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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Amendment No. 3 Order 1989 and shall come into force on 31st July 1989.
Partial revocation and amendment
2
The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (England) Order 1987 is revoked to the extent that it imposes prohibitions on–
a
the slaughter of a sheep which–
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given on or after 31st July 1989, which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; and
ii
has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers; and
b
the supply or having in possession for supply of meat, or food containing meat, derived from a sheep described in paragraph (a) of this article,
and accordingly that Order is further amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
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In article 6, for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–
2
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of–
a
any sheep which was moved to a market in accordance with a consent given under section 2(1) of the Act which consent did not require that the sheep to which it applies should be marked in a manner specified therein;
b
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 8th January 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a blue mark;
c
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 31st July 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark;
d
any sheep which was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) on or before 2nd October 1988 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark; or
e
any sheep which–
i
was moved from any place in accordance with a consent given under the said section 2(1) which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a red mark; or
ii
was moved from any place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 9th January 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with an apricot mark; or
iii
was moved from any place in accordance with such a consent given on or after 31st July 1989 which consent was subject to the condition that the sheep to which it applies should be marked with a green mark,
and which, in any case, has been examined and marked with an ear-tag by a person authorised in that behalf by one of the Ministers
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In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 26th July 1989.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food


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PART I
PRELIMINARY
Commencement, citation and revocations
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1
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st November 1989.
2
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1984 and the Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1987 are hereby revoked.
Statement under section 43(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988
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1
The Secretary of State is satisfied that–
a
it is requisite that the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) which vary the requirements about the construction of the vehicles to which those provisions apply, shall apply as from 1st November 1989 to such of those vehicles as are registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and
b
notwithstanding that these provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby.
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The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are those set out in the Table below–
Number of regulation or Schedule Nature of requirements
Regulation 3(6) Interpretation of requirements in relation to British Standard marks. Schedule 1 Table V Invalid carriages with a maximum speed exceeding 4 mph to be fitted with direction indicators and hazard warning signal devices. Schedule 4 Part I paragraph 4 The aim of dipped-beam headlamps
Interpretation
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1
Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations–
a
to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.
b
to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference occurs, and
c
to a numbered or lettered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference occurs.
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In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any expressions for which there is an entry in column 1 of the Table has the meaning given against it in column 2 or is to be construed in accordance with directions given against it in that column.
TABLE
(1) (2) Expression Meaning
“The Act” The Road Traffic Act 1988. “The Construction and Use Regulations” The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 “The Designation of Approval Marks Regulations” The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979 “Agricultural vehicle” A vehicle constructed or adapted for agriculture, grass cutting, forestry, land levelling, dredging or similar operations and primarily used for one or more of these purposes, and includes any trailer drawn by an agricultural vehicle. “Angles of visibility” A requirement for a lamp or reflector fitted to a vehicle to have specified horizontal and vertical angles of visibility is a requirement that at least 50 per cent of the apparent surface must be visible from any point within those angles when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in the closed position. “Apparent surface” For any given direction of observation, is the orthogonal projection of a light-emitting surface in a plane perpendicular to the direction of observation and touching that surface. “Articulated bus” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Articulated vehicle” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Breakdown vehicle” A vehicle used to attend an accident or breakdown or to draw a broken down vehicle. “Bus” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Caravan” A trailer which is constructed (and not merely adapted) for human habitation. “cc” Cubic centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). “Circuit-closed tell-tale” A light showing that a device has been switched on. “cm” Centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). “cm 2 ” Square centimetre or centimetres (as the case may be). “Combat vehicle” A vehicle of a type described at item 1, 2 or 3 in column 1 of Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979 “Community Directive 76/756/ EEC , as amended” Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27.7.76 (O.J.L262, 27.9.76, p.1) as amended by Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21.11.79 (O.J.L51, 25.2.80, p.8), Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17.3.82 (O.J.L109, 22.4.82, p.31), Council Directive 83/276/EEC of 26.5.83 (O.J.L151, 9.6.83, p.47), Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14.12.83 (O.J.L9, 12.1.84, p.24) and Commission Directive 89/278/EEC of 23.3.89 (O.J.L109, 20.4.89, p.38). “Daytime hours” The time between half an hour before sunrise and half an hour after sunset. “Dim-dip device” A device which is capable of causing a dipped-beam headlamp to operate at reduced intensity. “Dipped beam” A beam of light emitted by a lamp which illuminates the road ahead of the vehicle without causing undue dazzle or discomfort to oncoming drivers or other road users. “Direction indicator” A lamp on a vehicle used to indicate to other road users that the driver intends to change direction to the right or to the left. “Dual-purpose vehicle” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Emergency vehicle”
A motor vehicle of any of the following descriptions–
a vehicle used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
an ambulance, being a vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) which is constructed or adapted for the purposes of conveying sick, injured or disabled persons and which is used for such purposes;
a vehicle owned by a body formed primarily for the purposes of fire salvage and used for those or similar purposes;
a vehicle owned by the Forestry Commission or by a local authority and used from time to time for the purposes of fighting fires;
a vehicle owned by the Secretary of State for Defence and used–
for the purposes of the disposal of bombs or explosives,
by the Naval Emergency Monitoring Organisation for the purposes of a nuclear accident or an incident involving radioactivity,
by the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service for the purposes of rescue operations or any other emergencies, or
by the Royal Air Force Armament Support Unit;
a vehicle primarily used for the purposes of the Blood Transfusion Service provided under the National Health Service Act 1977 or under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 ;
a vehicle used by Her Majesty’s Coastguard or Coastguard Auxiliary Service for the purposes of giving aid to persons in danger or vessels indistress on or near the coast;
a vehicle owned by the British Coal Corporation and used for the purposes of rescue operations at mines;
a vehicle owned by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and used for the purposes of launching lifeboats; and
a vehicle primarily used for the purposes of conveying any human tissue for transplanting or similar purposes.
“End-outline marker lamp” A lamp fitted near the outer edge of a vehicle in addition to the front and rear position lamps to indicate the presence of a wide vehicle. “Engineering plant” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Extreme outer edge”
In relation to a side of a vehicle, the vertical plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and coinciding with its lateral outer edge, disregarding the projection of–
so much of the distortion of any tyre as is caused by the weight of the vehicle,
any connections for tyre pressure gauges,
any anti-skid devices which may be mounted on the wheels,
rear-view mirrors,
lamps and reflectors,
customs seals affixed to the vehicle, and devices for securing and protecting such seals, and
special equipment.
“Front fog lamp” A lamp used to improve the illumination of the road in front of a motor vehicle in conditions of seriously reduced visibility. “Front position lamp” A lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the front. “First used” References to the date of first use of a vehicle shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 (3) of the Construction and Use Regulations. “Hazard warning signal device” A device which is capable of causing all the direction indicators with which a vehicle, or a combination of vehicles, is fitted to operate simultaneously. “Headlamp” A lamp used to illuminate the road in front of a vehicle and which is not a front fog lamp. “Headlamp levelling device”
Either–
an automatic headlamp levelling device by means of which the downward inclination of any dipped-beam headlamp is automatically maintained regardless of the load on the vehicle, or
a manual headlamp levelling device by means of which the downward inclination of any dipped-beam headlamp may be adjusted by a manual control operable from the driving seat of the vehicle.
“Home forces” The naval, military or air forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom. “Home forces' vehicle” A vehicle owned by, or in the service of, the home forces and used for naval, military or air force purposes. “Horse-drawn” In relation to a vehicle, means that the vehicle is drawn by a horse or other animal. “Hours of darkness” The time between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. “Illuminated area”
The expression, in relation to a headlamp, front fog lamp and reversing lamp, in each case fitted with a reflector, means the orthogonal projection of the full aperture of the reflector on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which the lamp is fitted. If the light-emitting surface extends over only part of the full aperture of the reflector, then the projection of only that part shall be taken into account. In the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, the illuminated area is limited by the apparent trace of the cut-off on the lens.
The expression, in relation to any other lamp, means the part of the orthogonal projection of the light-emitting surface on a plane (touching the surface of the lamp) at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to which it is fitted, the boundary of which is such that if the straight edge of an opaque screen touches it at any point 98 per cent of the total intensity of the light is shown in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Accordingly, for the purposes of determining the lower, upper and lateral edges of the lamp, only a screen placed with its straight edge horizontally or vertically needs to be considered.
“Industrial tractor” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Installation and performance requirements” In relation to any lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, the requirements specified in the Schedules to these Regulations relating to that lamp, reflector, rear marking or device. “Invalid carriage” A mechanically propelled vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of one person, being a person suffering from some physical defect or disability. “Kerbside weight” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “ kg ” Kilogram or kilograms (as the case may be). “Light-emitting surface” In relation to a lamp, that part of the exterior surface of the lens through which light is emitted when the lamp is lit, and in relation to a retro reflector that part of the exterior surface of the retro reflector from which light can be reflected. “m” Metre or metres (as the case may be). “Main beam” A beam of light emitted by a headlamp which illuminates the road over a long distance ahead of the vehicle. “Matched pair”
In relation to lamps, a pair of lamps in respect of which–
both lamps emit light of substantially the same colour and intensity, and
both lamps are of the same size and of such a shape that they are symmetrical to one another.
“Maximum distance from the side of the vehicle”
The expression means–
in relation to a lamp fitted to a vehicle, the shortest distance from the boundary of the illuminated area to an extreme outer edge of the vehicle, and
in relation to a retro reflector fitted to a vehicle, the shortest distance from the boundary of the reflecting area to an extreme outer edge of the vehicle.
“Maximum gross weight” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Maximum height above the ground” The height above which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle. “Maximum speed” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Minimum height above the ground” The height below which no part of the illuminated area in the case of a lamp, or the reflecting area in the case of a retro reflector, extends when the vehicle is at its kerbside weight and when each tyre with which the vehicle is fitted is inflated to the pressure recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle. “mm” Millimetre or millimetres (as the case may be). “Motor bicycle combination” A combination of a solo motor bicycle and a sidecar. “Motor tractor” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Motorway” Has the same meaning as in Schedule 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 . “Movable platform” A platform which is attached to, and may be moved by means of, an extendible boom. “mph” Mile per hour or miles per hour (as the case may be). “Obligatory” In relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, means a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is required by these Regulations to be fitted. “Operational tell-tale” A warning device readily visible or audible to the driver and showing whether a device that has been switched on is operating correctly or not. “Optional” In relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device, means a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device with which a vehicle, its load or equipment is not required by these Regulations to be fitted. “Overall length” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Overall width” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Pair”
