from the outermost projection of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer or the load or equipment so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the load or equipment. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp.
3. A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the vehicle so that the distance from the outermost part of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front or rear postition lamp on that side exceeds 400 mm.
A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the rear of the vehicle or, in the case of a combination of vehicles, beyond the rear of the rearmost vehicle in the combination, more than—
An additional rear lamp capable of showing red light to the rear and a red reflecting device, both of which are visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the rearmost projection of the load or equipment does not exceed 2 m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1 m in any other case. The installation and performance requirements relating to rear position lamps and rear retro reflectors do not apply to any such additional lamp and reflecting device.
A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the front of the vehicle more than—
An additional front lamp capable of showing white light to the front and a white reflecting device, both visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the foremost projection of the load or equipment, does not exceed 2 m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1m in any other case. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps and front retro reflectors do not apply to any such additional lamp and reflecting device.
6. A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which obscures any obligatory lamp, reflector or rear marking.
an additional lamp, reflector or rear marking shall be fitted to the vehicle, load or equipment. All the installation, perfor-mance and maintenance re-quirements relating to oblig-atory lamps, reflectors or rear markings shall in either case be complied with.
(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(b)as regards items 1 to 5 in the Table, and item 6 in the Table, except in so far as it relates to obligatory stop lamps and direction indicators, the time between sunset and sunrise or, except in so far as it relates to obligatory reflectors, when visibility is seriously reduced between sunrise and sunset.
25.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), a person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road between sunset and sunrise, or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table unless each side of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is fitted with the side marker lamps specified in that item in column 3 and those lamps are kept lit.
1. A vehicle or a combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 18.3 m.
There shall be fitted—
2. A combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 12.2 m but does not exceed 18.3 m and carrying a load supported by any two of the vehicles but not including a load carried by an articulated vehicle.
(2) The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply to—
(b)a vehicle (not being a combination of vehicles) having an appliance or apparatus or carrying a load of a kind specified in the Table to regulation 94(9) or in regulation 94(10) of the Construction and Use Regulations, if the conditions specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 (which provide for the special marking of projections from vehicles) of Schedule 15 to those Regulations are complied with in relation to the special appliance or apparatus or load as if the said conditions had been expressed in the said regulation 94 to apply in the case of every special appliance or apparatus or load of a kind specified in that regulation.
26.—(1) A person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle unless every lamp, reflector, rear marking and device to which this paragraph applies is in good working order and, in the case of a lamp, clean.
(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3), paragraph (1) applies to—
(ix)rear marking of a type specified in Part III of Schedule 19, with which the vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted; and
(b)every—
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to—
27.—(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall—
(a)use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle which is in motion—
(b)allow to remain at rest, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain at rest, on a road any vehicle between sunset and sunrise,
(2) Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), where a solo motor bicycle is not fitted with a front position lamp, a person shall not use it, or cause or permit it to be used, on a road (other than when it is parked) between sunset and sunrise or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, unless a headlamp is kept lit and unobscured.
(3) Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall allow to remain parked, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain parked between sunset and sunrise—
(b)a trailer to the front of which no other vehicle is attached and which is not required to be fitted with front position lamps, unless a pair of front position lamps is fitted and kept lit and unobscured.
(5) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall not apply in respect of a vehicle of a class specified in paragraph (7) which is parked on a road on which a speed limit of 30 mph or less is in force and the vehicle is parked—
(a)in a parking place for which provision is authorised under Article 10(4) or designated under Article 15(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(18), or which is set apart as a parking place under some other enactment or instrument and the vehicle is parked in a manner which does not contravene the provision of any enactment or instrument relating to the parking place; or
(b)in a lay-by—
(i)the limits of which are indicated by a traffic sign consisting of the road marking shown in diagram 1010 of Schedule 6 of the Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(19); or
(c)elsewhere than in such a parking place or lay-by if—
(ii)no part of the vehicle is less than 15 m in from the junction of any part of the carriageway of any road with the carriageway of the road on which it is parked whether that junction is on the same side of the road as that on which the vehicle is parked or not.
(6) Paragraph (5)(c)(ii) shall be construed in accordance with the diagram in Schedule 23.
(7) The classes of vehicle referred to in paragraph (5) are—
(d)a motor cycle or a cycle in either case with or without a sidecar, not being—
(ii)a vehicle which is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 24; or
(iii)a vehicle carrying a load, if the load is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 24.
(8) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (5)(c)(i) are that—
(9) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply in respect of—
(a)a solo motor bicycle or a cycle being pushed along the left-hand edge of a carriageway;
(b)a cycle waiting to proceed provided it is kept to the left-hand or near side edge of a carriageway; or
28.—(1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), a person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle which is fitted with obligatory dipped-beam headlamps unless every such lamp is kept lit—
(a)during the hours of darkness; and
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply—
(b)in the case of a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, fitted with a pair of obligatory dipped-beam headlamps, if—
(ii)in seriously reduced visibility, a pair of front fog lamps which is so fitted that the outermost part of the illuminated area of each lamp in the air is not more than 400 mm from the outer edge of each vehicle is kept lit;
29. A person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road a vehicle which is required to be fitted with at least one warning beacon by regulation 20 unless every such beacon is kept lit.
Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 27 refers
30. A person shall not use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3.
2. Front fog lamp
3. Rear fog lamp
4. Reversing lamp Used so as to be lit except for the purpose of reversing the vehicle.
5. Hazard warning signal device
Used other than—
in the case of a bus, to summon assistance for the driver or any person acting as a conductor or inspector on the vehicle; or
in the case of a bus to which prescribed signs are fitted as described in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 17(1) and in the case of a bus painted in the livery of an Education and Library Board as referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of that regulation when the bus is stationary and children under the age of 16 years are entering or leaving, or are about to enter or leave, or have just left the vehicle.
6. Warning beacon emitting blue light and special warning lamp
Used so as to be lit except— or
7. Warning beacon emitting amber light
Used so as to be lit except—
8. Warning beacon emitting green light Used so as to be lit except whilst occupied by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with full, provisional or limited registration) and used for the purposes of an emergency.
9. Warning beacon emitting yellow light Used so as to be lit on a road.
10. Work lamp
11. Any other lamp Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
31. The regulations specified in Schedule 26 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 12th May 2000.
A vehicle first used before 24th January 1996;
A vehicle in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied—
there is fitted to the vehicle all the lighting and light-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/EEC, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and
A vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 being an agricultural vehicle or a works truck;
A vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 being an agricultural vehicle, an industrial tractor or a works truck;
A vehicle first used before 24th January 1996.
A vehicle first used before 1st January 1997;
there is fitted to the vehicle all the lighting and light-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/ EEC, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and
A vehicle manufactured before 1st May 1980 and first used before 1st November 1980;
A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 .
Rear registration plate lamp Schedule 15
A goods vehicle—
first used on or after 24th January 1996, the overall length of which does not exceed 6 m; or
first used before 24th January 1996, the overall length of which does not exceed 8 m;
A vehicle primarily constructed for moving excavated material and being used by virtue of an order under Article 60 of the 1995 Order;
Rear retro reflector Schedule 18: Part I None
A vehicle first used before 1st October 1983, the unladen weight of which does not exceed 3050 kg;
A vehicle first used before lst April 1986 being an agricultural vehicle, a works truck or engineering plant;
A vehicle first used before lst January 1940;
A vehicle constructed or adapted for—
Type of lamp, or reflector
Dipped-beam headlamp. Schedule 4: Part I A vehicle first registered before 1st January 1931.
A vehicle first registered before 1st January 1931.
A vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and having an engine with a capacity of less than 50 cc;
A vehicle first used before lst January 1936.
Pedal retro reflector Schedule 20: Part I A cycle manufactured before 24th January 1996.
A trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 the overall length of which, excluding any drawbar and any fitting for its attachment, does not exceed 2300 mm;
Direction indicator Schedule 7: Part I September 1965;
A trailer manufactured before lst
An agricultural vehicle or a works trailer in either case manufactured before 24th January 1996 .
A trailer the overall length of which, excluding any drawbar and any fitting for its attachment, does not exceed—
9.15 m in the case of a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996;
A trailer in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied—
there is fitted to the trailer all the lighting and lighting-signalling devices listed in items 1.5.7 to 1.5.20 of Annex I of Community Directive 76/756/EEC, as last amended by Directive 89/278/EEC or Community Directive 76/756/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/663/EEC, which are required to be fitted under that Annex; and
A trailer manufactured before 1st May 1980;
A trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996.
Side retro reflector Schedule 17: Part I excluding any drawbar, does not exceed 5 m;
A trailer the overall length of which,
A trailer primarily constructed for moving excavated material and which is being used by virtue of an Order under Article 60 of the 1995 Order.
Front retro reflector Schedule 21: Part I January 1996;
A trailer manufactured before 24th
A trailer first used before 1st July 1983, the unladen weight of which does not exceed 1020 kg;
A trailer constructed or adapted for—
fire fighting or salvage;
carrying asphalt or macadam, in each case being mixing or drying plant;
transporting two or more vehicles or vehicle bodies or two or more boats;
a works trailer; or
a trailer drawn by a public service vehicle.
