263ARequirement that seatbelt etc. be properly adjusted and fastened

263A Requirement that seatbelt etc. be properly adjusted and fastened

(1) In this Part, a requirement that a person wear or be restrained in or by a seatbelt, child restraint or child safety harness is not met unless the seatbelt, child restraint or child safety harness is properly adjusted and fastened.

(2) In the case of a passenger who is under 16 years old and is sitting in a seating position that is fitted with a lap and sash type seatbelt, the seat belt is taken to be properly adjusted and fastened if, instead of using the sash part of the seatbelt, an approved child safety harness is used to restrain the upper body of the passenger.

Rule 263B inserted by S.R. No. 7/2023 rule 9.