In relation to lamps, reflectors or rear markings means a pair of lamps, reflectors or rear markings, including a matched pair, one on each side of the vehicle, in respect of which the following conditions are met–
each lamp, reflector or rear marking is at the same height above the ground, and
each lamp, reflector or rear marking is at the same distance from the extreme outer edge of the vehicle.
In the case of an asymmetric vehicle, those conditions shall be deemed to be met if they are as near as practicable to being met.
“Passenger vehicle” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Pedal cycle” A vehicle which is not constructed or adapted to be propelled by mechanical power and which is equipped with pedals, including an electrically-assisted pedal cycle prescribed for the purposes of section 189 of the Act and section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. “Pedal retro reflector” A retro reflector attached to or incorporated in the pedals of a pedal cycle or motor bicycle. “Pedestrian-controlled vehicle” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Rear fog lamp” A lamp used to render a vehicle more readily visible from the rear in conditions of seriously reduced visibility. “Rear position lamp” A lamp used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear. “Rear retro reflector” A retro reflector used to indicate the presence and width of a vehicle when viewed from the rear. “Rear registration plate lamp” A lamp used to illuminate the rear registration plate. “Reflecting area”
In relation to a retro reflector fitted to a vehicle, the area of the orthogonal projection on a vertical plane (touching the surface of the reflector)–
at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle of that part of the reflector designed to reflect light in the case of a front or a rear retro reflector, and
parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle of that part of the reflector designed to reflect light in the case of a side retro reflector.
“Reversing lamp” A lamp used to illuminate the road to the rear of a vehicle for the purpose of reversing and to warn other road users that the vehicle is reversing or about to reverse. “Road clearance vehicle” A mechanically propelled vehicle used for dealing with frost, ice or snow on roads. “Running lamp” A lamp (not being a front position lamp, an end-outline marker lamp, headlamp or front fog lamp) used to make the presence of a moving motor vehicle readily visible from the front. “Separation distance” In relation to two lamps or two retro reflectors the expression means, except where otherwise specified, the shortest distance between the orthogonal projections in a plane perpendicular to the longitidunal axis of the vehicle of the illuminated areas of the two lamps or the reflecting areas of the two reflectors. “Service braking system” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Side marker lamp” A lamp fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible to other road users. “Side retro reflector” A reflector fitted to the side of a vehicle or its load and used to render the vehicle more visible from the side. “Solo motor bicycle” A motor bicycle without a sidecar. “Special equipment” A movable platform fitted to a vehicle, the apparatus for moving the platform and any jacks fitted to the vehicle for stabilising it while the movable platform is in use. “Special warning lamp” A lamp, fitted to the front or rear of a vehicle, capable of emitting a blue flashing light and not any other kind of light. “Stop lamp” A lamp used to indicate to road users that the brakes of a vehicle or combination of vehicles are being applied. “Traffic sign” Has the same meaning given by section 64(1) of the Act. “Trailer” A vehicle constructed or adapted to be drawn by another vehicle. “Unrestricted dual-carriageway road” A dual-carriageway within the meaning given by paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on which a motor vehicle may lawfully be driven at a speed exceeding 50 mph. “Unladen weight” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Visiting vehicle” Has the meaning given by regulation 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Regulations 1971 . “Warning beacon” A lamp that is capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light throughout 360° in the horizontal plane. “Wheel” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations (see also paragraph (7)). “Wheeled” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Work lamp” A lamp used to illuminate a working area or the scene of an accident, breakdown or roadworks in the vicinity of the vehicle to which it is fitted. “Works trailer” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations. “Works truck” Has the same meaning as in the Construction and Use Regulations.
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Material designed primarily to reflect light is, when reflecting light, to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as showing a light, and material capable of reflecting an image is not, when reflecting the image of a light, to be so treated.
4
In these Regulations a reference to one lamp, except in the case of a dipped-beam headlamp, a main-beam headlamp and a front fog lamp, includes any combination of two or more lamps, whether identical or not, having the same function and emitting light of the same colour, if it comprises devices the aggregate illuminated area of which occupies 60 per cent or more of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing those illuminated areas.
5
In these Regulations a reference to two lamps includes–
a
a single illuminated area which–
i
is placed symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle,
ii
extends on both sides to within 400 mm of the extreme outer edge of the vehicle,
iii
is not less than 800 mm long, and
iv
is illuminated by not less than two sources of light, and
b
any number of illuminated areas which–
i
are juxtaposed,
ii
if on the same transverse plane have illuminated areas which occupy not less than 60 per cent of the area of the smallest rectangle circumscribing their illuminated areas,
iii
are placed symmetrically in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle,
iv
extend on both sides to within 400 mm of the extreme outer edge of the vehicle,
v
do not have a total length of less than 800 mm, and
vi
are illuminated by not less than two sources of light.
6
Where a part fitted to a vehicle is required by these Regulations to be marked with a British Standard mark, the requirements shall not be regarded as met unless, in addition to being marked as required, the part complied with the relevant British Standard at the time when the part was first fitted to the vehicle.
7
A reference in these Regulations to the number of wheels of a vehicle shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 of the Construction and Use Regulations.
8
A reference in a Schedule to there being no requirement in relation to a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device is without prejudice to any other provision in these Regulations affecting same.
Exemptions — General
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1
Where a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used on or after a specified date it does not apply to any vehicle manufactured at least six months before that date.
2
Where an exemption from, or a relaxation of, a provision is applied by these Regulations to a motor vehicle first used before a specified date it shall also apply to a motor vehicle first used on or after that date if it was manufactured at least six months before that date.
3
Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to–
a
a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp,
b
an incomplete vehicle proceeding to a works for completion,
c
a pedal cycle,
d
a pedestrian-controlled vehicle,
e
a horse-drawn vehicle,
f
a vehicle drawn or propelled by hand, or
g
a combat vehicle.
4
Without prejudice to regulation 16, for the purposes of these Regulations a lamp shall not be treated as being a lamp if it is–
a
so painted over or masked that it is not capable of being immediately used or readily put to use; or
b
an electric lamp which is not provided with any system of wiring by means of which that lamp is, or can readily be, connected with a source of electricity.
Exemptions — Temporarily imported vehicles and vehicles proceeding to a port for export
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Part II of these Regulations does not apply to–
a
any vehicle having a base or centre in a country outside Great Britain from which it normally starts its journeys, provided that a period of not more than 12 months has elapsed since the vehicle was last brought into Great Britain;
b
a visiting vehicle;
c
any combination of two or more vehicles, one of which is drawing the other or others, if the combination includes any vehicle of the type mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b); or
d
a vehicle proceeding to a port for export,
if in each case the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies in every respect with the requirements about lighting equipment and reflectors relating thereto contained in the Convention on Road Traffic concluded at Geneva on 19th September 1949 or the International Convention relating to Motor Traffic concluded at Paris on 24th April 1926 .
Exemptions — Vehicles towing or being towed
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1
No motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and no pedal cycle or trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any rear position lamp, stop lamp, rear direction indicator, rear fog lamp or rear reflector whilst a trailer fitted with any such lamp or reflector is attached to its rear.
2
No trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any front position lamp whilst being drawn by a passenger vehicle.
3
No trailer is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any stop lamp whilst being drawn by a vehicle which is not required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any such lamp.
4
Paragraph (3) shall apply respectively to rear fog lamps and direction indicators as it applies to stop lamps.
5
No trailer manufactured before 1st October 1990 is required by regulation 18 to be fitted with any stop lamp or direction indicator whilst being drawn by a motor vehicle fitted with one or two stop lamps and two or more direction indicators if the dimensions of the trailer are such that when the longitudinal axes of the drawing vehicle and the trailer lie in the same vertical plane such stop lamps and at last one direction indicator on each side of the vehicle are visible to an observer in that vertical plane from a point 6 m behind the rear of the trailer whether it is loaded or not.
6
No rear marking is required to be fitted to any vehicle by regulation 18 if another vehicle in a combination of which it forms part would obscure any such marking.
7
Where a broken-down vehicle is being drawn by another vehicle–
a
regulations 18 and 23 shall not apply to the broken-down vehicle between sunrise and sunset, and
b
between sunset and sunrise those regulations shall apply to the broken-down vehicle only in respect of rear position lamps and reflectors.
8
The references in paragraphs (3) and (4) to a vehicle which is required to be fitted with a lamp shall be construed as if paragraph (1) did not have effect.
Exemptions — Military vehicles
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1
Regulation 18 does not apply to a home forces' vehicle or to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters whilst being used–
a
in connection with training which is certified in writing for the purposes of this regulation by a person duly authorised in that behalf to be training on a special occasion and of which not less than 48 hours' notice has been given by that person to the chief officer of police of every police area in which the place selected for the training is wholly or partly situate; or
b
on manoeuvres within such limits and during such period as may from time to time be specified by Order in Council under the Manoeuvres Act 1958 .
2
Where not less than 6 nor more than 12 vehicles being home forces' vehicles or vehicles of a visiting force or of a headquarters are proceeding together in a convoy on tactical or driving exercises which are authorised in writing by a person duly authorised in that behalf, and of which not less than 48 hours' notice in writing has been given by that person to the chief officer of police of every police area through which it is intended that the convoy shall pass and the interval between any two vehicles in such convoy does not exceed 20 m–
a
front position lamps shall be required only on the vehicle leading the convoy; and
b
rear position lamps shall be required only on the rearmost vehicle provided that every other vehicle in the convoy carries a bright light under the vehicle illuminating either a part of the vehicle or anything attached to the vehicle or the road surface beneath the vehicle, in such a manner that the presence of the vehicle can be detected from the rear.
3
No lamp is required to be fitted to any home forces' vehicle or any vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters if the vehicle is constructed or adapted for combat and is such that compliance with these provisions is impracticable and it is fitted with two red rear position lamps and two red rear retro reflectors when on a road between sunset and sunrise. Such lamps and reflectors need not meet any of the requirements specified in Schedules 10 and 18.
4
Part II of these Regulations does not apply to a vehicle in the service of a visiting force or of a headquarters if the vehicle complies in every respect with the requirements as to lighting equipment and reflectors relating thereto contained in a Convention referred to in regulation 5.
Exemptions — Invalid carriages
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An invalid carriage having a maximum speed not exceeding 4 mph is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise otherwise than for the sole purpose of crossing it.
Exemptions — Vehicles drawn or propelled by hand
9
A vehicle drawn or propelled by hand which has an overall width, including any load, not exceeding 800 mm is required by these Regulations to be fitted with lamps and reflectors only when it is used on the carriageway of a road between sunset and sunrise other than–
a
close to the near side or left-hand edge of the carriageway, or
b
to cross the carriageway.
Provision as respects Trade Descriptions Act 1968
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Where by any provision in these Regulations any vehicle or any of its parts or equipment is required to be marked with a specification number or a registered certification trade mark of the British Standards Institution or with any approval mark, nothing in that provision shall be taken to authorise any person to apply any such number or mark to the vehicle, part or equipment in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 .
PART II
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FITTING OF LAMPS, REFLECTORS, RE AR MARKINGS AND DEVICES
Colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors
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1
No vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which is capable of showing a red light to the front, except–
a
a red and white chequered domed lamp, or a red and white segmented mast-mounted warning beacon, fitted to a fire service control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
b
a side marker lamp or a side retro reflector;
c
retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
i
a pedal cycle and any sidecar attached to it;
ii
a solo motor bicycle or a motor bicycle combination; or
iii
an invalid carriage; or
d
a traffic sign.
2
No vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which is capable of showing any light to the rear, other than a red light, except–
a
amber light from a direction indicator or side marker lamp;
b
white light from a reversing lamp;
c
white light from a work lamp;
d
light to illuminate the interior of a vehicle;
e
light from an illuminated rear registration plate;
f
light for the purposes of illuminating a taxi meter;
g
in the case of a bus, light for the purposes of illuminating a route indicator;
h
blue light and white light from a chequered domed lamp fitted to a police control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
i
white light from a red and white chequered domed lamp, or a red and white segmented mast-mounted warning beacon, fitted to a fire service control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
j
green light and white light from a chequered domed lamp fitted to an ambulance control vehicle and intended for use at the scene of an emergency;
k
blue light from a warning beacon or rear special warning lamp fitted to an emergency vehicle, or from any device fitted to a vehicle used for police purposes;
l
amber light from a warning beacon fitted to–
i
a road clearance vehicle;
ii
a vehicle constructed or adapted for the purpose of collecting refuse;
iii
a breakdown vehicle;
iv
a vehicle having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph or any trailer drawn by such a vehicle;
v
a vehicle having an overall width (including any load) exceeding 2.9 m;
vi
a vehicle used for the purposes of testing, maintaining, improving, cleansing or watering roads or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
vii
a vehicle used for the purpose of inspecting, cleansing, maintaining, adjusting, renewing or installing any apparatus which is in, on, under or over a road, or for any purpose incidental to any such use;
viii
a vehicle used for or in connection with any purpose for which it is authorised to be used on roads by an order under section 44 of the Act;
ix
a vehicle used for escort purposes when travelling at a speed not exceeding 25 mph;
x
a vehicle used by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for the purpose of testing fuels;
xi
a vehicle used for the purpose of surveying;
xii
a vehicle used for the removal or immobilisation of vehicles in exercise of a statutory power or duty;
m
green light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle used by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with full, provisional or limited registration);
n
yellow light from a warning beacon fitted to a vehicle for use at airports;
o
light of any colour from a traffic sign which is attached to a vehicle;
p
reflected light from amber pedal retro reflectors;
q
reflected light of any colour from retro reflective material or a retro reflector designed primarily to reflect light to one or both sides of the vehicle and attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
i
a pedal cycle and any sidecar attached to it;
ii
a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination; or
iii
an invalid carriage;
r
reflected light from amber retro reflective material on a road clearance vehicle;
s
reflected light from yellow retro reflective registration plates;
t
reflected light from yellow retro reflective material incorporated in a rear marking of a type specified in Part I Section B of Schedule 19 and fitted to–
i
a motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight exceeding 7500 kg;
ii
a motor vehicle first used before 1st August 1982 having an unladen weight exceeding 3000 kg;
iii
a trailer having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg;
iv
a trailer manufactured before 1st August 1982 having an unladen weight exceeding 1000 kg;
v
a trailer which forms part of a combination of vehicles one of which is of a type mentioned in a previous item of this sub-paragraph;
vi
a load carried by any vehicle; or
u
reflected light from orange retro reflective material incorporated in a sign fitted to the rear of a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1981 or the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages etc ) Regulations 1986
Movement of lamps and reflectors
12
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle to which, or to any load or equipment of which, there is fitted a lamp, reflector or marking which is capable of being moved by swivelling, deflecting or otherwise while the vehicle is in motion.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of–
a
a headlamp which can be dipped only by the movement of the headlamp or its reflector;
b
a headlamp which is capable of adjustment so as to compensate for the effect of the load carried by the vehicle;
c
a lamp or reflector which can be deflected to the side by the movement of, although not necessarily through the same angle as, the front wheel or wheels of the vehicle when turned for the purpose of steering the vehicle;
d
a headlamp or front fog lamp which can be wholly or partially retracted or concealed;
e
a direction indicator fitted to a motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986;
f
a work lamp;
g
a warning beacon;
h
an amber pedal retro reflector; or
i
retro reflective material or a retro reflector of any colour which is fitted so as to reflect light primarily to one or both sides of the vehicle and is attached to or incorporated in any wheel or tyre of–
i
a pedal cycle and any sidecar attached to;
ii
a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination; or
iii
an invalid carriage.
Lamps to show a steady light
13
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no vehicle shall be fitted with a lamp which automatically emits a flashing light.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in respect of–
a
a direction indicator;
b
a headlamp fitted to an emergency vehicle;
c
a warning beacon or special warning lamp;
d
a lamp or illuminated sign fitted to a vehicle used for police purposes;
e
a green warning lamp used as an anti-lock brake indicator; or
f
lamps forming part of a traffic sign.
Filament lamps
14
1
Where a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 or any trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985 is equipped with any lamp of a type that is required by any Schedule to these Regulations to be marked with an approval mark, no filament lamp other than a filament lamp referred to in the Designation of Approval Marks Regulations in–
a
regulation 4 and Schedule 2, items 2 or 2A, 8, 20, 37 or 37A; or
b
regulation 5 and Schedule 4, item 18,
shall be fitted to any such lamp.
2
Where any pedal cycle manufactured on or after 1st October 1990 is equipped with any lamp that is required by any Schedule to these Regulations to be marked with a British Standard mark, no filament lamp other than a filament lamp marked with the marking indicated in the British Standard specification for Filament Lamps for Cycles published by the British Standards Institution under the reference 6873: 1988 namely “B.S. 6873” shall be fitted to any such lamp.
General requirements for electrical connections
15
1
Every motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1991 shall be so constructed that every position lamp, side marker lamp, end-outline marker lamp and rear registration plate lamp with which the vehicle is fitted is capable of being switched on and off by the operation of one switch and, save as provided in paragraph (2), not otherwise.
2
Sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) shall not prevent one or more position lamps from being capable of being switched on and off independently of any other lamp referred to in that sub-paragraph.
Restrictions on fitting blue warning beacons, special warning lamps and similar devices
16
No vehicle, other than an emergency vehicle, shall be fitted with–
a
a blue warning beacon or special warning lamp, or
b
a device which resembles a blue warning beacon or a special warning lamp, whether the same is in working order or not.
Obligatory warning beacons
17
1
Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road any motor vehicle with four or more wheels having a maximum speed not exceeding 25 mph unless it or any trailer drawn by it is fitted with at least one warning beacon which–
a
complies with Schedule 16, and
b
is showing an amber light.
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to–
a
any motor vehicle first used before 1st January 1947; and
b
any motor vehicle, or any trailer being drawn by it, to which paragraph (1) would otherwise apply, when that vehicle or trailer is on any carriageway of an unrestricted dual-carriageway road for the purpose only of crossing that carriageway in the quickest manner practicable in the circumstances.
Obligatory lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
18
1
Save as provided in the foregoing provisions of these Regulations and in paragraph (2), every vehicle of a class specified in a Table in Schedule 1 shall be fitted with lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices which–
a
are of a type specified in column 1 of that Table, and
b
comply with the relevant installation, alignment and performance requirements set out in the Schedule or Part of a Schedule shown against that type in column 2 of that Table.
2
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of a lamp, reflector, rear marking or device of a type specified in column 1 of a Table in the case of a vehicle shown against it in column 3 of that Table.
3
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) apply without prejudice to any additional requirements specified in regulations 20 and 21.
4
The Schedules referred to in the Tables in Schedule 1 are Schedules 2 to 21.
Restrictions on the obscuration of certain obligatory lamps and reflectors
19
Every vehicle shall be so constructed that at least part of the apparent surface of any–
a
front and rear position lamp,
b
front and rear direction indicator, and
c
rear retro reflector,
which is required by these Regulations to be fitted to a vehicle is visible when the vehicle is viewed from any point directly in front of or behind the lamp or reflector, as appropriate, when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in a fixed open position.
Optional lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
20
Every optional lamp, reflector, rear marking or device fitted to a vehicle, being of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below, shall comply with the provisions shown in column 3 of that Table.
TABLE
(1) (2) (3) Item No. Type of lamp, reflector, rear marking or device Provisions with which compliance is required
1 Front position lamp Schedule 2, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 2 Dim-dip device and running lamp Schedule 3, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 3 Dipped-beam headlamp Schedule 4, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 4 Main-beam headlamp Schedule 5, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 5 Front fog lamp Schedule 6 and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 7 Direction indicator Schedule 7, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 8 Hazard warning signal device Schedule 8 and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 9 Side marker lamp Schedule 9, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 10 Rear position lamp Schedule 10, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 11 Rear fog lamp Schedule 11, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 12 Stop lamp Schedule 12, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 13 End-outline marker lamp Schedule 13, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 14 Reversing lamp Schedule 14 and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 15 Warning beacon Schedule 16 and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 16 Side retro reflector Schedule 17, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 17 Rear retro reflector Schedule 18, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 18 Rear marking Schedule 19, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 19 Pedal retro reflector Schedule 20, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules. 20 Front retro reflector Schedule 21, Part II and Parts I of Schedules 2 to 5, 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 21 to the extent specified in Parts II of those Schedules.
Projecting trailers and vehicles carrying overhanging or projecting loads or equipment
21
1
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2)–
a
any trailer which forms part of a combination of vehicles which projects laterally beyond any preceding vehicle in the combination; or
b
any vehicle of combination of vehicles which carries a load or equipment
in either case under the conditions specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below, unless the vehicle or combination of vehicles complies with the requirements specified in that item in column 3 of that Table.
TABLE
(1) (2) (3) Item No. Conditions Requirements
1 A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which projects laterally on any side so that the distance from the outermost part of the projection to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the trailer. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp. 2 A trailer which is not fitted with front position lamps and which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the trailer so that the distance from the outermost projection of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front position lamp on that side fitted to any preceding vehicle in the combination exceeds 400 mm. A lamp showing white light to the front shall be fitted to the trailer or the load or equipment so that the outermost part of the illuminated area is not more than 400 mm from the outermost projection of the load or equipment. The installation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps do not apply to any such lamp. 3 A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects laterally on any side of the vehicle so that the distance from the outermost part of the load or equipment to the outermost part of the illuminated area of the obligatory front or rear position lamp on that side exceeds 400 mm.
Either–
the obligatory front or rear position lamp shall be transferred from the vehicle to the load or equipment to which must also be attached a white front or a red rear reflecting device; or
an additional front or rear position lamp and a white front or a red rear reflecting device shall be fitted to the vehicle, load or equipment.
All the installation, performance and maintenance requirements relating to front or rear position lamps shall in either case be complied with except that for the purpose of determining the lateral position of such lamps and reflecting devices any reference to the vehicle shall be taken to include the load or equipment except special equipment on a vehicle fitted with a movable platform or the jib of any crane.
4
A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the rear of the vehicle or, in the case of a combination of vehicles, beyond the rear of the rearmost vehicle in the combination, more than–
2 m in the case of an agricultural vehicle or a vehicle carrying a fire escape; or
1 m in the case of any other vehicle.
An additional rear lamp capable of showing red light to the rear and a red reflecting device, both of which are visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the rearmost projection of the load or equipment does not exceed 2m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1 m in any other case. The installation and performance requirements relating to rear position lamps do not apply to any such additional lamp. 5
A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which projects beyond the front of the vehicle more than–
2 m in the case of an agricultural vehicle or a vehicle carrying a fire escape; or
1 m in the case of any other vehicle.