Trailer drawn by a cycle
Regulations 21 and 23
Part IRequirements relting to Obligatory Front Position Lamps and to Optional Front Position Lamps to the Extent Specified in Part II
1. Number—
(b) A cycle with less than four wheels and without a sidecar:
(b) Lateral—
(i)Where two front position lamps are required to be fitted—
(A)Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle—
(1)A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(2)A trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
(3)Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
(4)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(ii)Where one front position lamp is required to be fitted—
On the centre-line of the side- car or on the side of the side- car furthest from the motor bicycle
On the centre-line or offside of the vehicle
(c) Vertical—
(i)Maximum height above the ground—
(A)Any vehicle not covered by sub-head (B) or (C):
1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impractical, 2100 mm
(B)A motor vehicle, first used on or after 24th January 1996, having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:
(C)A bus and a road clearance vehicle:
3. Angles of visibility—
(a) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination or an agricultural vehicle) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 —
(i)Horizontal—
(ii)Vertical—
(A)Any case not covered by sub-head (B):
5. Markings (see also regulation 2(5))—
(a) A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(c) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (b) of the definition of “British Standard Mark” in paragraph 13.
White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow.
(a)except in the case of a vehicle covered by sub-paragraph (b), where two front position lamps are required to be fitted they shall form a pair, and
(b)in the case of a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 and a motor bicycle combination, where two front position lamps are required to be fitted they shall be fitted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
13. Definitions—
In this Schedule-—
“approval mark” means—
in relation to any other vehicle, either—
“British Standard mark” means—
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 namely “6102/3”; or
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986 as amended by AMD 5821 published on the 29th April 1988, namely “6102/3”.
1. In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 24th January 1996 which is not fitted with any obligatory front position lamp, not more than two may be fitted which must comply with the requirement specified in paragraph 7 of Part I. Where two are fitted these shall be situated as close together as possible.
2. In the case of a solo motor bicycle first used on or after 24th January 1996 which is fitted with one obligatory front position lamp, not more than one additional lamp may be fitted which must comply with the requirement specified in paragraph 7 of Part I and shall be situated as close as possible to the obligatory front position lamp.
1. A dim-dip device fitted to satisfy regulation 21 shall cause light to be emitted from the dipped-beam filament of each obligatory dipped-beam headlamp, each such light having, so far as is practicable, an intensity of between 10 and 20 per cent. of the intensity of the normal dipped beam.
2. Running lamps fitted to satisfy regulation 21 shall be in the form of a matched pair of front lamps each of which—
3. The electrical connections to the obligatory dim-dip device shall be such that the light output specified in paragraph 1 is automatically emitted whenever the following four conditions are satisfied, namely—
(a)the engine is running, or the key or devices which control the starting or stopping of the engine are in the normal position for when the vehicle is being driven;
(b)the obligatory main beam and dipped beam headlamps are switched off;
(c)any front fog lamp fitted to the vehicle is switched off; and
(d)the obligatory front position lamps are switched on.
4. The electrical connections to the obligatory running lamps shall be such that the light output specified in paragraph 2 above is automatically emitted, whenever the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 3 are satisfied.
(c) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used before 24th January 1996:
(d) A motor vehicle with three wheels, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996 and which has an unladen weight of not more than 400 kg and an overall width of not more than 1300 mm:
(i)Where two dipped-beam headlamps are required to be fitted—
(1)Any vehicle not covered by sub-head (2) or (3):
(2)A vehicle first used before lst January 1972:
(ii)Where one dipped-beam headlamp is required to be fitted—
(A)Any vehicle not covered by sub-head (B):
(ii)At any distance from the side of the motor vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) provided that a duplicate lamp is fitted on the other side so that together they form a matched pair. In such a case, both lamps shall be regarded as obligatory lamps.
(A)Any vehicle not covered by sub- head (B):
(B)A vehicle first used before 1st January 1952, an agricultural vehicle, a road clearance vehicle, an aerodrome fire tender, an aerodrome runway sweeper, an industrial tractor, engineering plant and a home forces' vehicle:
(ii)Minimum height above the ground—
5. Markings—
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996:
(c) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996 and having a maximum speed not exceeding 50 mph:
8. Wattage—
(a) A motor vehicle with four or more wheels first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996—
(i)having a maximum speed not exceeding
15 watts minimum 50 mph:
(ii)having a maximum speed exceeding
No requirement 50 mph:
(c) A motor vehicle with four or more wheels first used before 24th January 1996:
(d) A three-wheeled motor vehicle, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used before 24th January 1996:
(e) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996—
10. Electrical connections—
(a)every dipped-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the direction of the beam of light emitted therefrom can be adjusted whilst the vehicle is stationary.
(b)every vehicle which—
(iii)is first used on or after 24th January 1996,
shall be marked with a clearly legible and indelible marking, as illustrated in Schedule 24, close to either the headlamps or the manufacturer’s plate showing the setting recommended by the manufacturer for the downward inclination of the horizontal part of the cut-off of the beam pattern of the dipped-beam headlamps when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat. That setting shall be a single figure—
(A)between 1 and 1.5 per cent. if the height of the centre of the headlamp is not more than 850 mm above the ground, and
(B)between 1 and 2 per cent. if the height of the centre of the headlamp is more than 850 mm above the ground.
(c)Every dipped-beam headlamp fitted to a vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 in accordance with this part of this Schedule shall be designed for a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the left-hand side of the road.
(d)Where two dipped-beam headlamps are required to be fitted they shall form a matched pair.
