267Exemptions from wearing seatbelts

267 Exemptions from wearing seatbelts

(1)  A person is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if –

(a) the person is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under another law of this jurisdiction and is complying with the conditions (if any) of the exemption; and

(b) the person is a passenger in or on a motor vehicle with 2 or more rows of seats and there is not another law of this jurisdiction permitting the person to sit in the front row of seats, and the person is not in the front row of seats.

Note Motor vehicle is defined in the dictionary.

(1A)  A person in or on a motor vehicle is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if –

(a) the seating position that he or she occupies is not fitted with a seatbelt; and

(b) there is no requirement for that seating position to be fitted with a seatbelt; and

(c) all passengers in the vehicle who are exempt from wearing a seatbelt are complying with subrule (8).

(1B)  Subrule (1A) does not apply to a person who is under 7 years old.

(1C)  To avoid doubt, subrule (1A) does not authorise a passenger to whom rule 266(3) or (3A) applies to occupy a seat in the front row of seats in a vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats.

(2)  A person in or on a motor vehicle is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if –

(a) the person is engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, and is required to get in or out of the vehicle, or on or off the vehicle, at frequent intervals; and

(b) the vehicle is not travelling over 25 kilometres per hour.

(2A)  Subrule (2) does not apply to a person who is under 7 years old.

(3)  A person is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if –

(a) the person (or, for a passenger, the driver of the vehicle in or on which the person is a passenger) is carrying a certificate (other than a medical certificate issued under subrule (3A)), issued under another law of this jurisdiction, stating that the person is not required to wear a seatbelt; and