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266HSeating position—passenger 4 years old or older but
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266H Seating position—passenger 4 years old or older but under 7 years old (1) A passenger who is 4 years old or older, but is under 7 years old, must not be in the front row of a motor vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats unless in the row or rows behind the front row— (a) all of the other seats are occupied by passengers who are also under 7 years old; or
(b) there is no empty seating position in which the passenger can sit in accordance with this section. This subsection would permit a 6 year old to sit in the front row of a vehicle that has 2 rows of seats if 2 occupied approved child restraints in the back row encroached on an empty seating position between them in a way that made it impossible for another approved child restraint or booster seat to be placed in that position. (2) The driver does not have to comply with subsection (1) if— medical practitioner believes the passenger should be in the front row of the vehicle because of a medical condition or disability that the passenger has; and (b) the driver is complying with any conditions stated in the medical (3) However, the driver is exempt under subsection (2) only if— or