“approval mark” means either—
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 1A or 1B or 1C or 1E or 5A or 5B or 5C or 5E or 8C or 8D or 8E or 8F or 8G or 8H or 8K or 8L or 20C or 20D or 20E or 2OF or 2OG or 20H or 20K or 20 L or 31A or 31C or, in the case of a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph, 1H or 1I or 5H or 5I of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
“British Standard mark” means the specification for sealed beam headlamps published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS AU 40: Part 4a: 1966 as amended by Amendment AMD 2188 published in December 1976, namely “B.S. AU40.”
1. In the case of a vehicle with three or more wheels having a maximum speed exceeding 25 mph first used on or after 24th January 1996, two and not more than two may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are—
(i)Where two main-beam headlamps are required to be fitted—
The outer edges of the illuminated areas must in no case be closer to the side of the vehicle than the outer edges of the illuminated areas of the obligatory dipped-beam headlamps
(i)On the centre-line of the motor vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination), or (
(ii)At any distance from the side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) provided that a duplicate lamp is fitted on the other side so that together they form a matched pair. In such a case, both lamps shall be treated as obligatory lamps
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination:
(a) A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used before 24th January 1996:
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination—
(a) Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the light—
(ii)can be extinguished by the operation of a device which at the same time either—
(B)causes another lamp to emit a dipped beam;
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) Any vehicle not covered by sub- paragraph (a):
(a)Every main-beam headlamp shall be so constructed that the direction of the beam of light emitted therefrom can be adjusted whilst the vehicle is stationary.
(b)Except in the case of a bus first used before 1st October 1969, where two main-beam headlamps are required to be fitted they shall form a matched pair.
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations as shown at item 1A or 1B or 1F or 5A or 5B or 5F or 8C or 8D or 8E or 8F or 8M or 8N or 20C or 20D or 20E or 20F or 20M or 20N or 31A or 31D of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 7, 10 and 12(a) of Part I and, in the case of a motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996, paragraph 5 of Part I.
(a) Any vehicle not covered by sub- paragraph (b):
(b) A motor bicycle, other than a motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(i)Where a pair of front fog lamps is used in conditions of seriously reduced visibility in place of the obligatory dipped beam headlamps — Maximum distance from side of vehicle:
(A)Any vehicle not covered by head (B):
To the front and so aimed that the upper edge of the beam is, as near as practicable, 3 per cent. below the horizontal when the vehicle is at its kerb- side weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat
(a) A vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996:
In this Schedule “approval mark” means either—
(a)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 19 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
(b)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 19 or 19A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
1. Number (on each side of a vehicle)—
(a)A motor vehicle with three or more wheels, not being a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996:
One front indicator (Category 1, la or lb), one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b) and one side repeater indicator (Category 5) or, in the case of a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph, one front indicator (Category 1, la or lb) and one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a or 2b).
(b)A trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 drawn by a motor vehicle:
(c)A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used on or after 24th January 1996:
One front indicator (Category 1, la, lb or 11) and one rear indicator (Category 2, 2a, 2b or 12).
(d)A motor vehicle first used on or after lst April 1936 and before 24th January 1996, a trailer manufactured on or after 1st January 1936 and before 24th January 1996, a pedal cycle with or without a sidecar or a trailer, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
(e)A motor vehicle first used before lst January 1936 and any trailer manufactured before that date:
(a)Longitudinal—
(b)Lateral—
(i)Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle—
(B)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996, a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996, a solo motor bicycle, a cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
(ii)Minimum separation distance between indicators on opposite sides of a vehicle—
(A)A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination or an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 8 mph) first used on or after 24th January 1996, a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996, a horse-drawn vehicle, a pedestrian-controlled vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
(B)A solo motor bicycle having an engine exceeding 50 cc and first used on or after 24th January 1996—
(C)A solo motor bicycle having an engine not exceeding 50 cc and first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a pedal cycle—
(D)A motor bicycle combination first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(E)An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 8 mph—
(F)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(iii)Minimum separation distance between a front indicator and any dipped-beam head-lamp or front fog lamp—
(A)Fitted to a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996:
in the case of a Category 1 indicator, 40 mm;
in the case of a Category la indicator, 20 mm;
in the case of a Category lb indicator, no requirement
(B)Fitted to a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 24th January 1996:
(c)Vertical—
(A)Any vehicle not covered by sub- head (B) or (C):
(B)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(a)A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996—
(i)Horizontal (see diagrams in Part III of this Schedule)—
(A)Except as provided by sub-head (B) or (C):
(b)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996, a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996, a pedal-cycle, a horse- drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
Such that at least one (but not necessarily the same) indicator on each side is plainly visible to the rear in the case of a trailer and both to the front and rear in the case of any other vehicle
4. Alignment—
(a)A front indicator:
(b)A rear indicator:
(c)A side repeater indicator (Category 5):
(a)A motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer, other than a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
An approval mark and, above such mark, the following numbers—
in the case of a front indicator “1”, “la”, or “lb”;
(b)A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 24th January 1996, a trailer, manufactured on or after 24th January 1996, drawn by such a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
in the case of a front indicator “I”, “la”, “lb” or “11”;
(c)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996:
7. Colour—
(b)An indicator fitted to a motor vehicle first registered before lst October 1968 and any trailer drawn thereby—
(a)Any front or rear indicator which emits a flashing light and does not bear an approval mark:
(b)Any other indicator:
(a)An indicator bearing an approval mark:
(b)An indicator not bearing an approval mark:
(a)All indicators on one side of a vehicle together with all indicators on that side of any trailer drawn by the vehicle, while so drawn, shall be operated by one switch;
(b)All indicators on one side of a vehicle or combination of vehicles showing a flashing light shall flash in phase, except that in the case of a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination and a pedal cycle, the front and rear direction indicators on one side of the vehicle may flash alternately.
(a)One or more indicators on each side of a vehicle to which indicators are fitted shall be so designed and fitted that the driver when in his seat can readily be aware when it is in operation; or
(b)The vehicle shall be equipped with an operational tell-tale for front and rear indicators (including any rear indicator on the rearmost of any trailers drawn by the vehicle).
(a)Every indicator (other than a semaphore arm, that is an indicator in the form of an illuminated sign which when in operation temporarily alters the outline of the vehicle to the extent of at least 150 mm measured horizontally and is visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle) shall when in operation show a light which flashes constantly at the rate of not less than 60 nor more than 120 flashes per minute. However, in the event of a failure, other than a short-circuit of an indicator, any other indicator on the same side of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may continue to flash, but the rate may be less than 60 or more than 120 flashes per minute. Every indicator shall when in operation perform efficiently regardless of the speed of the vehicle;
(b)Where two front or rear direction indicators are fitted to a motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996, and two rear direction indicators are fitted to a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996, in each case they shall be fitted so as to form a pair.
(a)A marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 9 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
(b)A marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 6 or, in the case of a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a pedal cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle or a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, at item 50 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
1. A vehicle shall not be fitted with a total of more than one front indicator nor more than two rear indicators, on each side.
Every hazard warning signal device shall—
(a)be operated by one switch;
(b)cause all the direction indicators with which a vehicle or a combination of vehicles is equipped to flash in phase;
(c)be provided with a circuit-closed tell-tale in the form of a flashing light which may operate in conjunction with any direction indicator tell-tale; and
(d)be able to function even if the device which controls the starting and stopping of the engine is in a position which makes it impossible to start the engine.
Regulations 21, 23 and 25
(a) A vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b) which is—
(i)a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st January 1997 or a trailer manufactured on or after 1st January 1997:
(ii)a trailer manufactured before 1st January 1997:
(b) Long vehicles and vehicle combinations to which regulation 25 applies:
The numbers required by regulation 25
(a) Longitudinal—
(i)A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub- paragraph 1(a)(i)—
(ii)A vehicle of a type mentioned in sub- paragraph 1(a)(ii):
Such that no part of the light- emitting surface is forward of, or more than 1530 mm to the rear of, the centre point of the overall length of the trailer
(iii)Long vehicles and vehicle combinations, including any loads, to which regulation 25 applies:
As specified in regulation 25
or, if within 1 m of the rear of the vehicle it may be red or, if the vehicle is a trailer manufactured before 1st January 1997, it may be white when viewed from the front and red when viewed from the rear
(a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h):
(b) A bus first used before 1st October 1958:
(d) A cycle with less than four wheels and without a sidecar:
(e) A trailer drawn by a cycle and a trailer, the overall width of which does not exceed 800 mm, drawn by a solo motor bicycle or by a motor bicycle combination:
(h) A motor vehicle having three or more wheels and a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph and a trailer drawn by any such vehicle if, in either case, the structure of the vehicle makes it impracticable to meet all of the relevant requirements of paragraphs 2 and 3 with two lamps:
(i)Where two lamps are required to be fitted—
(1)Any vehicle not covered by sub- sub-head (2):
(2)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(B)Minimum separation distance between a pair of rear position lamps—
(1)Any vehicle not covered by sub-sub-head (2):
(iii)Where four lamps are required to be fitted—
Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-head 2(b)(i)(A)
(B)Minimum separation distance between rear position lamps—
Such that they satisfy the relevant requirements in sub-head 2(b)(i)(B)
(i)Maximum height above the ground where one or two rear position lamps are required to be fitted—
1500 mm or, if the superstructure makes this impracticable, 2100 mm
(B)A bus first used before 24th January 1996:
(C)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 not being a bus, a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996, an agricultural vehicle, a horse-drawn vehicle, an industrial tractor and engineering plant:
(ii)Maximum height above the ground where four rear position lamps are required to be fitted—
(iii)Minimum height above the ground:
(a) A motor vehicle, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996—
(A)Where two lamps are required to be fitted:
(C)Where four lamps are required to be fitted—
(A)Where one or two rear position lamps are required to be fitted—
(B)Where four rear position lamps are required to be fitted—
(b) A motor vehicle, other than a motor bicycle combination, first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(a) A motor vehicle or a trailer not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e):
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1974 and a trailer, other than a trailer drawn by a cycle, manufactured before that date:
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used before 24th January 1996, and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 and drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:
(d) A cycle, a trailer drawn by a cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand in each case manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(e) A cycle, a trailer drawn by a cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand in each case manufactured on or after 24th January 1996.
