Other lights and reflectors
79 Other lights and reflectors
An exempt vehicle may be fitted with any light or reflector.
A special use vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more flashing yellow lights.Examples of special use vehicle—tow truck, vehicle breakdown service vehicle
A heavy vehicle may not be fitted with any light or reflector not mentioned in this Regulation other than as required or permitted by the Law or national regulations.
A heavy vehicle, other than an exempt vehicle or a special use vehicle, must not be fitted with a light that flashes other than as required or permitted by the Law or national regulations.
A heavy vehicle, other than an exempt vehicle, must not be fitted with a light or reflector that—
shows a red light to the front; or
shows a white light to the rear; or
is shaped or located in a way that reduces the effectiveness of a light or reflector required to be fitted to the vehicle under this Regulation.
Any requirements in a third edition ADR that are inconsistent with subsection (1) do not apply to an exempt vehicle.
Any requirements in a third edition ADR that are inconsistent with subsection (2) do not apply to a special use vehicle.
In this section—dimension exemption means an exemption under Part 4.5 of the Law from compliance with a prescribed dimension requirement.special use vehicle means any of the following vehicles—
a heavy vehicle built or fitted for use in hazardous situations on a road;
a heavy vehicle used on a road under a dimension exemption;
a heavy vehicle built or fitted to accompany a heavy vehicle mentioned in paragraph (b);
a heavy vehicle that is a bus fitted, before July 1999, with a sign telling road users that the bus carries children.
sch 2 s 79 amd 2015 SL No. 188 s 34
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