Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988 (c. 23)

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988

1988 CHAPTER 23

An Act to make provision for the wearing of rear seat belts by children; and for connected purposes.

[28th June 1988]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:—

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1, 3(2)(3) repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3

2 Northern Ireland (corresponding provision). U.K.

An Order in Council made under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the M1 Northern Ireland Act 1974 which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to the purposes of [F2 section 15(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988] shall not be subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph 1 of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament) but shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words substituted by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), s. 4, Sch. 3 para. 38

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 28.

3 Short title, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988.

(2), (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1, 3(2)(3) repealed by Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54, SIF 107:1), ss. 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4 paras. 1–3