An additional front lamp capable of showing white light to the front and a white reflecting device, both visible from a reasonable distance, shall be fitted to the vehicle or the load in such a position that the distance between the lamp and the reflecting device, and the foremost projection of the load or equipment, does not exceed 2 m in the case mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in column 2 of this item or 1 m in any other case. The intallation and performance requirements relating to front position lamps and front retro reflectors do not apply to any such additional lamp and reflecting device. 6 A vehicle which carries a load or equipment which obscures any obligatory lamp, reflector or rear marking.
Either–
the obligatory lamp, reflector or rear marking shall be transferred to a position on the vehicle, load or equipment where it is not obscured; or
an additional lamp, reflector or rear marking shall be fitted to the vehicle, load or equipment.
All the installation, performance and maintenance requirements relating to obligatory lamps, reflectors or rear markings shall in either case be complied with.
2
The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are–
a
as regards item 6 in the Table, in so far as it relates to obligatory stop lamps and direction indicators, all circumstances; and
b
as regards items 1 to 5 in the Table and item 6 in the Table, except in so far as it relates to obligatory stop lamps and direction indicators, the time between sunset and sunrise or, except in so far as it relates to obligatory reflectors, when visibility is seriously reduced between sunrise and sunset.
Additional side marker lamps
22
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road between sunset and sunrise, or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below unless each side of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is fitted with the side marker lamps specified in that item in column 3 and those lamps are kept lit.
TABLE
(1) (2) (3) Item No. Vehicle or combination of vehicles Side marker lamps
1 A vehicle or a combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 18.3 m.
There shall be fitted–
one lamp no part of the light-emitting surface of which is more than 9.15 m from the foremost part of the vehicle or vehicles (in either case inclusive of any load);
one lamp no part of the light-emitting surface of which is more than 3.05 m from the rearmost part of the vehicle or vehicles (in either case inclusive of any load); and
such other lamps as are required to ensure that not more than 3.05 m separates any part of the light-emitting surface of one lamp and any part of the light-emitting surface of the next lamp.
2 A combination of vehicles the overall length of which (including any load) exceeds 12.2 m but does not exceed 18.3 m and carrying a load supported by any two of the vehicles but not including a load carried by an articulated vehicle.
There shall be fitted–
one lamp no part of the light-emitting surface of which is forward of, or more than 1530 mm rearward of, the rearmost part of the drawing vehicle; and
if the supported load extends more than 9.15 m rearward of the rearmost part of the drawing vehicle, one lamp no part of the light-emitting surface of which is forward of, or more than 1530 mm rearward of, the centre of the length of the load.
2
The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply to–
a
a combination of vehicles where any vehicle being drawn in that combination has broken down; or
b
a vehicle (not being a combination of vehicles) having an appliance or apparatus or carrying a load of a kind specified in the Table to regulation 82(7) or in regulation 82(8) of the Construction and Use Regulations, if the conditions specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 (which provide for the special marking of projections from vehicles) of Schedule 12 to those Regulations are complied with in relation to the special appliance or apparatus or load as if the said conditions had been expressed in the said regulation 82 to apply in the case of every special appliance or apparatus or load of a kind specified in that regulation.
3
Every side marker lamp fitted in accordance with this regulation shall comply with Part I of Schedule 9.
PART III
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MAINTENANCE AND USE OF LAMPS, REFLECTORS, REAR MARKINGS AND DEVICES
Maintenance of lamps, reflectors, rear markings and devices
23
1
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle unless every lamp, reflector, rear marking and device to which this paragraph applies is in good working order and, in the case of a lamp, clean.
2
Save as provided in paragraph (3), paragraph (1) applies to–
a
every–
i
front position lamp,
ii
rear position lamp,
iii
headlamp,
iv
rear registration plate lamp,
v
side marker lamp,
vi
end-outline marker lamp,
vii
rear fog lamp,
viii
retro reflector, and
ix
rear marking of a type specified in Part I of Section B of Schedule 19,
with which the vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted; and
b
every–
i
stop lamp,
ii
direction indicator,
iii
running lamp,
iv
dim-dip device,
v
headlamp levelling device, and
vi
hazard warning signal device,
with which it is fitted.
3
Paragraph (2) does not apply to–
a
a rear fog lamp on a vehicle which is part of a combination of vehicles any part of which is not required by these Regulations to be fitted with a rear fog lamp;
b
a rear fog lamp on a motor vehicle drawing a trailer;
c
a defective lamp, reflector, dim-dip device or headlamp levelling device on a vehicle in use on a road between sunrise and sunset, if any such lamp, reflector or device became defective during the journey which is in progress or if arrangements have been made to remedy the defect with all reasonable expedition; or
d
a lamp, reflector, dim-dip device, headlamp levelling device or rear marking on a combat vehicle in use on a road between sunrise and sunset.
Requirements about the use of front and rear position lamps, rear registration plate lamps, side marker lamps and end-outline marker lamps
24
1
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall–
a
use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle which is in motion–
i
between sunset and sunrise, or
ii
in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset; or
b
allow to remain at rest, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain at rest, on a road any vehicle between sunset and sunrise
unless every front position lamp, rear position lamp, rear registration plate lamp, side marker lamp and end-outline marker lamp with which the vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted is kept lit and unobscured.
2
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), where a solo motor bicycle is not fitted with a front position lamp, no person shall use it, or cause or permit it to be used, on a road (other than when it is parked) between sunset and sunrise or in seriously reduced visibility between sunrise and sunset, unless a headlamp is kept lit and unobscured.
3
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall allow to remain parked, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain parked between sunset and sunrise–
a
a motor bicycle combination which is required to be fitted only with a front position lamp on the sidecar; or
b
a trailer to the front of which no other vehicle is attached and which is not required to be fitted with front position lamps,
unless a pair of front position lamps is fitted and kept lit and unobscured.
4
Save as provided in paragraphs (5) and (9), no person shall allow to remain parked, or cause or permit to be allowed to remain parked between sunset and sunrise a solo motor bicycle which is not required to be fitted with a front position lamp, unless a front position lamp is fitted and kept lit and unobscured.
5
Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall not apply in respect of a vehicle of a class specified in paragraph (7) which is parked on a road on which a speed limit of 30 mph or less is in force and the vehicle is parked–
a
in a parking place for which provision is made under section 6, or which is authorised under section 32 or designated under section 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or which is set apart as a parking place under some other enactment or instrument and the vehicle is parked in a manner which does not contravene the provision of any enactment or instrument relating to the parking place; or
b
in a lay-by–
i
the limits of which are indicated by a traffic sign consisting of the road marking shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 2 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1981 ; or
ii
the surface of which is of a colour or texture which is different from that of the part of the carriageway of the road used primarily by through traffic; or
iii
the limits of which are indicated by a continuous strip of surface of a different colour or texture from that of the surface of the remainder of the carriageway of the road; or
c
elsewhere than in such a parking place or lay-by if–
i
the vehicle is parked in one of the circumstances described in paragraph (8); and
ii
no part of the vehicle is less than 10 m from the junction of any part of the carriageway of any road with the carriageway of the road on which it is parked whether that junction is on the same side of the road as that on which the vehicle is parked or not.
6
Sub-paragraph (5)(c)(ii) shall be construed in accordance with the diagram in Schedule 22.
7
The classes of vehicle referred to in paragraph (5) are–
a
a motor vehicle being a goods vehicle the unladen weight of which does not exceed 1525 kg;
b
a passenger vehicle other than a bus;
c
an invalid carriage; and
d
a motor cycle or a pedal cycle in either case with or without a sidecar;
not being–
i
a vehicle to which a trailer is attached;
ii
a vehicle which is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 21; or
iii
a vehicle carrying a load, if the load is required to be fitted with lamps by regulation 21.
8
The circumstances referred to in paragraph (5)(c) are that–
a
the vehicle is parked on a road on which the driving of vehicles otherwise than in one direction is prohibited at all times and its left or near side is as close as may be and parallel to the left-hand edge of the carriageway or its right or off side is as close as may be and parallel to the right-hand edge of the carriageway; or
b
the vehicle is parked on a road on which such a prohibition does not exist and its left or near side is as close as may be and parallel to the edge of the carriageway.
9
Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply in respect of–
a
a solo motor bicycle or a pedal cycle being pushed along the left-hand edge of a carriageway;
b
a pedal cycle waiting to proceed provided it is kept to the left-hand or near side edge of a carriageway; or
c
a vehicle which is parked in an area on part of a highway on which roadworks are being carried out and which is bounded by amber lamps and other traffic signs so as to prevent the presence of the vehicle, its load or equipment being a danger to persons using the road.
Requirements about the use of headlamps and front fog lamps
25
1
Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle which is fitted with obligatory dipped-beam headlamps unless every such lamp is kept lit–
a
during the hours of darkness, except on a road which is a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 by virtue of a system of street lighting when it is lit; and
b
in seriously reduced visibility.
2
The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply–
a
in the case of a motor vehicle fitted with one obligatory dipped-beam headlamp or a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination fitted with a pair of obligatory dipped-beam headlamps, if a main-beam headlamp or a front fog lamp is kept lit;
b
in the case of a motor vehicle, other than a solo motor bicycle or motor bicycle combination, fitted with a pair of obligatory dipped-beam headlamps, if–
i
a pair of main-beam headlamps is kept lit; or
ii
in seriously reduced visibility, a pair of front fog lamps which is so fitted that the outermost part of the illuminated area of each lamp in the pair is not more than 400 mm from the outer edge of the vehicle is kept lit;
c
to a vehicle being drawn by another vehicle;
d
to a vehicle while being used to propel a snow plough; or
e
to a vehicle which is parked.
3
For the purposes of this regulation a headlamp shall not be regarded as lit if its intensity is reduced by a dim-dip device.
Requirements about the use of warning beacons
26
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on an unrestricted dual-carriageway road a vehicle which is required to be fitted with at least one warning beacon by regulation 17 unless every such beacon is kept lit.
Restrictions on the use of lamps other than those to which regulation 24 refers
27
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any vehicle on which any lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon of a type specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below is used in a manner specified in that item in column 3.
TABLE
(1) (2) (3) Item No. Type of lamp, hazard warning signal device or warning beacon Manner of use prohibited
1 Headlamp
a
Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
b
Used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked.
2 Front fog lamp
a
Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
b
Used so as to be lit at any time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.
c
Used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked.
3 Rear fog lamp
a
Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to the driver of a following vehicle.
b
Used so as to be lit at any time other than in conditions of seriously reduced visibility.
c
Save in the case of an emergency vehicle, used so as to be lit when a vehicle is parked.
4 Reversing lamp Used so as to be lit except for the purpose of reversing the vehicle. 5 Hazard warning signal device
Used other than–
to warn persons using the road of a temporary obstruction when the vehicle is at rest; or
on a motorway or unrestricted dual-carriageway, to warn following drivers of a need to slow down due to a temporary obstruction ahead; or
in the case of a bus, to summon assistance for the driver or any person acting as a conductor or inspector on the vehicle.
6 Warning beacon emitting blue light and special warning lamp
Used so as to be lit except–
at the scene of an emergency; or
when it is necessary or desirable either to indicate to persons using the road the urgency of the purpose for which the vehicle is being used, or to warn persons of the presence of the vehicle or a hazard on the road.
7 Warning beacon emitting amber light
Used so as to be lit except–
at the scene of an emergency;
when it is necessary or desirable to warn persons of the presence of the vehicle; and
in the case of a breakdown vehicle, while it is being used in connection with, and in the immediate vicinity of, an accident or breakdown, or while it is being used to draw a broken-down vehicle.
8 Warning beacon emitting green light Used so as to be lit except whilst occupied by a medical practitioner registered by the General Medical Council (whether with full, provisional or limited registration) and used for the purposes of an emergency. 9 Warning beacon emitting yellow light Used so as to be lit on a road. 10 Work lamp
a
Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to the driver of any vehicle.
b
Used so as to be lit except for the purpose of illuminating a working area, accident, breakdown or works in the vicinity of the vehicle.
11 Any other lamp Used so as to cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road.
PART IV
TESTING AND INSPECTION OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND REFLECTORS
Testing and inspection of lighting equipment and reflectors
28
The provisions of regulation 74 of the Construction and Use Regulations apply in respect of lighting equipment and reflectors with which a vehicle is required by these Regulations to be fitted in the same way as they apply in respect of brakes, silencers, steering gear and tyres.
Cecil Parkinson
Secretary of State for Transport
28th September 1989


