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266DWearing seatbelts—passengers 6 months old or older but
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266D Wearing seatbelts—passengers 6 months old or older but under 4 years old (1) If a passenger is 6 months old or older, but under 4 years old, the passenger must be restrained in a suitable and properly fastened and adjusted— (a) rearward facing approved child restraint; or (b) forward facing approved child restraint that has an inbuilt harness. be restrained as if section 266E (1) applied to the passenger. (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 266I applied to the passenger. (4) This section does not apply if the passenger is exempt from wearing mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (5) This section applies subject to section 266F and section 266K.