http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1201/schedule/paragraph/1

The Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Regulations 1992

Health and safety requirements

Protective headgear

Accident and emergency departments

Horse riding

ROAD TRAFFIC

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2024-05-21

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1992-06-30

These Regulations are made under the Horses (Protective Headgear for Young Riders) Act 1990. Section 1(1) of the 1990 Act makes it an offence for various persons (a parent, a guardian, an owner of a horse, a person who has custody of a horse immediately before a child rides it, an employer of a child) to cause or permit a child under the age of 14 to ride a horse (defined in section 3 of the 1990 Act to include a pony, mule, donkey or other equine animal) on a road unless the child is wearing protective headgear of such description as may be specified in the regulations and in such manner as may be so specified.