PART 4Amendment of Northern Ireland legislation

Amendment of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19955

1

The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19957 is amended as follows.

2

In Article 23 (seat belts: adults)—

a

in paragraph (2)—

i

omit sub-paragraph (b);

ii

in sub-paragraph (d)—

aa

for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”;

bb

omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

b

omit paragraph (7).

3

In Article 24 (restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles)—

a

omit paragraph (7);

b

in paragraph (8)—

i

in sub-paragraph (b)—

aa

for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”;

bb

omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

ii

omit the words after sub-paragraph (b);

c

in paragraph 11, omit—

i

“; and” at the end of the definition of “seat belt”;

ii

the definition of “the seat belt Directive”.