The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors (including reflectors on rear markings and signs on buses carrying children)

3.  Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (u) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(v) reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a prescribed sign and fitted to the rear of a bus; or

(w) reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with paragraph (4).”

(b) after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following—

“(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(w), a sign (“the secondary sign”) is fitted to the rear of a bus in accordance with this paragraph if—

(a) a prescribed sign is also fitted to the rear of the bus;

(b) the total area of the retro reflective material incorporated in the secondary sign is no greater than the area of the prescribed sign; and

(c) the secondary sign satisfies the requirements specified—

(i) in the case of a bus which is owned or hired by an Education and Library Board or any person managing an education establishment attended by children under the age of 16 years, in paragraph (5) or (6); or

(ii) in any other case, in paragraph (6).

(5) The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(i) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or markings identifying the Education and Library Board or the educational establishment.

(6) The requirements referred to in paragraph (4)(c)(ii) are that the secondary sign contains no words or other markings apart from words or other markings which—

(a) indicate that children are on board the bus when it is in motion or likely to be on board the bus or in its vicinity when it is stationary; and

(b) are calculated to reduce the risk of road accidents involving such children.”