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266EWearing seatbelts—passengers 4 years old or older but
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266E Wearing seatbelts—passengers 4 years old or older but under 7 years old (1) If a passenger is 4 years old or older, but under 7 years old, the passenger must— (a) be restrained in a suitable and properly fastened and adjusted forward facing approved child restraint that has an inbuilt harness; or (b) be placed on a properly positioned approved booster seat and be restrained by either a suitable lap and sash type approved seatbelt that is properly adjusted and fastened, or by a suitable approved child safety harness that is properly adjusted and fastened; or (c) if the passenger is seated in a seating position in a part of the vehicle that is designed primarily for the carriage of goods— (i) be restrained by a suitable lap and sash type seatbelt that is properly adjusted and fastened; or (ii) have the midsection of the passenger’s body restrained by a suitable lap type seatbelt that is properly adjusted and fastened, and have the passenger’s upper body restrained by an approved child safety harness that is properly adjusted and fastened. be restrained as if section 266I applied to them. (3) This section does not apply if the passenger is exempt from wearing mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (4) This section applies subject to section 266F and section 266K.
approved booster seat means a booster seat approved by the road transport authority under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation 2017, section 73 (1) (b).