An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (c) of the definition of “British Standard mark”
(a) A rear position lamp bearing any of the markings mentioned in paragraph 5:
(a)in relation to a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination and a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations, and
(b)in relation to any other motor vehicle or any other trailer, either—
(i)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 6 or, if combined with a stop lamp, at item 8 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations, or
(ii)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7A or, if combined with a stop lamp, at item 7C of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
the mark indicated in the specification for cycle rear lamps published by the British Standards Institution under the reference 3648: 1963 as amended by Amendment PD 6137 published in May 1967 and by AMD 4753 published in July 1985;
the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements for lighting equipment published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 3: 1986, namely “BS 6102/3”; or
(d) Minimum separation distance between a rear fog lamp and a stop lamp—
Where two rear fog lamps are fitted to any motor vehicle or trailer manufactured on or after 1st May 1980 and first used on or after 1st November 1980 they shall form a matched pair.
(a)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 20 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
(b)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 38 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
1. In the case of a motor vehicle first used before 1st November 1980 and any other vehicle manufactured before 1st May 1980, any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are those specified in paragraphs 2(d), 7 and 10 of Part I.
2. In the case of a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st November 1980 and any other vehicle manufactured on or after 1st May 1980, not more than two may be fitted and the requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are all those specified in this Schedule.
Part IRequirements Relating to Obligatory Stop Lamps and to OptionalStop Lamps to the Extent Specified in Part II
(c) Any other motor vehicle or trailer first used on or after 1st January 1936 and before 24th January 1996:
On the centre-line or off side of the vehicle (disregarding any sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination) 400 mm
(B)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996, a trailer manufactured before that date and a motor vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:
(B)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before that date:
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after that date—
(A)Except in a case specified in sub- head (B) or (C):
(c) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination, in each case first used before 24th January 1996, and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination:
(a) A stop lamp fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 or a trailer manufactured before that date and a stop lamp bearing an approval mark:
(a) Every stop lamp fitted to—
(i)a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination first used on or after 24th January 1996 shall be operated by the application of every service brake control provided for the use of the rider;
(ii)any other motor vehicle, shall be operated by the application of the service braking system;
(a)in relation to a solo motor bicycle, a motor bicycle combination or a trailer drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 50A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
(b)in relation to any other vehicle, either—
(i)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7 or, if combined with a rear position lamp, at item 8 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
(ii)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 7B or, if combined with a rear position lamp, at item 7C of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
Part IIRequirements Relating to Optional Stop Lamps
Any number may be fitted, and the requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are all those specified in Part I except—
(a)those specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;
(b)in the case of a stop lamp fitted to a pedal cycle, those specified in paragraphs 5 and 8; and
(c)in the case of a stop lamp fitted to a motor vehicle not being a motor bicycle, first used on or after 24th January 1996 either centrally or in such a manner as to project light through the rear window the intensity of the light emitted to the rear of the vehicle shall be not less than 20 candelas and not more than 60 candelas when measured from directly behind the centre of the lamp in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
(a)Longitudinal
(a)Horizontal:
(b)Vertical:
In this Schedule, “approval mark” means the approval mark for a front or rear position lamp, as the case may be.
3. Angles of visibility: No requirement
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after or a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) Any other motor vehicle:
(b) Any other motor vehicle first used on or after1st July 1954:
(a)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 21 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations; or
(b)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 23 or 23A of Schedule 2 to those Regulations.
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 :
Regulations 20 and 23
Every warning beacon shall be so mounted on the vehicle that the centre of the lamp is at a height not less than 380 mm above the ground.
Except in the case of a motor vehicle used for police purposes the light shown from at least one beacon (but not necessarily the same beacon) shall be visible from any point at a reasonable distance from the vehicle or any trailer being drawn by it.
Blue, amber, green or yellow in accordance with Regulation 13
11. Other requirements—
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(i)A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996—
(ii)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996—
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996—
(A)Except in a case specified in sub- head (B):
9. Definitions—
(a)In this Schedule “approval mark” means either—
(i)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 3 or 3B of Schedule 2 to those Regulations and which includes the marking 1 or 1A; or
(b)In this Schedule references to “maximum distance from the front of the vehicle” and “maximum distance from the rear of the vehicle” are references to the maximum distance from that end of the vehicle (as determined by reference to the overall length of the vehicle exclusive of any special equipment) beyond which no part of the reflecting area of the side retro reflector extends.
