# The Motorways Traffic Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 12: Restrictions affecting animals carried in vehicles

Extent: N.I.

A person in charge of an animal which is carried by a vehicle using a motorway shall, so far as is practicable, secure that—
(a) the animal shall not be removed from or permitted to leave the vehicle while the vehicle is on a motorway; and
(b) if it escapes from, or it is necessary for it to be removed from, or permitted to leave, the vehicle—
(i) it shall not go or remain on any part of a motorway other than a verge or hard shoulder; and
(ii) it shall whilst it is not on or in the vehicle be held on a lead or otherwise kept under proper control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/135/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motorways-traffic-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-12
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