sch.1-sec.73Headlights to be fitted to vehicles

sch.1-sec.73 Headlights to be fitted to vehicles

A motor vehicle must be fitted with— for a moped, motorbike, or motortrike with 1 front wheel—1 low-beam headlight; or for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or a motortrike with 2 front wheels, other than a moped—a pair of low-beam headlights. If a motor vehicle built after 1934 can travel at more than 60km/h— each low-beam headlight mentioned in subsection (1) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or the vehicle must be fitted with— for a vehicle required to have 1 low-beam headlight—1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position; or a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position. A motorbike may be equipped with a headlight modulation system that— varies the brightness of its high-beam headlight or low-beam headlight, but not both, at a rate of at least 200, but not more than 280, flashes a minute; and is designed to operate only in the daylight. Up to 4 additional headlights may be fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels, a motorbike or a motortrike. An additional headlight fitted to a vehicle must be fitted so it faces forward and is symmetrical in relation to the centre of the front of the vehicle. See also section 72 for further requirements applying when lights are required to be fitted to a vehicle in a pair. (sch.1-sec.73-ssec.1) A motor vehicle must be fitted with— for a moped, motorbike, or motortrike with 1 front wheel—1 low-beam headlight; or for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or a motortrike with 2 front wheels, other than a moped—a pair of low-beam headlights. (sch.1-sec.73-ssec.2) If a motor vehicle built after 1934 can travel at more than 60km/h— each low-beam headlight mentioned in subsection (1) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or the vehicle must be fitted with— for a vehicle required to have 1 low-beam headlight—1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position; or a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position. (sch.1-sec.73-ssec.3) A motorbike may be equipped with a headlight modulation system that— varies the brightness of its high-beam headlight or low-beam headlight, but not both, at a rate of at least 200, but not more than 280, flashes a minute; and is designed to operate only in the daylight. (sch.1-sec.73-ssec.4) Up to 4 additional headlights may be fitted to a motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels, a motorbike or a motortrike. (sch.1-sec.73-ssec.5) An additional headlight fitted to a vehicle must be fitted so it faces forward and is symmetrical in relation to the centre of the front of the vehicle. See also section 72 for further requirements applying when lights are required to be fitted to a vehicle in a pair.

• (a) for a moped, motorbike, or motortrike with 1 front wheel—1 low-beam headlight; or
• (b) for a vehicle with 4 or more wheels or a motortrike with 2 front wheels, other than a moped—a pair of low-beam headlights.