Regulation 2 Amendment of the Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations

(1)

The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999^f1 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)^f2 after “in motor cycles” insert “or motor quadricycles”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1999 No. 170; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2001 No. 147
f2: Paragraph (1) was substituted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2001 No. 147