I haven't had a good look at the applicability of that 2002 regulation
(yet), but it's important to note that most acts and regulations will
refer to "cycles" as having the same meaning as The Road Traffic Act
1988.
That meaning can be found at
'Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)' (http://tinyurl.com/r69x8)
192 (General interpretation of Act.)


..."cycle" means a bicycle, a tricycle, or a cycle having four or more
wheels, not being in any case a motor vehicle,


Unicycle being absent.

You're probably going to be concerned with The Fixed Penalty Offences
Order 1999, s3(2)(b)
(b) cycling on the footway contrary to section 72 of the Highways Act
1835 shall be fixed penalty offences for the purposes of Part III of
the 1988 Act.

In any case, I think you'd be doing the unicyclists of the UK a great
service in seeking professional legal counsel and arguing the case. If
you can't get legal aid I'm sure there's plenty would be willing to
help fund you and settle the issue.


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