Paragraph 1 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

Subject to paragraph 2, in these Regulations, “medical certificate”, in relation to a person driving or riding in a vehicle, means—

(a)

a valid certificate signed by a medical practitioner to the effect that it is inadvisable on medical grounds for him to wear a seat belt, or

(b)

a valid certificate to such effect issued by the authority having power to issue such a certificate under the law of F1a member State corresponding to these Regulations.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/512), regs. 1(1), 4(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 2.2.1993, see reg. 1(1)