The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993

6.  In regulation 7 (exemptions) for paragraph (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) The prohibition in section 15(1) of the Act shall not apply in relation to—

(a)a small child aged 3 years or more who is riding in a bus and is wearing an adult belt if an appropriate seat belt is not available for him in the front or rear of the vehicle;

(b)a child for whom there is a medical certificate; or

(c)a disabled child who is wearing a disabled person’s belt.

(2) The prohibition in section 15(1) of the Act shall not apply in relation to a child riding in a bus—

(a)which is being used to provide a local service (within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985(1)) in a built-up area, or

(b)which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of standing passengers and on which the operator permits standing.”.