9ASeat belt requirements for vehicles

9A. Seat belt requirements for vehicles

(1) A person must not drive or use or permit to be driven or used a vehicle to which this section applies in an area to which this section applies unless the vehicle is equipped with —

(a) a seat belt for every seat position in the vehicle conforming to the standards and specifications prescribed by regulations; and

(b) seat belt anchorage points or seat belt anchorages in respect of every seat position in the vehicle conforming to the standards and specifications prescribed by regulations.

(2) This section applies to motor cars and to off‑road vehicles but does not apply to motor cycles.

(3) This section applies in every area of the State to which the provisions of this Act apply except —

(b) on private land on which the vehicle is used by consent, being private land that is neither a permitted area nor a prohibited area.

[Section 9A inserted: No. 12 of 1985 s. 5; amended: No. 28 of 2001 s. 31; No. 8 of 2025 s. 14 and 15.]