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Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Government Printer for Northern Ireland

2022-10-20

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

These Regulations make provisions relating to the wearing of seat belts in the front or rear of motor vehicles by adults and to the wearing of seat belts and other restraints by children in the rear of motor vehicles. They replace and revoke:the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982;the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989; andthe Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Adults) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991.

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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reg. 1

reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)

The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

reg. 2(2)

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reg. 8(1)(a)

The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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reg. 3(b)(i)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 6(2)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 6(2)

reg. 1(1)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 6(2)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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reg. 6(1)(b)

The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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reg. 6(1)(d)

The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

reg. 3(b)

reg. 6(1)(fa)

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reg. 6(4)

The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

reg. 2(3)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

reg. 2(2)

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

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The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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PART IINTRODUCTION

1Citation and commencement

2General interpretation

3Interpretation of references to relevant vehicles

PART IIADULTS IN THE FRONT OR REAR OF A VEHICLE

4General

5Requirement for adults to wear adult belts

6Exceptions

PART IIICHILDREN IN THE REAR OF A VEHICLE

7General

8Description of seat belts to be worn by children

9Exceptions relating to motor vehicles

10Exceptions relating to children

11Revocation

SCHEDULE 1Meaning of “medical certificate”

PART I

1Subject to paragraph 2, in these Regulations, “medical certificate”, in...

2A certificate shall not be regarded as a medical certificate...

3Paragraph 2 does not apply in relation to a certificate...

PART II

SCHEDULE 2Interpretation of References to Availability of Seat Belts

1For the purposes of these Regulations, in relation to a...

2For the purposes of these Regulations, in relation to a...

3The requirements of this paragraph are satisfied in relation to...

4Paragraph 3 shall have effect in relation to regulation 10(3)...

5Paragraph 3(b) and (d) shall not apply unless the presence...

6Paragraph 3(f) shall not apply if it would be reasonably...

7Paragraph 3(g) shall not apply if— (a) the person in...

8A child restraint shall be regarded as provided for a...

SCHEDULE 3Regulations revoked

1993 No. 362

ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

Made17th August 1993

Coming into operation1st October 1993

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 129A(1) and (2), 129D(1), (1A), (3), (3A) and (4), 214(1) and 218(1) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19811 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Regulations: