# The Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2018, Regulation 3: Appointed days


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1, 4 and 5 of the Act is 1st August 2018.
(2) In respect of arrangements to provide a home-to-school transport service for pupils for whom secondary education is provided where—
(a) the service is provided under a contract entered into by or on behalf of a school authority before 18th December 2017; and
(b) the contract as constituted before that date does not require that the motor vehicle used to provide the service has a seat belt fitted to each passenger seat,
the day appointed for the coming into force of section 1 of the Act is 1st August 2021.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/195/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seat-belts-on-school-transport-scotland-act-2017-commencement-regulations-2018/regulation-3
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