# Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Regulation 17C: Roof bar


(1) From 1st September 2014, in the case of a small bus where it is not practicable to fit illuminable signs, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a small bus which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school, unless a roof bar is fitted so that it shall be plainly visible to road users ahead of and behind the bus, and is fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.
(2) It shall not be a contravention of regulation 17(1) for a person to cause or permit to be used on a road, a small bus which is fitted with a roof bar referred to in paragraph (1) prior to 1st September 2014.

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