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Explanatory note

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These Regulations make provision relating to the wearing of seat belts and restraints by children in motor vehicles.

They amend the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993.

They implement requirements of Council Directive 2014/37/EU (OJ No L 59 28.2.2014, p32).

Regulation 3 includes in the definition of “child restraint” a seat belt marked in accordance with paragraphs 4, 5.4 and 5.6 of Regulation Number 129 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations on uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles.

Regulations 4 and 5 include in the description of seat belts that may be worn by children, child restraints that bear the markings required under paragraphs 4, 5.4 and 5.6 of Regulation 129 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations on uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on costs of the private, public and voluntary sectors is available from the Road User Licencing Insurance and Safety Division, Department for Transport, Zone 3/29 Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. A copy of the assessment has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.

A copy of the Transposition Note is also available from the Department for Transport.

The Impact Assessment and the Transposition Note are also annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum that is available alongside the instrument on the website www.legislation.gov.uk.

A copy of Regulation Number 129 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations on uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles, as well as Corrigendum 1 and Amendments 1 and 2 thereto, are available on the website www.unece.org, and from UN Economic Commission for Europe, Information Service, Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland.