The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) after the definition of “cc” insert—

““child” means a child under the age of 16 years;”;

(b) after the definition of “hours of darkness” insert—

““illuminable sign” means a sign which is of a type shown in Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 22A and complies with the requirements of that Schedule;”;

(c) omit the definition of “prescribed sign”;

(d) after the definition of “road clearance vehicle” insert—

““roof bar” means an appliance fitted to the roof of a vehicle which is of a type described in Schedule 22C and complies with the requirements of that Schedule;”;

(e) after the definition of “running lamp” insert—

““school” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1);

“school service” means a bus service—

(i)

which operates during term time only in accordance with a timetable and is normally available to members of the general public and is regularly used by such members but the main purpose of that service is to carry a child to or from his school;

(ii)

provided or secured by an Education and Library Board pursuant to arrangements made under Article 52 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2); and

(iii)

which is provided by a bus which is the property of an Education and Library Board and is painted in the distinctive livery of that Board;”;

(f) after the definition of “side retro reflector” insert—

““small bus” means a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than eight but not more than sixteen seated passengers in addition to the driver;”;

(g) after the definition of “special warning lamp” insert—

““standard sign” means a sign which is of a type shown in Schedule 22 and complies with the requirements of that Schedule;”;

(h) after the definition of “warning beacon” insert—

““warning light” means a lamp which is of a type described in Schedule 22B and complies with the requirements of that Schedule;”.

(3) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) In these Regulations 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.”.

(1)

S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3)

(2)

Article 52 was substituted by S.I. 1997 No. 866 (N.I. 5); Article 23