The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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

3.  In regulation 2 (general interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) before the definition of “Construction and Use Regulations” insert—

““bus” has the same meaning as in Article 24(11) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1);”,

(ii) after the definition of “front seat” insert—

““local service” has the same meaning as in Article 24B of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2);”,

(iii) After the definition of “member State” insert—

““operator”, in relation to a bus, means—

(a)

the owner of the bus, or

(b)

if the bus is in the possession of any other person under an agreement for hire,

(c)

hire-purchase, conditional sale, loan or otherwise, that person;”;

(b) in paragraph (2) in the definition of “small child” for “150” substitute “135”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(d)—

(i) for “in a relevant vehicle (“the vehicle in question”)” substitute “in a vehicle”, and

(ii) for “in the vehicle in question in that State” substitute “in that vehicle in that State”;

(d) in paragraph (4)(b)—

(i) for “in a relevant vehicle (“the vehicle in question”)” substitute “in a vehicle”, and

(ii) for “in the vehicle in question in that State” substitute “in that vehicle in that State”;

(e) for paragraph (8) substitute the following—

“(8) For the purposes of these Regulations, a seat belt is appropriate—

(a) in relation to a small child, if it is a child restraint of a description prescribed for a child of his height and weight by regulation 5;

(b) in relation to a large child, if it is a child restraint of a description prescribed for a child of his height and weight by regulation 5 or an adult belt; or

(c) in relation to a person aged 14 years or more, if it is an adult belt.”.

(f) after paragraph (8) insert the following—

“(9) For the purposes of these Regulations, references to a bus being used to provide a local service in a built up area shall be construed in the same way as in Article 24A(5)(3) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.”.

(1)

Article 24(11) was amended by S.R. 2007 No. 7

(2)

Article 24B was inserted by S.R. 2007 No. 7

(3)

Article 24A was inserted by S.R. 2007 No. 7