Any number may be fitted, and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are—
(a)those specified in paragraph 7 of Part I, except in the case of vehicles used for police purposes which may also be capable of reflecting one or more of the colours yellow, blue and white; and
(b)those specified in paragraph 8 of Part I.
(b) A solo motor bicycle, a cycle with less than four wheels and with or without a sidecar, a trailer drawn by a cycle, a trailer the overall width of which does not exceed 800 mm drawn by a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
(i)Where two rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(1)Any vehicle not covered by sub- sub-head (2), (3) or (4):
(2)A bus first used before 1st October 1954 and a horse-drawn vehicle manufactured before January 1996:
(4)Any other motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(B)Minimum separation distance between a pair of rear reflectors:
(iii)Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(B)Minimum separation distance between rear reflectors—
(i)Maximum height above the ground where one or two rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(B)A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(ii)Maximum height above the ground where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(iii)Minimum height above the ground—
(a) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996—
(i)Where one or two rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(A)Horizontal—
(B)Vertical—
(1)Except in a case specified in sub- head (2):
(ii)Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted—
(b) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination) first used before 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996:
(c) A motor bicycle combination, a cycle, a sidecar attached to a cycle, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
(a) A motor vehicle first used—
(i)On or after 24th January 1996:
(A)An approval mark in-corporating “I” or “IA”; or
(B)A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below followed by “L” or “LIA”; or
(ii)Any other vehicle:
(b) A trailer (other than a broken-down motor vehicle) manufactured—
(B)A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (i) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below followed by “LIII” or “LIIIA”; or
(ii)Any other trailer:
(c) A cycle, an invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph, a horse-drawn vehicle and a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, in each case manufactured—
(C)A British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (ii) of the definition of “British Standard mark” below
8. Other requirements—
(a) except in the case of a motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996, any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996 and a motor bicycle combination, where two rear reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form a pair. Where four rear reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form two pairs;
(b) no vehicle, other than a trailer or a broken- down motor vehicle being towed, may be fitted with triangular-shaped rear reflectors.
(a)“approval mark” means either—
(i)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 3 or 3A or 3B of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; or
(ii)a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 4 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations;
(b)“British Standard mark” means either—
(i)the mark indicated in the specification for retro reflectors for vehicles, including cycles, published by the British Standards Institution under the reference B.S. AU 40: Part 2: 1965, namely “AU 40”; or
(ii)the mark indicated in the specification for photometric and physical requirements of reflective devices published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 2: 1982, namely “BS 6102/2”; and
(c)“Italian approved marking” means—
a mark approved by the Italian Ministry of Transport, namely, one including two separate groups of symbols consisting of “IGM” or “DGM” and “C.I.” or “C.2.”.
Any number may be fitted and the only requirements prescribed by these Regulations in respect of any which are fitted are—
(a)those specified in paragraphs 7 of Part I, except in the case of vehicles used for police purposes, which may also be capable of reflecting one or more of the colours yellow and orange; and
(b)those specified in paragraph 8(b) of Part I.
Regulations 13(3), 21 and 23
Part IRequirements Relating to Obligatory Rear Markings and Optional Rear Markings to the Extent Specified in Part IIGeneral Requirements
1. Description—
(a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996, the overall length of which—
A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule
A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule
(b) A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996, the overall length of which—
A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2 or 3 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1, 2, 3 or 4 in Part IV of this Schedule
A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 4 or 5 in Part III of this Schedule or a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 5, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule
(c) A trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 if it forms part of a combination of vehicles the overall length of which—
A rear marking of a type shown in Part IV of this Schedule
(d) A trailer manufactured before 24th January 1996 if it forms part of a combination of vehicles the overall length of which—
A rear marking of a type shown in Part III or Part IV of this Schedule
(i)A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 2, 3 or 5 in Part III of this Schedule and a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 in Part IV of this Schedule:
(ii)A rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1 or 4 in Part III of this Schedule and a rear marking of a type shown in diagram 1 or 5 in Part IV of this Schedule:
3. Visibility:
(a) A motor vehicle or trailer not covered by sub-paragraph (b):
In respect of any rear marking of a type shown in Part III of this Schedule a British Standard mark or in respect of any rear marking of a type shown in Part IV of this Schedule an approval mark
(b) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
Red fluorescent material in the stippled areas shown in any of the diagrams in Part III or IV of this Schedule and yellow retro reflective material in any of the areas so shown, being areas not stippled and not constituting a letter. All letters shall be coloured black
7. Other requirements—
A rear marking of a type shown in a diagram in Part III of this Schedule shall comply with the requirements of that Part.
The two parts of every rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 2, 3 and 5 in Part III and diagrams 2, 3, 6 and 7 in Part IV of this Schedule shall form a pair and the four parts of every rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 4 and 8 in Part IV of this Schedule shall form two pairs.
