The Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1990 No. 2294 — creates 1 criminal offence.

Made

20 November 1990

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Act 1990, Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes provision for Northern Ireland to secure the wearing of protective headgear by children while horse riding. The Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of the Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Act 1990.

Offences created by this instrument

• Causing or permitting child under 14 to ride on road without protective headgear article 3(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability

How Parliament handled it

Parliament's Statutory Instruments service records procedure from May 2017 onwards, and this instrument predates it. That is a limit of the source, not a statement that nothing happened.

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• This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
• Other instruments from 1990