The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Amendments to Part I of Schedule 2 (requirements relating to obligatory front position lamps)

9.—(1) Part I of Schedule 2 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In the right hand column of paragraph 5(ca), for “sub-paragraph (b)” there shall be substituted “sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d)”.

(3) After paragraph 12(b) there shall be inserted—

“(c) in the case of a front position lamp capable of emitting a flashing light which is fitted to—

(i) a pedal cycle; or

(ii) a trailer drawn by, or a sidecar attached to, a pedal cycle;

the light shown by the lamp when flashing shall be displayed not less than 60 nor more than 240 equal times per minute and the intervals between each display of light shall be constant.”

(4) In paragraph 13, in the definition of “British Standard mark”, after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added—

“or

(c)

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 8438 published on the 15th April 1995, namely “6102/3”; or

(d)

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 14621 published on the 1st September 2003, namely “6102/3”.”