The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
PART IINTRODUCTORY
1Title and commencement
2General interpretation
3Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles
4Supplementary provisions about those expressions
5Articulated vehicles
6Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles
7Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers
8Interpretation of statutory references to carriages
PART IIPrincipal Road Safety Provisions
Driving Offences
9Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by dangerous driving
10Dangerous driving
11Meaning of dangerous driving
12Careless, and inconsiderate, driving
Motor vehicles: drink and drugs
13Interpretation of Articles 14 to 21
14Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs
15Driving, or being in charge, when under influence of drink or drugs
16Driving, or being in charge of, a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit
17Breath tests
18Provision of specimens for analysis
19Choice of specimens of breath
20Protection for hospital patients
21Detention of persons affected by alcohol or a drug
Authorised motoring events
22Disapplication of Articles 9, 10 and 12 for authorised motoring events
Protective measures: seat belts, helmets, etc.
23Seat belts: adults
24Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles
25Payments in respect of applicants for exemption from wearing seat belts
26Safety equipment for children in motor vehicles
27Wearing of protective headgear
28Protective helmets for motor cyclists
29Authorisation of head-worn appliances for use on motor cycles
Stopping on verges, etc., or in dangerous positions, etc.
30Prohibition of parking of heavy commercial vehicles on verges, central reservations and footways
31Definition of “heavy commercial vehicle” for the purposes of Article 30
32Leaving vehicles in dangerous positions
Danger to road-users
33Causing danger to road-users
Other restrictions in interests of safety
34Restrictions of carriage of persons on motor bicycles
35Restrictions of carriage of persons on bicycles
36Tampering with motor vehicles
37Holding or getting on to vehicle in order to be towed or carried
38Pedestrian endangering own safety or that of others
39Passing with a led horse
40Drunkenness, etc., in charge of horse-drawn vehicle
41Careless, and inconsiderate, driving of horse-drawn vehicle
Cycling offences and cycle racing
42Dangerous cycling
43Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling
44Cycling when under influence of drink or drugs
45Regulation of cycle racing on public roads
46Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Use of motor vehicle etc., away from roads
47Control of use of public paths, etc., for motor vehicle trials
48Prohibition of driving mechanically propelled vehicles elsewhere than on roads
Traffic directions and traffic signs
49Contravention of traffic directions or traffic signs
50Traffic directions for purposes of traffic surveys
Promotion of road safety
51Highway Code
52Powers of Department as to giving road safety information and training
Part IIIConstruction and Use of Vehicles and Equipment
Preliminary
53Interpretation of Part III
Using vehicle in dangerous condition
54Using vehicle in dangerous condition etc.
General regulation of construction, use, etc.
55Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles
56Breach of requirement as to brakes, steering-gear or tyres
57Breach of requirement as to weight: goods and passenger vehicles
58Breach of other construction and use requirements
59Temporary exemption from application of regulations under Article 55
60Authorisation 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
61Tests of satisfactory condition of vehicles
62Particular aspects of regulations under Article 61
63Obligatory test certificates
64Supplementary provisions about test certificates
Test of certain classes of goods vehicles
65Tests of satisfactory condition of goods vehicles and determination of plated weights, etc.
66Appeals against determinations
67Particular aspects of regulations under Article 65
68Supplementary provision about tests, etc., of goods vehicles
69Obligatory goods vehicle test certificates
70Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked on it
71Restriction on carrying passengers on goods vehicles
Conditions for grant of excise licence
72Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions
Vehicle testing centres and vehicle examiners
73Vehicle testing centres
74Appointment of examiners
Testing vehicles on roads
75Testing of condition of vehicles on roads
Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles
76Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles
Prohibition of unfit vehicles
77Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles
78Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc.
79Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles
80Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences
81Removal of prohibitions
Miscellaneous provisions about vehicles and vehicle parts
82Operator’s duty to inspect, and keep records of inspection of, goods vehicles
83Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy
84Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts
85Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc.
86Weighing of motor vehicles
87Further provisions relating to weighing of motor vehicles
Cycles and horse-drawn vehicles
88Regulation of brakes, bells etc., on cycles
89Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles
Miscellaneous
90Offences to do with reflectors and tail lamps
91Appointment of officials
PART IVMiscellaneous Amendments of the Order of 1981
92Licensing of motor cyclists
93Speed limits
94Disqualification on conviction of dangerous driving, etc.
95Alternative convictions on certain charges
96Obligatory disqualification and endorsement on conviction of certain drinking and driving offences
97Penalty for breach of regulations under Road Traffic Orders
98Duties on occurrence of an accident
99Powers of vehicle examiners
100Proceedings for certain construction and use offences
101Records kept by operators of goods vehicles
102Power to join in indictment counts for certain summary offences
103Exemption from disqualification and endorsement
PART VGENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Offences
104Prosecution and punishment of offences
Application of Order
105Application of Order to hovercraft
106Application of Order to trolley vehicles
107Application of Order to invalid carriages
108Application of Order to the Crown
109Application of Order in relation to harbour commissioners
Supplementary
110General provisions as to orders and regulations
111Savings and transitional provisions
112Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE ISupplementary Provisions in connection with Proceedings for Offences under Articles 16, 28 and 29(4)
1(1) A person against whom proceedings are brought for an...
2(1) Where— (a) it appears that an offence under Article...
3(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, in any...
4(1) An accused who in any proceedings for an offence...
5In this Schedule, “equipment” means equipment to which Article 26...
SCHEDULE 2PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT OF OFFENCES UNDER THIS ORDER
SCHEDULE 3Minor and Consequential Amendments
Part IAmendments of the Order of 1981
1(1) In Article 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
2In Article 4 (exceptions to requirement that drivers of motor...
3(1) In Article 19A (restrictions on newly qualified drivers and...
4In Article l9D (interpretation of Part II)—
5In Article 31A (approved of design, construction, etc. of motor...
6In Article 58 (regulations), in paragraph (1),
7In Article 80 (repayment of fees) for the words “Articles...
8(1) In Article 88 (weighing of vehicles on harbour land),...
9(1) In Article 89 (interpretation and transitional provisions relating to...
10In Article 118 (employment of traffic wardens), in paragraph (2)...
11(1) In Article 150 (use of specimens in proceedings)—
12In Article 171 (vehicle causing obstruction)— (a) omit paragraph (1);...
13In Article 172 (taking vehicle without owner’s consent or authority),...
14(1) In Article 174 (false statements in connection with forgery...
15In Article 177 (identification of drivers, or owners of, and...
16In Article 178 (identification of cyclists)— (a) omit the word...
17In Article 179 (identification of pedestrians), in paragraph (1) for...
18(1) In Article 180 (enforcement powers of constable) in paragraph...
19(1) As from the day appointed under Article 1(2) of...
20In Article 181 (power to arrest persons resident outside the...
21In Article 184 (notice of intention to prosecute for certain...
22In Articles 187(1), 188(1), 190(1), 191 and 192(1) for the...
23(1) In Article 194 (provisions as to disqualification for applying...
24In Article 196 (order of disqualification until test passed), in...
25In Article 197 (provisions as to endorsements of licences), in...
26(1) In Article 198 (offences which are punishable without prosecution)—...
27(1) In Article 212 (application of Order to hovercraft and...
28In Article 214 (application of Order to the Crown), in...
29In Article 215 (application of Order in relation to harbour...
30In Schedule 1 (statutory provisions conferring functions on authorised officers)—...
31In Schedule 2 (statutory provisions relating to vehicles and their...
32In Schedule 4 (table of offences, etc.)—
PART II0ther Amendments
Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 37)
33(1) In section 81 (interpretation of the Act) the existing...
Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (NI 4)
34In Article 34 (suspected offences in relation to motor vehicles)...
Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (NI 3)
35In Schedule 2 (fines not increased by the Order) for...
Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 12)
35In Article 35 (limitations on police detention), in paragraph (7)...
37In Article 37 (custody officers at police stations), in paragraph...
38In Article 62 (intimate samples), for paragraph (11) substitute—
39In Schedule 5 (serious arrestable offences), in Part II, omit...
Radioactive Materials (Road Transport) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (NI 2)
40In Article 2(2) (definitions) in the definition of “inspector” for...
Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15)
41In Article 24 (exercise of road functions by concessionaire), in...
42In Article 39 (restriction on access to toll roads), in...
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 15)
43(1) In Article 11 (power to deprive offenders of property...
SCHEDULE 4Repeals

1995 No. 2994 (N.I. 18)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Made

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of November 1995

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19741 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—