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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-northern-ireland-order-1997/schedule-3A/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1997/276",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-regulation-northern-ireland-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/3A/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a “special event” is—\n(a) any sporting event, social event or entertainment which is held on a public road; or\n(b) the making of a film on a public road.\nAnd for the purpose of this paragraph “film” includes a recording on any medium from which a moving image may by any means be produced.\n(3) The following are not special events —\n(a) a public procession (within the meaning of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998);\n(b) a motor race falling within the Road Races (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (motor races on roads);\n(c) a race or trial falling within Article 45 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (cycle racing on roads).\n(4) The “relevant authority”—\n(a) for a special road, is the Department;\n(b) for any other public road, is the district council for the district in which the road is situated.\n(5) Where the special event is the making of a film, references to the holding of the event are to be read as references to the making of the film.\n(6) References to the promoter, in relation to a special event, are references to the person organising the event.\n(7) References to an order are to an order under paragraph 2.\n(8) A public road is “affected” by an order or proposed order if the order contains or would contain provisions restricting or prohibiting the use of the road.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3A inserted (4.9.2017) by Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 14), ss. 6(3), 9(2)(b), Sch. 1; S.R. 2017/34, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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