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266ISeating position—passenger 7 years old or older but
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266I Seating position—passenger 7 years old or older but under 16 years old (1) If a passenger is 7 years old or older, but is under 16 years old— (a) the passenger must be restrained in a suitable approved child restraint that is properly adjusted and fastened; or (b) the passenger— (i) must occupy a seating position that is fitted with a suitable approved seatbelt; and (ii) must not occupy the same seating position as another passenger (whether or not the other passenger is exempt from wearing a seatbelt under section 267); and (iii) must wear the seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened. (2) This section does not apply if the passenger is exempt from wearing