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Superannuation (Children’s Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 10th April 1989.
Increase in children’s earnings limit
2
The sum mentioned in section 21(1)(c)(ii) of the Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (which excludes from the definition of “period of childhood and full-time education” a person over 16 who is undergoing training if the emoluments payable by his employer are more than the said sum) is hereby increased from £1227 to £1299.
Revocation of previous order
3
The Superannuation (Children’s Pensions) (Earnings Limit) Order 1988 is hereby revoked.
David Maclean
Stephen Dorrell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th February 1989


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the A406 Trunk Road (South Woodford to Barking Relief Road, Redbridge, Newham, Barking and Dagenham) (Prescribed Routes) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 16th October 1989.
2
In this Order:–
“the Relief Road” means that length of the London North Circular Trunk Road (A406) in the London Boroughs of Redbridge, Newham and Barking and Dagenham, starting at a point 100 metres west of the western side of the bridge spanning Southend Road (A406) known as London Regional Transport overbridge Number O 47 and extending in a general southerly direction to its termination at the London-Tilbury Trunk Road (A13), a distance of approximately 8.87 kilometres;
“central reservation” means that part of the Relief Road which separates the two carriageways of the Relief Road for the safety and guidance of vehicles using that road;
“lay-by” means a part of the Relief Road adjacent to any area of the carriageway which is bounded partly by–
a traffic sign of the type shown in diagram 1010 in Schedule 2 to the Traffic Signs Regulations 1981 ; and
the outer edge of the Relief Road on the same side of the road on which the sign is placed;
“A406 eastbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the eastbound carriageway of Southend Road (A406) with the eastbound carriageway of the M11 motorway;
“A406 westbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the westbound carriageway of the M11 motorway with the westbound carriageway of Southend Road (A406);
“M11 northbound exit link road” means that length of road which links the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the northbound carriageway of the M11 motorway;
“M11 southbound access link road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the M11 motorway with the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“the A12 roundabout” means the roundabout at the intersection of Eastern Avenue (A12), Redbridge Lane East and Royston Gardens;
“A12 northbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A12 roundabout;
“A12 northbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the A12 roundabout with the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“A12 southbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A12 roundabout;
“A12 southbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the A12 roundabout with the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“the A118 spur road” means that length of road which links the A118 northbound exit slip road, the A118 northbound access slip road, the A118 southbound exit slip road and the A118 southbound access slip road to Romford Road (A118);
“A118 northbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A118 spur road;
“A118 northbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the A118 spur road with the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“A118 southbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A118 spur road;
“A118 southbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the A118 spur road with the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“the A124 roundabout” means the roundabout at the intersection of Barking Road (A124), London Road (A124), Highbridge Road, the A124 northbound exit slip road, the A124 northbound access slip road and the A124 southbound exit slip road;
“A124 northbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A124 roundabout;
“A124 northbound access slip road” means that length of road which links the A124 roundabout with the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“A124 southbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A124 roundabout;
“A124 southbound access slip road” means that length of road which links Highbridge Road with the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“the A13 roundabout” means the roundabout at the intersection of the Relief Road and the London – Tilbury Trunk Road (A13);
“A13 eastbound exit slip road” means that length of road which links the London – Tilbury Trunk Road (A13) with both the A406 northbound western access slip road and the A13 roundabout;
“A13 eastbound access slip road” means that length of road which links both the A406 southbound eastern exit slip road and the A13 roundabout with the London – Tilbury Trunk Road (A13);
“A406 northbound eastern access slip road” means that length of road which links the A13 roundabout with the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“A406 northbound western access slip road” means that length of road which links the A13 eastbound exit slip road with the northbound carriageway of the Relief Road;
“A406 southbound eastern exit slip road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A13 eastbound access slip road;
“A406 southbound western exit slip road” means that length of road which links the southbound carriageway of the Relief Road with the A13 roundabout;
“cycle” has the same meaning as in section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 ; and
“moped” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1987 .
3
No person shall cause or permit any vehicle, other than one being used for fire brigade, police or ambulance purposes, to make a U-turn through any of the emergency crossing points in the central reservation specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.
4
No person causing or permitting a vehicle to proceed in a road specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order shall cause or permit that vehicle to proceed in any direction other than the direction specified in column 2 of that Schedule.
5
No person shall cause or permit any horse-drawn vehicle, cycle or moped to proceed on the Relief Road and the slip and link roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.
6
No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to stop or remain at rest on a carriageway of the Relief Road and the slip and link roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Order and in the lay-bys specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.
7
No person shall proceed at any time on foot on the Relief Road and the slip and link roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Order and in the lay-bys specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.
8
Nothing in this Order shall apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a constable in uniform.
9
Nothing in articles 6 and 7 of this Order shall apply as a result of an accident or emergency or for anything done in connection with the maintenance of the roads specified in those articles.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S. Chatterjee
Director (Transport) London Regional Office of the
Department of Transport
9th October 1989


