THE SCHEDULE
Rule 3
<caption>REQUIREMENTS AS TO POSITION ON VEHICLES OF LAMPS REQUIRED TO BE FITTED TO OR ON THE VEHICLES BY VIRTUE OF THESE RULES</caption>
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Description of vehicle
Type of lamps required
Number of lamps required of each type
Lateral position of centre of each lamp
Vertical position of centre of each lamp required
Position of each lamp
1. Motor-cycle
Headlamp
One
Both on the centre plane of vehicle
All lamps not more than 1½ metres above the ground level.
 
Rear lamp
One
 
2. Motor-cycle with sidecar attached thereto
Headlamp
One
Headlamp on the centre plane of vehicle
One rear lamp on the centre plane and the other on the sidecar attached thereto and at a position not more than 300 millimetres nearer the centre plane than the side plane on the side of vehicle where the sidecar is attached
All lamps not more than 1½ metres above the ground level.
 
Rear lamp
Two
 
3. Motor-cycle with three wheels (except motor-cycle with sidecar attached thereto)
Headlamp
Rear lamp
One
A matched pair
Headlamp on the centre plane of vehicle
Each rear lamp not more than 300 millimetres nearer the centre plane than the side plane on the side of vehicle where rear lamp is
All lamps not more than 1½ metres above the ground level.
4. Land tractor and works vehicle
Headlamp
Rear lamp
A matched pair
A matched pair
Each headlamp or rear lamp not more than 400 millimetres from the outermost part of the illuminated surface to the outermost part of the vehicle
(a) Headlamp not more than 1.5 metres above the ground level.
(b) Rear lamps not more than 1.5 metres above the ground level. The Registrar may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, approve a height of more than 1.5 metres but less than 2.0 metres.
5. Every trailer and every vehicle being drawn thereby
Front lamp
Rear lamp
A matched pair
A matched pair
Each front lamp or rear lamp not more than 400 millimetres from the outermost part of the illuminated surface to the outermost part of the vehicle
All lamps not more than 1.5 metres above the ground level. The Registrar may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, approve a height of more than 1.5 metres but less 2.0 metres.
6. Public service vehicle which has a width of more than 2.3 metres
Pass lamp which shows a red diffused light to the rear when lit
A matched pair
Each lamp on one side of vehicle at the rear and as near to the extreme projecting point of the vehicle and as high as possible.
7. Goods vehicle which has an overall length of more than 11 metres
Flank lamp showing a white diffused light to the front and a red diffused light to the rear when lit
A matched pair
Each lamp on one side of vehicle and midway between the front lamp and the rear lamp on that side or in such other positions as the Registrar may require.
8. Crane with a jib projecting forward beyond the front of the driver’s seat
Marker lamp showing a white diffused light to the front
One
At the extreme projecting point of the jib.
9. Vehicle with a load projecting from the rear of vehicle
Marker lamp showing a red diffuse light to the rear when lit
One
As near as practicable to the outer edge of the load and which in any event is such that no part of the load projects outwards more than 300 millimetres beyond a vertical line through the nearest part of the illuminated area of the lamp.
10. Every new goods vehicle registered on or after 1st July 1980, with an overall length of more than 11 metres
An amber rotating lamp
One
To be approved by the Registrar.
11. Every other motor vehicle
Headlamp
Front lamp
Rear lamp
A matched pair
A matched pair
A matched pair
Each headlamp, front lamp or rear lamp not more than 400 millimetres from the outermost part of the illumiminated surface to the outermost part of the vehicle
(a) Headlamp not more than 1.5 metres above the ground level.
(b) All front lamps and rear lamps not more than 1.5 metres above the ground level. The Registrar may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, approve a height of more than 1.5 metres but less than 2.0 metres.
12. School bus which has a width of not more than 2.3 metres
Pass lamp which blinks when the vehicle is stationary
A matched pair
Each lamp on one side of vehicle at the rear and as near to the extreme projecting point of the vehicle and as high as possible.
13. School bus which has a width of more than 2.3 metres
Pass lamp which blinks when the vehicle is stationary
A matched pair
Each lamp on one side of vehicle at the rear and as near to the extreme projecting point of the vehicle and as high as possible.
14. All motor vehicles
Identification mark lamp showing a white diffused light to the rear identification mark when lit
One or a matched pair
For a single lamp, at the top or bottom of the rear identification mark. For a matched pair, at the sides of both vertical edges of the rear identification mark or in such other positions as the Registrar may approve.