8. Definitions—
(a)“approval mark” means a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 3 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 70 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations; and
(b)“British Standard mark” means the specification for rear markings for vehicles published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS AU 152: 1970, namely “BS AU 152”.
Subject to regulation 14(2), any number of rear markings shown in Parts III and IV may be fitted to the rear of a vehicle.
Part IIIRear Markings Prescribed for Motor Vehicles First Used Before 24th January 1996 and Trailers Manufactured Before 24th January 1996
Additional Provisions Relating to the above Diagrams
1. A rear marking of a type shown in one of the above diagrams shall have the dimensions shown in relation to that diagram.
2. Any variation in a dimension (other than as to the height of a letter) specified in any of the above diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of this Schedule if the variation—
(a)in the case of a dimension so specified as 250 mm or as over 250 mm does not exceed 2.5 per cent. of that dimension;
(b)in the case of a dimension so specified as 40 mm or as over 40 mm but as under 250 mm does not exceed 5 per cent. of that dimension; or
(c)in the case of a dimension so specified as under 40 mm does not exceed 10 per cent. of that dimension.
3. Any variation in a dimension as to the height of a letter specified in any of those diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of this Schedule if the variation —
(a)in the case of a dimension so specified as 105 mm does not exceed 2.5 per cent. of that dimension; or
(b)in the case of a dimension so specified as 70 mm does not exceed 5 per cent. of that dimension.
4. Any variation in a dimension as to the angle of hatching specified in any of those diagrams shall be treated as permitted for the purposes of the Schedule if the variation does not exceed 5 degrees.
5. A rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 1 or 4 above shall be constructed in the form of a single plate, and every rear marking shown in diagrams 2, 3 or 5 above shall be constructed in the form of two plates of equal size and shape.
6. The height of each half of the marking shown in diagram 3 above may be reduced to a minimum of 140 mm provided the width is increased so that each half of the marking has a minimum area of 980 cm2.
7. All letters incorporated in a rear marking of a type shown in diagrams 4 or 5 above shall have the proportions and form of letters as shown in Schedule 25.
Part IVRear Markings Prescribed for Motor Vehicels Whenever First Used and Trailers Whenever Manufactured
Regulation 21 and 23
In this Schedule “British Standard mark” means the specification or photometric and physical requirements of reflective devices published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 6102: Part 2: 1982, namely “BS 6102/2”.
7. Definitions—
SCHEDULE 21Regulations 21 and 23
Part IRequirements Relating to Obligatory Front Retro Reflectors and to Optional Front Retro Reflectors to the Extent Specified in Part II
(b) Vertical—
(i)Any case not covered by sub- paragraph (ii):
(a)Where two front reflectors are required to be fitted they shall form a pair.
(b)Triangular shaped retro reflectors shall not be fitted to the front of any trailer.
a marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 5 of the Designation of Approval Marks Regulation and shown at item 4 of Schedule 4 to those Regulations.
SCHEDULE 22Prescribed sign for buses carrying children
Shaded areas — yellow retro reflective material
Border and silhoutette — black
A. Front— not less than 250 mm
Rear — not less than 400 mm
A. Front — not more than 20 mm
Rear — not less than 30 mm
Regulation 27(6)
SCHEDULE 23Diagram showing where unlit parking is not permitted near a junction
Schedule 4, Part 1, Paragraph 12
SCHEDULE 24Example of marking showing the vertical downwards inclination of the dipped-beam headlamps when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and has a weight of 75 kg on the driver’s seat
Symbol for dipped-beam headlamp Vertical inclination of dipped-beam
SCHEDULE 25Proportions and form of letters, numerals and other characters
SCHEDULE 26Revocations
Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 S.R. 1995 No. 449
The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 S.R. 1997 No. 305
These Regulations revoke and consolidate with amendments the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 and Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. The amendments are as follows—
Regulation 13 and Schedules 17 and 18 allow vehicles used for police purposes to be fitted with certain markings, namely, yellow or orange retro-reflective material (in addition to red) to the rear of the vehicle and one or more of the colours yellow, blue and white (in addition to amber) to the side of the vehicle.
Regulation 27 and Schedule 23 make provision for vehicles parked no less than 15 metres from any junction of a road to be exempted from the requirement to keep all obligatory lamps lit. Previously this had been 10 metres.
These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC of 22nd June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (O.J. No. L204, 21.7.98, p. 37).
Copies of this Directive can be obtained from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.
S.R. 1999 No. 454
S.I. 1979/1088; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/1479, 1983/1602, 1985/113 and 1986/369
S.R. 1997 No. 109
S.R. 1989 No. 203
S.I 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)
Cmnd 7997
Treaty series No. 11 (1930)
1958 c. 7 (7 and Eliz 2)
1968 c. 29
S.R. 1992 No. 260
S.R. 1992 No. 261
S.I. 1997/276 (N.I. 2)
S.R. 1997 No. 386