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Article 6 Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehiclesC1

Northern Ireland

(1)

For the purposes of the Road Traffic OrdersF1 or the Offenders Order

(a)

a mechanically propelled vehicle being an implement for cutting grass which is controlled by a pedestrian and is not capable of being used or adapted for any other purpose;

(b)

any other mechanically propelled vehicle controlled by a pedestrian which may be prescribed for the purposes of this Article; and

(c)

an electrically assisted pedal cycle of such a class as may be so prescribed,

is to be treated as not being a motor vehicle.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “controlled by a pedestrian” means that the vehicle either—

(a)

is constructed or adapted for use only under such control; or

(b)

is constructed or adapted for use either under such control or under the control of a person carried on it, but is not for the time being in use under, or proceeding under, the control of a person carried on it.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

1996 NI 10

Modifications

C1

Art. 6 applied (1.6.2018) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 21), ss. 27(3), 61(2); S.R. 2018/99, art. 2(a)