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| | | Number of lamps required of each type |
| | Lateral position of centre of each lamp |
| | Vertical position of centre of each lamp required |
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| | | | Both on the centre plane of vehicle |
| | All lamps not more than 1½ metres above the ground level. |
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| 2. | Motor-cycle with sidecar attached thereto |
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| | | | 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. |
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| 3. | Motor-cycle with three wheels (except motor-cycle with sidecar attached thereto) |
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| | | | 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. |
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| 4. | Land tractor and works vehicle |
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| | | | 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. |
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| (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. |
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| 5. | Every trailer and every vehicle being drawn thereby |
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| | | | 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. |
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| 6. | Public service vehicle which has a width of more than 2.3 metres |
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| | Pass lamp which shows a red diffused light to the rear when lit |
| | | | | 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. |
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| 7. | Goods vehicle which has an overall length of more than 11 metres and which is not fitted with side markings in accordance with rule 4A of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Rear and Side Markings) Rules (R 18) |
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| | Flank lamp showing a white diffused light to the front and a red diffused light to the rear when lit |
| | | | | 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. |
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| 8. | Crane with a jib projecting forward beyond the front of the driver’s seat |
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| | Marker lamp showing a white diffused light to the front |
| | | | | At the extreme projecting point of the jib. |
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| 9. | Vehicle with a load projecting from the rear of vehicle |
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| | Marker lamp showing a red diffuse light to the rear when lit |
| | | | | 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. |
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| 10. | Every new goods vehicle registered on or after 1st July 1980, with an overall length of more than 11 metres |
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| | | | | | To be approved by the Registrar. |
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| 11. | Every other motor vehicle |
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| | | | 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. |
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| (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. |
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| 12. | School bus which has a width of not more than 2.3 metres |
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| | Pass lamp which blinks when the vehicle is stationary |
| | | 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. |
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| 13. | School bus which has a width of more than 2.3 metres |
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| | Pass lamp which blinks when the vehicle is stationary |
| | | 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. |
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| | Identification mark lamp showing a white diffused light to the rear identification mark when lit |
| | | | | 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. |
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