S.I. No. 32/1967 - Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967.

1. In paragraph (

a

) of sub-article (1) of article 20 " all " shall be substituted for " any ".

2. In sub-article (1) of article 28 " all " shall be substituted for " any ".

3. In paragraph (

a

) of sub-article (2) of article 49 "Lamps to which article 47 of these Regulations applies shall be dipped in good time whenever, while the vehicle is being used in a public place and the said lamps are lit " shall be substituted for " Head lamps shall be dipped in good time whenever, while the vehicle is being used in a public place and the head lamps are lit ".

4. In paragraph (

b

) of sub-article (2) of article 49 "Lamps to which article 47 of these Regulations applies shall be dipped whenever, while the vehicle is being used in a public place and the said lamps are lit " shall be substituted for " Head lamps shall be dipped whenever, while the vehicle is being used in a public place and the head lamps are lit ".

5. In sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (

b

) of sub-article (2) of article 49, after the word " applies " there shall be inserted the words " except where public streeet lighting is either not provided or, having been provided, is not in operation ".

6. In sub-article (3) of article 49 after " change of direction " at the end of the sub-article there shall be added the words " except in the case of a vehicle on which all direction indicators are of the flashing type and amber in colour and they are all lit simultaneously on a stationary vehicle to indicate that it has broken down or to warn against danger ".

7. In paragraph (

a

) of sub-article (18) of article 52 after " ambulance ", there shall be inserted the words " a vehicle used for the delivery or collection of human blood or human blood products,".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 13th day of February, 1967.

CAOIMHGHÍN Ó BEÓLÁIN,

Minister for Local Government,

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these regulations is to amend the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 so as to permit the fitting and the use of obstruction lamps and searchlights on particular airport vehicles in certain circumstances and to permit the simultaneous use of all amber flashing indicators on a stationary vehicle as a danger warning. The amendments also permit the use of undipped head-lamps in built-up areas where street lighting is not provided or is not in operation. Other minor amendments of the 1963 Regulations are also made.

S.I. No. 32 of 1967.

ROAD TRAFFIC (LIGHTING OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1967.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 5

and

11

of the

Road Traffic Act, 1961

(No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:—