Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 1984
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1984/145 |
1984 No. 145
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 19849thFebruary 1984
1stMarch 1984
Whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with the provisions of section 1(4) of the Consumer Safety Act 1978(a), consulted with such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, the Health and Safety Commission (as regards Great Britain) and such other persons as he considers appropriate:
And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the said Act, and now vested in him(b), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pedal Bicycles (Safety) Regulations 1984.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the expiry of a period of 21 days beginning on the day on which these Regulations are made.
2.—(1) In these Regulations:—
"competition bicycle" means a bicycle which has no brakes and is specifically designed for off-road racing on enclosed tracks;
"tradesman's delivery bicycle" means a bicycle which is designed primarily or entirely for the carriage of goods in the course of a trade;
"tandem bicycle" means a bicycle which is designed to carry two or more persons at least two of whom can propel the vehicle at the same time; and
"the British Standard" means the specification for safety requirements for bicycles issued by the British Standards Institution under reference BS.6102: Part 1: 1981, and Part 2: 1982.
(a) 1978 c.38.
(b) S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238.
(2) In these Regulations "supply" includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply, and "supplied" and "supplying" shall be construed accordingly.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to the height of the saddle of a bicycle is a reference to the height above the ground of the part of the seating area of the saddle which is furthest from the ground when the vehicle to which the saddle is attached is vertical and the saddle is raised to the fullest extent compatible with safety and any pneumatic tyres on the wheels of the vehicle are fully inflated.
3. Except as provided in Regulation 5 below, no person shall on or after 1st August 1984 supply any two-wheeled pedal cycle, not being constructed or adapted for propulsion by mechanical power, unless —
(a) in the case...
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