Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 31^st May 2016.

Amendment of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulation

2.-(1) Regulation 13(2) (colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors) of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(2) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) At the end of sub-paragraph (x) omit "or".

(3) After sub-paragraph (y) add-

"or

(z)yellow light from a taxi roof sign.".

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 2^nd December 2015

Elizabeth Loughran

A senior officer of the

Department of the Environment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 by including a yellow light from a taxi roof sign in the list of exceptions at regulation 13(2).

These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC of 22^nd June 1998 (O.J. No. L204, 21.7.98, p. 37) as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 98/48/EC of 20^th July 1998 (O.J. No. L217, 5.8.98, p. 18) laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations, and of rules on Information Society services.

An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, Town Parks, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr