{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-53.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/2994",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/53",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“the EU Tachographs Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport, as read with the Community Drivers’ Hours and Recording Equipment (Exemptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;\n“construction and use requirements” means requirements, whether applicable generally or at specified times or in specified circumstances, imposed under Article 55;\n“examination for plating” has the meaning given in Article 65(4);\n“goods vehicle test” has the meaning given in Article 65(4);\n“goods vehicle test certificate” has the meaning given in Article 65(2)(b);\n“plating certificate” has the meaning given in Article 65(2)(a);\n“plated particulars” means such particulars as are required to be marked on a goods vehicle in pursuance of regulations under Article 55 by means of a plate;\n“plated weights” means such weights as are required to be so marked.\n“sold or supplied by retail” means sold or supplied otherwise than to a person acquiring solely for the purpose of release or of re-supply for a valuable consideration;\n“tail lamp” means, in relation to a vehicle, any lamp carried attached to the vehicle for the purpose of showing a red light to the rear in accordance with regulations under Article 55;\n“test certificate” has the meaning given in Article 61(2)(b);\n“vehicle examiner” has the meaning given in Article 74;\n“vehicle testing centre” has the meaning given in Article 73.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 53 substituted (31.10.2016) by The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/343), regs. 1(1), 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/2994/article/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:55.991221+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}