The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

1995/2994 · Made 23 November 1995 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
2. 1Title and commencement
3. 2General interpretation
4. 3Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles
5. 4Supplementary provisions about those expressions
6. 5Articulated vehicles
7. 6Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles
8. 7Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers
9. 8Interpretation of statutory references to carriages
10. Part II: Principal Road Safety Provisions
11. Driving Offences
12. 9Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by dangerous driving
13. 10Dangerous driving
14. 11Meaning of dangerous driving
15. 11ACausing death or grievous bodily injury by careless or inconsiderate driving
16. 12Careless, and inconsiderate, driving
17. 12AMeaning of careless, or inconsiderate, driving
18. 12BCausing death or grievous bodily injury by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured driver
19. Motor vehicles: drink and drugs
20. 13Interpretation of Articles 14 to 21
21. 14Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs
22. 15Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
23. 16Driving, or being in charge of, a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit
24. 17Power to administer preliminary tests
25. 17APreliminary breath test
26. 17BPreliminary impairment test
27. 17CPreliminary drug test
28. 17CABreath testing at authorised check-points
29. 17DArrest
30. 17EPower of entry
31. 18Provision of specimens for analysis
32. 18ASpecimens of blood taken from persons incapable of consenting
33. 19Lower of 2 specimens of breath to be used
34. 20Protection for hospital patients
35. 21Detention of persons affected by alcohol or a drug
36. Authorised motoring events
37. 22Disapplication of Articles 9, 10 and 12 for authorised motoring events
38. Protective measures: seat belts, helmets, etc.
39. 23Seat belts: adults
40. 24Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles
41. 24ARequirement to notify bus passengers to wear seat belts
42. 24BLocal Service
43. 25Payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts
44. 26Safety equipment for children in motor vehicles
45. 27Wearing of protective headgear
46. 28Protective helmets for motor cyclists
47. 29Authorisation of head-worn appliances for use on motor cycles
48. Stopping on verges, etc., or in dangerous positions, etc.
49. 30Prohibition of parking of heavy commercial vehicles on verges, central reservations and footways
50. 31Definition of “heavy commercial vehicle” for the purposes of Article 30
51. 32Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions
52. Danger to road-users
53. 33Causing danger to road-users
54. Other restrictions in interests of safety
55. 34Restrictions of carriage of persons on motor bicycles
56. 35Restrictions of carriage of persons on bicycles
57. 36Tampering with motor vehicles
58. 37Holding or getting on to vehicle in order to be towed or carried
59. 38Pedestrian endangering own safety or that of others
60. 39Passing with a led horse
61. 40Drunkenness, etc., in charge of horse-drawn vehicle
62. 41Careless, and inconsiderate, driving of horse-drawn vehicle
63. Cycling offences and cycle racing
64. 42Dangerous cycling
65. 43Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling
66. 44Cycling when under influence of drink or drugs
67. 45Regulation of cycle racing on public roads
68. 46Electrically assisted pedal cycles
69. Use of motor vehicle etc., away from roads
70. 47Control of use of public paths, etc., for motor vehicle trials
71. 48Prohibition of driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads
72. Traffic directions and traffic signs
73. 49Contravention of directions
74. 50Contravention of traffic signs
75. Promotion of road safety
76. 51Highway Code
77. 52Powers of Department as to giving road safety information and training
78. 52AFunctions of Department as to road safety
79. Part III: Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment
80. Preliminary
81. 53Interpretation of Part III
82. Using vehicle in dangerous condition
83. 54Using vehicle in dangerous condition etc.
84. General regulation of construction, use, etc.
85. 55Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles
86. 56Breach of requirement as to brakes, steering-gear or tyres
87. 56ABreach of requirements as to control of vehicle, mobile telephones etc.
88. 57Breach of requirement as to weight: goods and passenger vehicles
89. 57ABreach of requirement as to speed assessment equipment detection devices Not yet in force
90. 58Breach of other construction and use requirements
91. 59Temporary exemption from application of regulations under Article 55
92. 60Authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with regulations under Article 55
93. Tests of vehicles other than goods vehicles to which Article 65 applies
94. 61Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles
95. 62Particular aspects of regulations under Article 61
96. 63Obligatory test certificates
97. 63ADisplay of test certificates
98. 64Supplementary provisions about test certificates
99. Test of certain classes of goods vehicles
100. 65Tests of satisfactory condition of goods vehicles and determination of plated weights, etc.
101. 66Appeals against determinations
102. 67Particular aspects of regulations under Article 65
103. 68Supplementary provision about tests, etc., of goods vehicles
104. 69Obligatory goods vehicle test certificates
105. 70Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked on it
106. 71Restriction on carrying passengers on goods vehicles
107. Conditions for grant of excise licence
108. 72Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions
109. Vehicle testing centres and vehicle examiners
110. 73Vehicle testing centres
111. 74Appointment of examiners
112. Testing vehicles on roads
113. 75Testing of condition of vehicles on roads
114. Inspection of vehicles
115. 76Inspection of vehicles
116. Prohibition of unfit vehicles
117. 77Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles
118. 78Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc.
119. 79Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles
120. 80Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences
121. 81Removal of prohibitions
122. Miscellaneous provisions about vehicles and vehicle parts
123. 82Operator's duty to inspect, and keep records of inspection of, goods vehicles
124. 83Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy
125. 84Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts
126. 85Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc.
127. 86Weighing of motor vehicles
128. 87Further provisions relating to weighing of motor vehicles
129. Cycles and horse-drawn vehicles
130. 88Regulation of brakes, bells etc., on cycles
131. 89Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles
132. Miscellaneous
133. 90Offences to do with reflectors and tail lamps
134. 91Appointment of officials
135. IVMiscellaneous Amendments of the Order of 1981
136. 92Licensing of motor cyclists
137. 98Duties on occurrence of an accident
138. 99Powers of vehicle examiners
139. Part V: GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
140. Offences
141. Application of Order
142. 105Application of Order to hovercraft
143. 106Application of Order to trolley vehicles
144. 107Application of Order to invalid carriages
145. 108Application of Order to the Crown
146. 109Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners
147. Supplementary
148. 110General provisions as to orders and regulations
149. 111Savings and transitional provisions
150. Schedule I: Supplementary Provisions in connection with Proceedings for Offences under Articles 16, 28 and 29(4)
151. 1Paragraph 1
152. 2Paragraph 2
153. 3Paragraph 3
154. 4Paragraph 4
155. 5Paragraph 5
156. Schedule Schedule
157. Schedule 2AForm of seat belt symbol for buses
158. Schedule Schedule
159. Schedule Schedule