Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993

6.  In regulation 7 (exemptions) for paragraph (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) The prohibition in section 15(1) of the Act shall not apply in relation to—

(a)a small child aged 3 years or more who is riding in a bus and is wearing an adult belt if an appropriate seat belt is not available for him in the front or rear of the vehicle;

(b)a child for whom there is a medical certificate; or

(c)a disabled child who is wearing a disabled person’s belt.

(2) The prohibition in section 15(1) of the Act shall not apply in relation to a child riding in a bus—

(a)which is being used to provide a local service (within the meaning of the Transport Act 1985(1)) in a built-up area, or

(b)which is constructed or adapted for the carriage of standing passengers and on which the operator permits standing.”.