The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 89

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 30^th June 2017.

Amendment of the Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations

2.—(1) The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2 (protective headgear)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after “motor bicycle” insert “or motor quadricycle”;

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) after the definition of “motor bicycle” insert—

““motor quadricycle” means a four-wheeled motor vehicle which—

(a)

has an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms;

(b)

is steered by handlebars; and

(c)

is operated with the driver seated astride a seat which is mounted on the vehicle longitudinally;”.

(3) In regulation 3(1) (prescribed types of recommended helmet)(2) after “in motor cycles” insert “or motor quadricycles”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 18^th May 2017

Elizabeth Loughran

A senior officer of the

Department for Infrastructure