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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-wearing-of-seat-belts-amendment-regulations-2006/regulation-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1892",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-wearing-of-seat-belts-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993",
  "text": "(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 after the definition of “the Construction and Use Regulations” insert—\n““large bus” means a motor vehicle which—\n(a)is constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of passengers,\n(b)has more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat,\n(c)has four or more wheels,\n(d)has a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and\n(e)has a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes;”.\n(2) In paragraph (1) of that regulation after the definition of “licensed taxi” insert—\n““light goods vehicle” means a motor vehicle which—\n(a)has four or more wheels,\n(b)has a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and\n(c)has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes;”.\n(3) In paragraph (1) of that regulation after the definition of “medical certificate” insert—\n““operator”, in relation to a small or large bus, means—\n(a)the owner of the bus, or\n(b)if the bus is in the possession of any other person under an agreement for hire, hire-purchase, conditional sale, loan or otherwise, that person;”.\n(4) In paragraph (1) of that regulation after the definition of “seat belt” insert—\n““small bus” means a motor vehicle which—\n(a)is constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of passengers,\n(b)has more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat,\n(c)has four or more wheels,\n(d)has a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour, and\n(e)has a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes;”.\n(5) In paragraph (3) of that regulation substitute “135” for “150” in the definition of a “small child”.\n(6) In sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (4) of that regulation—\n(a) for “in a relevant vehicle (“the vehicle in question”)“ substitute “in a vehicle”, and\n(b) for “in the vehicle in question in that State” substitute “in that vehicle in that State”.\n(7) In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (5) of that regulation—\n(a) for “in a relevant vehicle (“the vehicle in question”)“ substitute “in a vehicle”, and\n(b) for “in the vehicle in question in that State” substitute “in that vehicle in that State”.\n(8) For paragraph (8) of that regulation substitute—\n“(8) For the purposes of these Regulations, a seat belt is appropriate—\n(a) in relation to a small child, if it is a child restraint of a description prescribed for a child of his height and weight by regulation 8;\n(b) in relation to a large child, if it is a child restraint of a description prescribed for a child of his height and weight by regulation 8 or an adult belt; or\n(c) in relation to a person aged 14 years or more, if it is an adult belt.”.\n(9) After paragraph (9) of that regulation insert—\n“(9A) For the purposes of these Regulations, references to a bus being used to provide a service in a “built-up area” shall be construed in the same way as in section 15B(6) of the Act.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 10 in force at 18.9.2006, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1892/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:25:57.495167+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}