Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Act 2017

3Meaning of other key termsS

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(1)In this Act—

  • motor vehicle” has the meaning given by section 185 of the Road Traffic Act 1988,

  • passenger seat” means any seat in a motor vehicle other than the driver's seat,

  • school authority” means—

    (a)

    an education authority,

    (b)

    the managers of a grant-aided school,

    (c)

    the proprietor of an independent school,

  • seat belt” means a belt of any kind which complies with the requirements of regulations made under section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 and section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 governing the construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles.

(2)Each of the following terms in this Act has the meaning given by section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980—

  • “education authority”,

  • “educational establishment”,

  • “grant-aided school”,

  • “independent school”,

  • “managers”,

  • “proprietor”,

  • “pupil”,

  • “school education”,

  • “secondary education.”