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266CWearing seatbelts—passengers under 6 months old
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266C Wearing seatbelts—passengers under 6 months old (1) If a passenger is under 6 months old, the passenger must be restrained in a suitable and properly fastened and adjusted rearward facing approved child restraint. be restrained as if section 266D (1) applied to them. (3) Also, if the passenger cannot safely be restrained as required by subsection (2) because of their height or weight, the passenger must be restrained as if section 266E (1) applied to them.
(4) Further, if the passenger cannot safely be restrained as required by subsection (3) because of their height or weight, the passenger must be restrained as if section 266I applied to them. (5) This section does not apply if the passenger is exempt from wearing mentioned in s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (6) This section applies subject to section 266F and section 266K.