# Public Service Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 3: New regulation 4A (classification of vehicles and application of Regulations)


After regulation 4 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“Classification of vehicles and application of Regulations
4A (1) For the purposes of these Regulations motor vehicles to which they apply are classified as follows—
Class I:
Buses constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 but not more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver
Class IA:
Class I vehicles which have been fitted with one or more relevant seat belts
Class II:
Buses constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 but not more than 35 seated passengers in addition to the driver
Class IIA:
Class II vehicles which have been fitted with one or more relevant seat belts
Class III:
Buses constructed or adapted to carry more than 35 seated passengers in addition to the driver
Class IIIA:
Class III vehicles which have been fitted with one or more relevant seat belts
Taxi:
A motor vehicle seating not more than eight passengers in addition to the driver
and (except where otherwise provided in these Regulations) any reference in these Regulations to a class of vehicles shall be construed accordingly.
(2) These Regulations apply to every vehicle of a class specified in paragraph (1).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/149/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-vehicles-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-3
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