Citation and commencement

2.—(1) The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after “the 1995 Order” insert—

“the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act” means the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018(2);.

(3) In regulation 13(2)(3) (colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors) after sub-paragraph (sa) insert—

(sb)reflected light from a registration plate fixed to the rear of a trailer displaying a registration mark assigned to that trailer in accordance with regulations made under section 15 of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act;.

(4) After paragraph 12 of Schedule 15 (requirements relating to obligatory rear registration plate lamps) add—

13.  In this Schedule a reference to a rear registration plate does not include a registration plate fixed to the rear of a trailer displaying a registration mark assigned to that trailer in accordance with regulations made under section 15 of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act..

(3)

Sub-paragraph (sa) was inserted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2001 No. 372