Electrically assisted pedal cycles [F1, electric scooters being used in a trial] and pedestrian controlled vehiclesE+W+S
4.—(1) The requirements specified in regulation 4 of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 M1 are hereby prescribed as requirements for the purposes of paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act (electrically assisted pedal cycles exempt vehicles if of a class complying with prescribed requirements).
(2) Nothing in the following provisions of these Regulations applies to a vehicle which is an electrically assisted pedal cycle or pedestrian controlled vehicle.
[F2(2A) With the exception of regulation 33(1) and (1A), nothing in the following provisions of these Regulations applies to an electric scooter being used in a trial.]
(3) In this regulation—
(a)“electrically assisted pedal cycle” means a vehicle which, by virtue of paragraph (1), is an electrically assisted pedal cycle for the purposes of paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act; [F3and]
(b)“pedestrian controlled vehicle” means a vehicle with three or more wheels which does not exceed 450 kgs in weight unladen and which is neither constructed nor adapted for use nor used for the carriage of a driver or passenger.[F4; and
(c)“electric scooter” and “trial” have the meanings given in regulation 33(1A)]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 4 heading inserted (E.W.S.) (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F2Reg. 4(2A) inserted (E.W.S.) (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F3Word in reg. 4(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (4.7.2020) by virtue of The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 2(2)(c)(i)
F4Reg. 4(3)(c) and preceding word inserted (E.W.S.) (4.7.2020) by The Electric Scooter Trials and Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) Regulations and General Directions 2020 (S.I. 2020/663), Pt. 1 reg. 1(2), 2(2)(c)(ii)
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