# Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 17A: Illuminable signs on buses carrying children


(1) From 1st September 2014, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus first used before 1st June 2011, which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—
(a) an illuminable sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and
(b) an illuminable sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus,
which both comply with the requirements of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 22A and are fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.
(2) From 1st September 2014, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus first used on or after 1st June 2011, which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—
(a) an illuminable sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and
(b) an illuminable sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus,
which both comply with the requirements of Part 2 of Schedule 22A and are fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.
(3) It shall not be a contravention of regulation 17(1) for a person to cause or permit to be used on a road a bus used to provide a school service where the illuminable signs specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) are fitted to a bus prior to 1st September 2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/169/regulation/17A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-lighting-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-17A
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