UKPGA-1991-14 — Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) Act 1991

preamble

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

s. 1 — Safety equipment for children in motor vehicles.

The following section shall be inserted after section 15 of the Road Traffic Act 1988—.

s. 2 — Proceedings for offences under section 15A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

s. 2(1)

In the heading and in paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1988 (supplementary provisions in connection with proceedings for offences under sections 17 and 18(4)) “ 15A, ” shall be inserted before “17” wherever it occurs.

s. 2(2)

In paragraph 5 of that Schedule the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted before sub-paragraph (1)—.

s. 2(3)

In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 5 of that Schedule for the words “helmet or appliance in question” there shall be substituted the words “ equipment, helmet or appliance in question under a warranty, or to whom the information in question was provided ”.

s. 2(4)

The following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Schedule—.

s. 3 — Offences — supplementary.

s. 3(1)

In section 4(1) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (offences for which local authorities in England and Wales may institute proceedings) for the words “17 or 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1988” there shall be substituted the words “ 15A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (safety equipment for children in motor vehicles) or under section 17 or 18 of that Act ”.

s. 3(2)

In Part I of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences under the Traffic Acts), after the entry relating to the offence created by section 15(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there shall be inserted—.

s. 3(3)

In that Part of that Schedule in the entry relating to the offence created by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1988 for the words from “protective” to “section” there shall be substituted the words “ equipment, protective helmet, appliance or information in defending proceedings under RTA section 15A, ”.

s. 4 — Short title and extent.

s. 4(1)

This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) Act 1991.

s. 4(2)

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.