# The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Article 6: Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of the Road Traffic Orders 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/2994/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

