# Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Paragraph 9: Seats


(1) A seat shall not be fitted to a door of a minibus.
(2) Seats and wheelchair anchorages fitted to a minibus shall be fixed to the vehicle.
(3) A seat, other than a wheelchair, fitted to a minibus shall not be less than 400mm wide, and in ascertaining the width of a seat no account shall be taken of arm-rests, whether or not they are folded back or otherwise put out of use.
(4) A minibus shall not be fitted with an anchorage for a wheelchair in such a manner that a wheelchair secured to the anchorage would face either side of the vehicle.
(5) A minibus shall not be fitted with a seat—
(a) facing either side of the vehicle and immediately forward of a rear door unless the seat is fitted with an arm-rest or similar device to guard against a passenger on that seat falling through the doorway; or
(b) so placed that a passenger on it would, without protection, be liable to be thrown through a doorway which is provided with a power-operated door or down steps, unless the vehicle is fitted with a screen or guard which affords adequate protection against that occurrence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/454/schedule/6/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/schedule-6/paragraph-9
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