# Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, Part I: Requirements relting to Obligatory Front Position Lamps and to Optional Front Position Lamps to the Extent Specified in Part II

Extent: N.I.

1 Number—
(a) Any vehicle not covered by sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f):
Two
(b) A cycle with less than four wheels and without a sidecar:
One
(c) A solo motor bicycle:
One
(d) A motor bicycle combination with a headlamp on the motor bicycle:
One, on the sidecar
(e) An invalid carriage:
One
(f) A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand:
One
2 Position—
(a) Longitudinal:
No requirement
(b) Lateral—
(i) Where two front position lamps are required to be fitted—
(A) Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle—
(1) A motor vehicle first used on or after 24th January 1996:
400 mm
(2) A trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
150 mm
(3) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
400 mm
(4) A motor vehicle first used before 24th January 1996 and any other vehicle manufactured before 24th January 1996:
300 mm
(B) Minimum separation distance between front position lamps:
No requirement
(ii) Where one front position lamp is required to be fitted—
(A) A sidecar forming part of a motor bicycle combination:
On the centre-line of the side- car or on the side of the side- car furthest from the motor bicycle
(B) Any other vehicle:
On the centre-line or offside of the vehicle
(c) Vertical—
(i) Maximum height above the ground—
(A) Any vehicle not covered by sub-head (B) or (C):
1500 mm or, if the structure of the vehicle makes this impractical, 2100 mm
(B) A motor vehicle, first used on or after 24th January 1996, having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph:
2100 mm
(C) A bus and a road clearance vehicle:
No requirement
(ii) Minimum height above the ground:
No requirement
3 Angles of visibility—
(a) A motor vehicle (not being a motor bicycle combination or an agricultural vehicle) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996 —
(i) Horizontal—
(A) Where one lamp is required to be fitted:
80° to the left and to the right
(B) Where two lamps are required to be fitted:
80° outwards and 45° inwards (5° inwards in the case of a trailer)
(ii) Vertical—
(A) Any case not covered by sub-head (B):
15° above and below the horizontal
(B) Where the highest part of the illuminated area of the lamp is less than 750 mm above the ground:
15° above and 5° below the horizontal
(b) Any other vehicle:
Visible to the front
4 Alignment:
To the front
5 Markings (see also regulation 2(5))—
(a) A motor vehicle (other than a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination) first used on or after 24th January 1996 and a trailer manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
An approval mark
(b) A solo motor bicycle and a motor bicycle combination in either case first used on or after 24th January 1996:
An approval mark
(c) Any other vehicle manufactured on or after 24th January 1996:
An approval mark or the British Standard mark which is specified in sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of “British Standard Mark” in paragraph 13.
(d) Any other vehicle:
No requirement
6 Size of illuminated area:
No requirement
7 Colour:
White or, if incorporated in a headlamp which is capable of emitting only a yellow light, yellow.
8 Wattage:
No requirement
9 Intensity—
(a) A front position lamp bearing any of the markings mentioned in paragraph 5:
No requirement
(b) Any other front position lamp:
Visible from a reasonable distance
10 Electrical connections:
No individual requirement
11 Tell-tale:
No requirement

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/169/schedule/2/part/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-lighting-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/schedule-2/part-I
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