14 Seat belts: adults
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

Protective measures: seat belts, helmets, etc

14  Seat belts: adults

(1)     The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, persons who are driving or riding in motor vehicles on a road to wear seat belts of such description as may be prescribed.

(2)     Regulations under this section—

(a)     may make different provision in relation to different classes of vehicles, different descriptions of persons and different circumstances,

[(aa)     . . .]

(b)     shall include exceptions for—

[(i)     the driver of or a passenger in a motor vehicle constructed or adapted for carrying goods, while on a journey which does not exceed the prescribed distance and which is undertaken for the purpose of delivering

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