The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts in Rear Seats by Adults) Regulations 1991

General interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“adult seat belt” means—

(a)

a three-point belt, or

(b)

a lap belt,

which has been marked in accordance with regulation47(7) of the Construction and Use Regulations;

“child restraint” means a seat belt or any other description of restraining devicefor the use of a young person—

(a)

which is designed either to be fitted directly to a suitableanchorage or to be used in conjunction with an adult seat belt and heldin place by the restraining action of that belt; and

(b)

which has been marked in accordance with regulation 47(7) of theConstruction and Use Regulations;

and any reference to wearing a child restraint is to be construed accordingly;

“Construction and Use Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986(1);

“medical certificate”, in relation to a person, means a valid certificate signed by amedical practitioner to the effect that it is inadvisable on medicalgrounds for that person to wear a seat belt;

“rear seat” in relation to a vehicle means a seat not being the driver’s seat,a seat alongside the driver’s seat or a specified passenger seat

“trade licence” has the same meaning as in section 38(1) of theVehicles (Excise) Act 1971(2);

“disabled person’s belt”,“lap belt”,“seat”,“specified passenger seat” and“three point belt” have the meanings given by regulation 47(8) of the Construction andUse Regulations.

(2) Without prejudice to section 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978(3), a reference to a provision of the Construction and UseRegulations is a reference to that provision as from time to timeamended or as from time to time re-enacted with or without modification.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a child restraint isappropriate, in relation to a child under the age of 14 years, if it isa child restraint appropriate to the weight of the child in accordancewith the indication of weight shown on the marking required underregulation 47(7) of the Construction and Use Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1986/1078; relevant amending instruments are S.I.1987/1133 and 1989/1478.

(2)

1971 c. 10.

(3)

1978 c. 30.