Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 2994 (N.I. 18)

      The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 2994 (N.I. 18)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Made 23rd November 1995
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)


ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Part I
Introductory
1.  Title and commencement.
2.  General interpretation.
3.  Meaning of "motor vehicle" and other expressions relating to vehicles.
4.  Supplementary provisions about those expressions.
5.  Articulated vehicles.
6.  Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles.
7.  Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers.
8.  Interpretation of statutory references to carriages.
Part II
Principal Road Safety Provisions
Driving offences
9.  Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by dangerous driving.
10.  Dangerous driving.
11.  Meaning of dangerous driving.
12.  Careless, and inconsiderate, driving.
Motor vehicles: drink and drugs
13.  Interpretation of Articles 14 to 21.
14.  Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs.
15.  Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs.
16.  Driving, or being in charge of, a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit.
17.  Breath tests.
18.  Provision of specimens for analysis.
19.  Choice of specimens of breath.
20.  Protection for hospital patients.
21.  Detention of persons affected by alcohol or a drug.
Authorised motoring events
22.  Disapplication of Articles 9, 10 and 12 for authorised motoring events.
Protective measures; seat belts, helmets, etc.
23.  Seat belts: adults.
24.  Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles.
25.  Payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts.
26.  Safety equipment for children in motor vehicles.
27.  Wearing of protective headgear.
28.  Protective helmets for motor cyclists.
29.  Authorisation of head-worn appliances for use on motor cycles.
Stopping on verges, etc., or in dangerous positions, etc.
30.  Prohibition of parking of heavy commercial vehicles on verges, central reservations and footways.
31.  Definition of "heavy commercial vehicle" for the purposes of Article 30.
32.  Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions.
Danger to road-users
33.  Causing danger to road-users.
Other restrictions in interests of safety
34.  Restriction of carriage of persons on motor bicycles.
35.  Restriction of carriage of persons on bicycles.
36.  Tampering with motor vehicles.
37.  Holding or getting on to vehicle in order to be towed or carried.
38.  Pedestrian endangering own safety or that of others.
39.  Passing with a led horse.
40.  Drunkenness, etc., in charge of horse-drawn vehicle.
41.  Careless, and inconsiderate, driving of horse-drawn vehicle.
Cycling offences and cycle racing
42.  Dangerous cycling.
43.  Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling.
44.  Cycling when under influence of drink or drugs.
45.  Regulation of cycle racing on public roads.
46.  Electrically assisted pedal cycles.
Use of motor vehicles, etc., away from roads
47.  Control of use of public paths, etc., for motor vehicle trials.
48.  Prohibition of driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads.
Traffic directions and traffic signs
49.  Contravention of traffic directions or traffic signs.
50.  Traffic directions for purposes of traffic surveys.
Promotion of road safety
51.  Highway Code.
52.  Powers of Department as to giving road safety information and training.
Part III
Construction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment
Preliminary
53.  Interpretation of Part III.
Using vehicle in dangerous condition.
54.  Using vehicle in dangerous condition etc
General regulation of construction, use, etc.
55.  Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles.
56.  Breach of requirement as to brakes, steering-gear or tyres.
57.  Breach of requirement as to weight: goods and passenger vehicles.
58.  Breach of other construction and use requirements.
59.  Temporary exemption from application of regulations under Article 55.
60.  Authorisation of use on roads of special vehicles not complying with regulations under Article 55.
Tests of vehicles other than goods vehicles to which Article 65 applies
61.  Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles.
62.  Particular aspects of regulations under Article 61.
63.  Obligatory test certificates.
64.  Supplementary provisions about test certificates.
Tests of certain classes of goods vehicles
65.  Tests of satisfactory condition of goods vehicles and determination of plated weights, etc.
66.  Appeals against determinations.
67.  Particular aspects of regulations under Article 65.
68.  Supplementary provision about tests, etc. of goods vehicles.
69.  Obligatory goods vehicle test certificates.
70.  Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked on it.
71.  Restriction on carrying passengers on goods vehicles.
Conditions for grant of excise licence
72.  Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions.
Vehicle testing centres and vehicle examiners
73.  Vehicle testing centres.
74.  Appointment of examiners.
Testing vehicles on roads
75.  Testing of condition of vehicles on roads.
Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles
76.  Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles.
Prohibition of unfit vehicles
77.  Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
78.  Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc.
79.  Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles.
80.  Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.
81.  Removal of prohibitions.
Miscellaneous provisions about vehicles and vehicle parts
82.  Operator's duty to inspect, and keep records of inspection of, goods vehicles.
83.  Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.
84.  Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts.
85.  Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc.
86.  Weighing of motor vehicles.
87.  Further provisions relating to weighing of motor vehicles.
Cycles and horse-drawn vehicles
88.  Regulation of brakes, bells etc., on cycles.
89.  Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles.
Miscellaneous
90.  Offences to do with reflector and tail lamps.
91.  Appointment of officials.
Part IV
Miscellaneous Amendments of the Order of 1981
92.  Licensing of motor cyclists.
93.  Speed limits.
94.  Disqualification on conviction of dangerous driving, etc.
95.  Alternative convictions on certain charges.
96.  Obligatory disqualification and endorsement on conviction of certain drinking and driving offences.
97.  Penalty for breach of regulations under Road Traffic Orders.
98.  Duties on occurrence of an accident.
99.  Powers of vehicle examiners.
100.  Proceedings for certain construction and use offences.
101.  Records kept by operators of goods vehicles.
102.  Power to join in indictment counts for certain summary offences.
103.  Exemption from disqualification and endorsement.
Part V
General and Supplementary Provisions
Offences
104.  Prosecution and punishment of offences.
Application of Order
105.  Application of Order to hovercraft.
106.  Application of Order to trolley vehicles.
107.  Application of Order to invalid carriages.
108.  Application of Order to the Crown.
109.  Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners.
Supplementary
110.  General provisions as to orders and regulations.
111.  Savings and transitional provisions.
112.  Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

SCHEDULES:

  Schedule 1—  Supplementary Provisions in connection with Proceedings for Offences under Articles 26, 28 and 29(4).

  Schedule 2—  Prosecution and Punishment of Offences under this Order.

  Schedule 3—  Minor and Consequential Amendments.
 
Part I—
Amendments of the Order of 1981.
 
Part II—
Other Amendments.

  Schedule 4—  Repeals.

 

Explanatory Note


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