15 Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

15  Restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles

(1)     Except as provided by regulations, where a child under the age of fourteen years is in the front of a motor vehicle, a person must not without reasonable excuse drive the vehicle on a road unless the child is wearing a seat belt in conformity with regulations.

[(1A)     Where—

(a)     a child is in the front of a motor vehicle other than a bus,

(b)     the child is in a rear-facing child restraining device, and

(c)     the passenger seat where the child is placed is protected by a front air bag,

a person must not without reasonable excuse drive the vehicle on a road unless the air bag is deactivated.]

(2)     It is an offence for a person to drive a motor vehicle in contravention of subsection (1) [or (1A)] above.

[(3)     Except as provided by regulations, where—

(a)     a child under the age of three years is in the rear of a motor vehicle, or

(b)     a child of or over that age but under the age of fourteen years is in the rear of a motor vehicle and any seat belt is fitted

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