“coefficient of luminous intensity” has the same meaning as in ECE Regulation 3 as amended by the 01 series of amendments (as in force on 20th March 1982);

“relevant vehicle approval certificate” means a Department’s approval certificate in the form prescribed by the Approval Regulations which appears to have been issued on the basis that the vehicle is a vehicle to which Part II of those Regulations applies;

“relevant vehicle” means a vehicle in respect of which an approval certificate containing the letter “P” has been issued pursuant to regulation 9(2) of the Approval Regulations;

“standard mark” means a mark which when applied to a lamp, reflector or device indicates compliance with the requirements of a particular instrument; and a reference to the instrument to which a standard mark relates shall be construed accordingly.

(2) The requirements of the Schedules, so far as they require any lamp, reflector or device to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks), shall not apply to a lamp, reflector or device if it is fitted to a relevant vehicle and—

(a) in the case of a lamp or device, it meets the requirements as to intensity; and

(b) in the case of a reflector, it meets the requirements as to coefficient of luminous intensity,

of the instrument to which the standard mark (or as the case may be one of those standard marks) relates.

(3) The requirements of these Regulations so far as they require headlamps (including a filament lamp fitted to a headlamp) fitted to a vehicle to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks) shall not apply to the headlamps fitted to a relevant vehicle if they emit sufficient light to illuminate the road in front of the vehicle on both main beam and dipped beam.

(4) Table 1 of Schedule 1 shall apply to a vehicle in respect of which a relevant vehicle approval certificate has been issued as if the entry that relates to dim-dip devices and running lamps were omitted.

(5) Paragraph 5 (markings) of Part I of Schedule 7 shall apply to a vehicle in respect of which a relevant vehicle approval certificate has been issued as if the vehicle were of a description falling within sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph.

Provision as respects Trade Descriptions Act 1968

Illuminable signs on buses carrying children

17A

(1) From 1st September 2014, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus first used before 1st June 2011, which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—

(a) an illuminable sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and

(b) an illuminable sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus,

which both comply with the requirements of Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 22A and are fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.

(2) From 1st September 2014, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus first used on or after 1st June 2011, which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—

(a) an illuminable sign is fitted to the front of the bus and is plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and

(b) an illuminable sign is fitted to the rear of the bus and is plainly visible to road users behind the bus,

which both comply with the requirements of Part 2 of Schedule 22A and are fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.

(3) It shall not be a contravention of regulation 17(1) for a person to cause or permit to be used on a road a bus used to provide a school service where the illuminable signs specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) are fitted to a bus prior to 1st September 2014.

Warning lights

17B

(1) From 1st September 2014, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a bus which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school unless—

(a) warning lights are fitted to the front of the bus and are plainly visible to road users ahead of the bus; and

(b) warning lights are fitted to the rear of the bus and are plainly visible to road users behind the bus,

and are fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.

(2) It shall not be a contravention of regulation 17(1) for a person to cause or permit to be used on a road, a bus which is fitted with warning lights referred to in paragraph (1) prior to 1st September 2014.

Roof bar

17C

(1) From 1st September 2014, in the case of a small bus where it is not practicable to fit illuminable signs, a person shall not use or cause or permit to be used on a road a small bus which is being used to provide a school service when it is carrying a child to or from his school, unless a roof bar is fitted so that it shall be plainly visible to road users ahead of and behind the bus, and is fitted in accordance with the specifications in Schedule 22D.

(2) It shall not be a contravention of regulation 17(1) for a person to cause or permit to be used on a road, a small bus which is fitted with a roof bar referred to in paragraph (1) prior to 1st September 2014.

Switches

17D

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