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1
This Order may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (CommencementNo. 3) Order 1989.
2
The provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in the second column of that Schedule) shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
3
Notwithstanding the coming into force of paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act (which amends section 7 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 by the omission of subsection (2) thereof) the power of exemption given to the Secretary of State by that sub-section shall continue to have effect in relation to any class of ship in respect of which it was exercised immediately before 1st April 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Portillo
Minister of State,
Department of Transport
7th March 1989


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Community Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 21st July 1989.
Service of summonses
2
In regulation 30(2) of the Community Charges (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 , after sub-paragraph (c) there is inserted–
, or (d) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to him at, an address given by the person as an address at which service of the summons will be accepted.
.
Co-owners
3
1
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 is amended in accordance with this regulation.
2
The following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3 of Schedule 3–
3A
References in paragraphs 1 and 2 above–
a
to any provision included in regulations under paragraph 2, 3 or 4(2)(e) of Schedule 2 above include references to any equivalent provision included in regulations under paragraph 21(a) of that Schedule,
b
to any provision included in regulations under any other paragraph of Schedule 2 above include references to any such provision as modified in its application by regulations under paragraph 21(b) of that Schedule.
.
3
In paragraph 27(5) of Schedule 4, after the words“paragraph 15, 19” there are inserted the words“, 21B”.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
26th June 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
26th June 1989


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Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Port of Tyne (Pilotage) Harbour Revision Order 1989.
Interpretation
2
In this Order —
“the Authority” means the Port of Tyne Authority;
“the Port” has the same meaning as in the Port of Tyne Reorganisation Scheme 1967 ;
“signed plan” means the plan signed in triplicate by an Under Secretary in the Department of Transport, two copies of which have been deposited at that Department and one copy of which has been deposited at the offices of the Authority situated in Bewick Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5HS.
Extension of limits of jurisdiction for purposes of pilotage
3
The limits within which the Authority shall have jurisdiction for the purposes of pilotage under Part I of the Pilotage Act 1987 shall include (in addition to the Port) the area coloured pink on the signed plan, being so much of the area outside the Port as lies within a radius of three nautical miles from each of the roundheads of the North and South Piers in the Port and to the east of a line with the lighthouse on the South Pier roundhead bearing 179° true and to the north of a line with from the lighthouse on the South Pier roundhead bearing 288° true.
Paul Channon
Secretary of State for Transport
26th June 1989


text:
1
The new highways which the Secretary of State proposes to construct —
a
along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Order (the highway along this route being in this Order referred to as “the main new trunk road”); and
b
along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this Order which connect the main new trunk road with other highways at the places stated in that schedule (the highways along these routes being in this Order referred to as “the slip roads”), shall become trunk roads as from the date when this Order comes into force.
2
The centre lines of each of the new trunk roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.
3
The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of a new trunk road that —
a
where the highway is a highway maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintainable by that authority; and
b
where the highway is not a highway so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for the purpose of through traffic.
4
The length of existing highway described in Schedule 3 to this Order, which is shown by narrow triangular hatching on the deposited plan, shall become a trunk road as from the date when this Order comes into force.
5
In this Order —
1
all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway; (i)"the deposited plan"means the plan numbered HA10/2E/255, marked “The A12 LondonGreat Yarmouth Trunk Road (Gorleston Relief Road and Slip Roads) Order 1989”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY.
ii
“the new trunk roads” means the highways mentioned in article 1 of this Order and “a new trunk road” means one of those highways.
6
This Order shall come into force on 26th January 1990 and may be cited as the A12 London Great Yarmouth Trunk Road (Gorleston Relief Road and Slip Roads) Order 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Emms
Regional Director Eastern Region
Department of Transport
11th December 1989


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1
This Order may be cited as the Housing (Right to Buy) (Priority of Charges) (No.2) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 4th December 1989.
2
The following bodies are hereby specified as approved lending institutions for the purposes of section 156 of the Housing Act 1985:–
a
Equity & Law Home Loans Limited
b
Credit Agricole Personal Finance plc
c
Credit Agricole Mortgage Company No. 1 Limited
d
Credit Agricole Mortgage Company No. 2 Limited
e
Credit Agricole Mortgage Company No. 3 Limited
f
Providence Capitol Home Loans Limited
g
Providence Capitol Mortgage Services Limited
h
Providence Capitol Mortgage Services (No. 2) Limited
i
Scotlife Home Loans (No. 3) Limited
j
CIBC Mortgages plc
k
Mortgages plc
l
UCB Home Loans Corporation Limited
m
Secured Residential Funding plc
n
The Mortgage Corporation Limited.
Chris Patten
Secretary of State for the Environment
8th November 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
9th November 1989
We consent,
John Taylor
Stephen Dorrell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
13th November 1989


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (Modification of the Corporation Tax Acts) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st January 1990.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations “the Taxes Act 1988” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Introductory
3
The Corporation Tax Acts as applied, subject to section 460(1) of the Taxes Act 1988, by section 463 of that Act to the life or endowment business carried on by registered friendly societies shall have effect subject to the modifications prescribed by these Regulations.
Modification of section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988
4
1
This regulation prescribes a modification of section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988 so far as applied to the life or endowment business carried on by registered friendly societies.
2
For the words “a long term business levy imposed by virtue of the Policyholders Protection Act 1975” there shall be substituted “a levy imposed by virtue of arrangements approved by the Chief Registrar of friendly societies or, as the case may be, the Registrar of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland under section 141 of the Financial Services Act 1986 ”.
Modifications of sections 82 and 83 of the Finance Act 1989
5
1
This regulation prescribes modifications of sections 82 and 83 of the Finance Act 1989 so far as applied to the life or endowment business carried on by registered friendly societies.
2
In section 82(1)(b) of that Act for the words “Insurance Companies Act 1982” there shall be substituted the words “Friendly Societies Act 1974 or the Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 ”.
3
In section 83 of that Act subsection (2) shall be omitted.
Kenneth Carlisle
Stephen Dorrell
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
19th December 1989


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Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the London Docklands Development Corporation (Vesting of Land) (Port of London Authority and London Borough of Newham) Order 1989 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Interpretation
2
1
In this Order —
“the Corporation” means the London Docklands Development Corporation;
“statutory undertakers” does not include any statutory undertakers in relation to whom neither the Secretary of State for the Environment nor the Secretary of State for Transport is the appropriate Minister;
“urban development area” means the area designated as an urban development area by the London Docklands Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1980 .
2
Any reference in this Order to a map followed immediately by a number is a reference to the map so numbered in the set of maps numbered 1 to 3 entitled “Maps referred to in the London Docklands Development Corporation (Vesting of Land) (Port of London Authority and London Borough of Newham) Order 1989”, of which prints, signed by an Under Secretary in the Department of the Environment, are deposited and available for inspection at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, the Secretary of State for Transport, the councils of the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets, the Port of London Authority and the Corporation.
3
Any reference in this Order to a numbered plot is a reference to the plot so numbered and shown bounded externally with a black line and either stippled or edged internally with a stippled band on a numbered map.
Vesting of Land
3
The land described in
a
Part 1 of the Schedule hereto, and now vested in the Port of London Authority, and
b
Part 2 of the Schedule hereto, and now vested in the council of the London borough of Newham
or, in either case, in another local authority or other statutory undertakers or public body or in a subsidiary of any of them, being land within the urban development area, is hereby vested in the Corporation.
Easements and rights in or over land
4
All existing easements and rights in or over other land within the urban development area which are vested in an authority or body mentioned in article 3 above, and which are annexed or appurtenant to land vested by that article or any part thereof, are hereby vested in the Corporation.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
7th June 1989
Paul Channon
Secretary of State for Transport
26th May 1989


