Citation and commencement
2.—(1) The Motorways Traffic Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulation 1(2)—
(a)for the definition of “bus lane” substitute the following—
““bus lane” means an area of hard shoulder of a length of motorway specified in Schedule 1 or the area of the length of carriageway specified in Schedule 2;”.
(b)delete the definition of “weekday”.
(3) For regulation 9 (use of the hard shoulder as a bus lane) substitute the following—
“Use of the hard shoulder or carriageway as a bus lane
9. Save as provided in regulations 6(2) and 14 a person shall not cause or permit any vehicle other than a bus to enter, proceed or wait in a bus lane—
(a)specified in Schedule 1 during the hours between 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. on the days Monday to Friday inclusive.
(b)specified in Schedule 2 at any time.”
(4) For Schedules 1 and 2 substitute the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.