The Wheeled Child Conveyances (Safety) Regulations 1997

Requirements for wheeled child conveyances

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall supply any wheeled child conveyance which does not conform to BS 7409.

(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not prohibit the supply before 1st January 1999 of—

(a) any perambulator which does not conform to BS 7409 but which complies with the requirements of paragraph (3) below; or

(b) any pushchair which does not conform to BS 7409 but which conforms to BS 4792.

(3) The requirements for perambulators referred to in paragraph (2)(a) above are that—

(a) a perambulator shall have a parking device which complies with the requirements of clause 3.3 of BS 4139 when tested in accordance with Appendix D thereof;

(b) a perambulator shall comply with the requirements for stability contained in clause 3.4 of BS 4139 when tested in accordance with Appendix E thereof;

(c) a perambulator shall have harness anchorage points which comply with the requirements of clause 3.6 of BS 4139 when tested in accordance with Appendix A thereof; and

(d) a perambulator having a folding chassis shall have a main locking device and an additional safety device, the actions of which shall be such that, if either is operated independently when the perambulator contains a test dummy constructed to the specifications set out in Appendix F to BS 4139, the degree of folding of the perambulator which occurs does not cause or permit movement of the handle to such an extent that its uppermost part passes over the seat of the perambulator.