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Citation, interpretation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials) Order 1989.
2
In this Order“the 1951 Act ” means the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 .
3
This Order shall come into force on 13th July 1989.
Transfer of functions
2
1
There are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State those functions which by virtue of the 1970 provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Scotland acting jointly under–
a
section 8(1) of the 1951 Act (extension to other filling materials of provisions relating to rag flock); and
b
section 30 of that Act (regulations).
2
In paragraph (1) above,“the 1970 provisions” means articles 2(1) and 5(1) of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to, the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970 .
Supplemental
3
1
The 1951 Act shall be amended as follows–
a
in sections 8(1) and 30, for the words from the beginning to“jointly” there shall be substituted in each case the words“The Secretary of State”; and
b
in section 15(4), for the words“the Ministers” there shall be substituted the words“the Secretary of State when”.
2
In regulation 5(2) of the Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Regulations 1981 (analysts) for the words“the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Scotland” there shall be substituted the words“the Secretary of State”.
3
This Order shall not affect the validity of anything done, or having effect as if done, by or in relation to the Secretary of State for the Environment or the Secretary of State for Scotland before the coming into force of this Order.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Reservoirs (Panels of Civil Engineers) (Reappointment) Regulations 1989, and shall come into force on 15th July 1989.
2
In these Regulations, “an existing panel” means any of the four existing panels established as a result of a determination of the Secretary of State under section 4(1) of the Reservoir Act 1975, namely, –
a
the Supervising Engineers Panel;
b
the All Reservoirs Panel;
c
the Non-Impounding Reservoirs Panel; and
d
the Service Reservoirs Panel.
Applications for reappointment
2
1
An application by a civil engineer to be reappointed under section 4(2) of the Reservoirs Act 1975 to an existing panel shall be made to the Secretary of State for the Environment in writing, together with:–
a
the information set out in the Schedule to these Regulations; and
b
the prescribed fee.
2
The prescribed fee is:–
a
in the case of the Supervising Engineers Panel, £115;
b
in any other case, £150.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
4th July 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
5th July 1989
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
6th July 1989


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the Education (Designated Institutions) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
2
The institutions which are specified in the Schedule to this Order, being institutions which appear to the Secretary of State to fall within subsection (2) or (3) of section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988, are hereby designated as institutions eligible to receive support from funds administered by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council.
3
Section 130 of that Act shall apply to those institutions specified in Part I of that Schedule.


text:
Citation and commencement
1
1
This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session Amendment No.3) (Shorthand Writers' Fees) 1989 and shall come into force on 12th June 1989.
2
This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Amendment of fees
2
In Chapter IV of the Table of Fees in rule 347 of the Rules of the Court of Session , in the paragraphs specified in column 1 of the following table, for the figures specified in column 2, substitute the figures specified in column 3 of that table: —
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 (Old fees) (New fees)
1 £31.63 £33.05 1 £13.10 £13.69 2 £ 2.79 £ 2.92 2 £ 3.36 £ 3.51 5 £ 0.22 £ 0.23
Emslie
Lord President, IPD
Edinburgh
4th May 1989


text:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial Assurance (Fees) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.
2
In the Regulations “ the Act ” means the Industrial Assurance Act 1923.
3
The fees set out in the Schedule hereto shall be payable in respect of the matters set out therein.
4
The Industrial Assurance (Fees) Regulations 1988 are hereby revoked.
J. M. Bridgeman
Industrial Assurance Commissioner
28th February 1989
We approve these Regulations,
Kenneth Carlisle
Alan Howarth
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
3rd March 1989


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1
The Secretary of State is authorised to construct the temporary bridge specified in the Schedule to this Order for the purposes of transporting spoil, building materials and machinery in connection with construction of the new trunk road and the River Severn crossing at Uffington, Shrewsbury.
2
In this Order–
i
“the new trunk road” means the new trunk road to be constructed by the Secretary of State in pursuance of the (A5) London-Holyhead Trunk Road and Slip Roads and the(A49) Newport-Shrewsbury-Whitchurch-Warrington Trunk Road (A5/A49) Shrewsbury By-Pass and Improvements) Order 1985 and the (A5) London-Holyhead Trunk Road and Slip Roads and the (A49) Newport-Shrews-bury-Whitchurch-Warrington Trunk Road (A5/A49 Shrewsbury By-Pass and Improvements) (Overley Hill) ( No. 2) Order 1985 ;
ii
“the River Severn Crossing” means the bridge to be constructed by the Secretary of State over the River Severn at Uffington in pursuance of the (A5) London-Holyhead Trunk Road and Slip Roads and the (A49) Newport-Shrews-bury-Whitchurch-Warrington Trunk Road (A5/A49 Shrewsbury By-Pass and Improvements) Order 1985.
3
This Order shall come into force on 5th January 1990 and may be cited as the A5/A49 Trunk Roads (Shrewsbury Bypass and Improvements) (Temporary Bridge over the River Severn at Uffington, Shrewsbury) Order 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
D. R. Ritchie
Regional Director West Midlands Region
Department of Transport
7th December 1989


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1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989.
2
The following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 shall come into force on 1st February 1989–
a
sections 35 and 36 (reviews of sentencing);
b
Schedule 3 (reviews of sentencing – supplementary);
c
section 170(1) (minor and consequential amendments) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Schedule 15 specified in the following paragraph; and
d
so much of Schedule 15 (minor and consequential amendments) as amends the following enactments–
i
the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) ;
ii
section 44 of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47) ; and
iii
the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) .
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
3rd January 1989


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1
The Kirklees Metropolitan Council (M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads) (Part) (Revocation) Scheme 1988 is hereby confirmed without modification.
2
The said Scheme as confirmed (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) is set out in the Schedule hereto and copies of the Scheme are deposited at the Department of Transport and at the offices of the Kirklees Metropolitan Council at Kirklees House, (Room 806), Market Street, Huddersfield.
3
The Scheme will become operative on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980.
4
This Instrument may be cited as the Kirklees Metropolitan Council (M606 Motorway (Bradford Ring Road to M62 Chain Bar Interchange Section) and Connecting Roads) (Part) (Revocation) Scheme 1988 Confirmation Instrument 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
J. F. Ballard
Regional Director Yorkshire and Humberside Region
Department of Transport
6th March 1989


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Amendment No. 5) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 7th September 1989.
2
Up to and including 31 December 1989, article 6(1) of the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987 (which exempts from duty goods to which that Order applies originating in certain countries) shall not apply to goods which fall within a heading specified in the Schedule hereto and which originate in Yugoslavia.
Margaret Thatcher
Kenneth Carlisle
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
1st September 1989


text:
Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Poultry Laying Flocks (Collection and Handling of Eggs and Control of Vermin) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 26th May 1989.
Interpretation
2
In this Order–
“laying flock” means a flock of poultry any of the eggs of which are sold for human consumption;
“poultry” means domestic fowls;
“vermin” means rats, mice, flies or cockroaches.
Collection and handling of eggs
3
It shall be the duty of the owner of a laying flock to ensure that the requirements specified in the Schedule to this Order relating to the collection and handling of eggs from laying flocks are complied with on the premises on which the flock is kept.
Control of vermin etc.
4
It shall be the duty of the owner of a laying flock to ensure that, on the premises on which the flock is kept, effective measures are taken so as to ensure that,–
a
poultryhouses and buildings or parts of buildings used to store eggs are not infested by vermin; and
b
poultryhouses in which poultry are housed permanently throughout their laying period are not accessible to any other birds at any time.
Offences
5
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him, contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Order commits an offence against the Animal Health Act 1981.
Local authority to enforce Order
6
The provisions of this Order shall be executed and enforced by the local authority.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 25th May 1989.
John MacGregor
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden
Minister of State, Scottish Office
23rd May 1989
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
23rd May 1989


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1
The new highway which the Secretary of State proposes to construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order shall become a trunk road as from the date when this Order comes into force.
2
The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.
3
The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of the new trunk road that –
a
where the highway is a highway maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority; and
b
where the highway is not a highway so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question,
until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for the purposes of through traffic.
4
In this Order:–
1
all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;
2
i
“the deposited plan” means the plan numbered HA10/EM49 marked “The A6 Trunk Road (Market Harborough Bypass) Order 1989” signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY; and
ii
“the new trunk road” means the highway mentioned in article 1 of this Order.
5
This Order shall come into force on 26th October 1989 and may be cited as The A6 Trunk Road (Market Harborough Bypass) Order 1989.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
P. M. Hewitt
Regional Director East Midlands Region
Department of Transport
20th September 1989


text:
1
This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Isle of Man) (Variation) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 16th June 1989.
2
The Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 1972 shall be further varied in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule to this Order.
G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council