# Council Directive of 16 December 1991 relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child-restraint systems in vehicles (91/671/EEC), Article 6a

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States may, with the Commission's agreement, grant temporary exemptions, other than those provided for in Articles 5 and 6, in order that, subject to compliance with the rules of the Member State concerned, for local transport operations, particularly for school buses, a greater number of seated children may be transported in M2 and M3 vehicles than there are seats available fitted with safety belts.
The period of validity of such exemptions, set by the Member State, may not be more than five years from 9 May 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/671/article/6a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-671/article-6a
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