The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and sections 14(1) and (2) and 15(3) and (5) of the Road Traffic Act 19882.

The Secretary of State for Transport has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the carriage of passengers and goods by road3.

The Secretary of State for Transport has consulted with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

A draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 195(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.