Seat belts and child restraints
162A Seat belts and child restraints
Subject to this section and the regulations, every motor vehicle must be equipped in accordance with the regulations with seat belts, anchorages for seat belts and anchorages for child restraints.
The
Governor may, by regulation—
declare that any vehicle or vehicles of any class are exempt from the provisions of this section; and
prescribe specifications as to the design, materials, strength, construction and installation of seat belts, anchorages for seat belts, child restraints and anchorages for child restraints; and
prescribe the seating positions for which seat belts, anchorages for seat belts or anchorages for child restraints are required; and
prescribe any other matters or specifications relating to seat belts, anchorages for seat belts, child restraints or anchorages for child restraints.
The
Minister may, in respect of any particular vehicle or vehicles of any particular class, approve specifications in relation to the seat belts with which that vehicle or vehicles of that class are to be equipped.
A vehicle equipped with seat belts in accordance with specifications approved under subsection (4) will be taken to comply with this section.
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