2017 No. 89
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
Made
Coming into operation
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 30th June 2017.
Amendment of the Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations2
1
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19994 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In regulation 2 (protective headgear)—
a
in paragraph (1) after “motor bicycle” insert “or motor quadricycle”;
b
in paragraph (3)—
i
after the definition of “motor bicycle” insert—
“motor quadricycle” means a four-wheeled motor vehicle which—
- a
has an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms;
- b
is steered by handlebars; and
- c
is operated with the driver seated astride a seat which is mounted on the vehicle longitudinally;
3
In regulation 3(1) (prescribed types of recommended helmet)5 after “in motor cycles” insert “or motor quadricycles”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 18th May 2017
(This note is not part of the Regulations)