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8.—(1) For a child of any particular height and weight travelling in a particular vehicle, the description of seat belt prescribed for the purposes of section 15(3) of the Act to be worn by him is—
(a)if he is a small child F1..., a child restraint of a description specified in sub-paragraph (a) [F2, (b) or (c)] of paragraph (2);
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)if he is a large child, a child restraint of a description specified in sub-paragraph (a) [F4or (c)] of paragraph (2) or an adult belt.
(2) The descriptions of seat belt referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)a child restraint with the marking required under regulation 47(7) of the Construction and Use Regulations if the marking indicates that it is suitable for his weight and either indicates that it is suitable for his height or contains no indication as respects height;
(b)a child restraint which would meet the requirements of the law of another member State corresponding to these Regulations were it to be worn by that child when travelling in that vehicle in that State.
[F5(c)a child restraint with markings required under paragraphs 4, 5.4 and 5.6 of Regulation Number 129 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations on uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles if the markings indicate that it is suitable for his height, weight and age.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 8(1)(a) omitted (18.9.2006) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1892), regs. 1(1), 14(a)
F2Words in reg. 8(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/574), regs. 1, 4(a)
F3Reg. 8(1)(b) omitted (18.9.2006) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1892), regs. 1(1), 14(b)
F4Words in reg. 8(1)(c) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/574), regs. 1, 4(b)
F5Reg. 8(2)(c) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/574), regs. 1, 5
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in force at 2.2.1993, see reg. 1(1)
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