SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 7A CHARGE AT REDUCED RATE

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Sch. 7A inserted (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 99(7)(a) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 99(5)(7)(a), Sch. 31 Pt. 1 para. 1

C1Part 2 THE GROUPS

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Group 5 — Children’s car seats

ITEM NO.

1

Supplies of children’s car seats.

NOTES:

1Meaning of “children’s car seats”

1

For the purposes of this Group, the following are “children’s car seats”—

a

a safety seat;

F2aa

a related base unit for a safety seat;

b

the combination of a safety seat and a related wheeled framework;

c

a booster seat;

d

a booster cushion.

2

In this Group “child” means a person aged under 14 years.

2Meaning of “safety seat”

In this Group “safety seat” means a seat—

a

designed to be sat in by a child in a road vehicle,

F3b

designed so that, when in use in a road vehicle, it can be restrained in one or more of the following ways—

i

by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle, or

ii

by belts, or anchorages, that form part of the seat being attached to the vehicle, or

iii

by a related base unit, and

c

incorporating an integral harness, or integral impact shield, for restraining a child seated in it.

2AF4Meaning of “related base unit”

In this Group “related base unit” means a base unit which is designed solely for the purpose of attaching a safety seat securely in a road vehicle by means of anchorages that form part of the base unit and which, when in use in a road vehicle, can be restrained in one or more of the following ways—

a

by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle, or

b

by permanent anchorage points in the vehicle, or

c

by belts attached to permanent anchorage points in the vehicle.

3Meaning of “related wheeled framework”

For the purposes of this Group, a wheeled framework is “related” to a safety seat if the framework and the seat are each designed so that—

a

when the seat is not in use in a road vehicle it can be attached to the framework, and

b

when the seat is so attached, the combination of the seat and the framework can be used as a child’s pushchair.

4Meaning of “booster seat”

In this Group “booster seat” means a seat designed—

a

to be sat in by a child in a road vehicle, and

b

so that, when in use in a road vehicle, it and a child seated in it can be restrained by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle.

5Meaning of “booster cushion”

In this Group “booster cushion” means a cushion designed—

a

to be sat on by a child in a road vehicle, and

b

so that a child seated on it can be restrained by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle