Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1978.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 360/1978
• Year: 1978

S.I. No. 360 of 1978.
ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND USE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1978.
The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 11 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:—
PART IGENERAL
	1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1978.
(2) The Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1978, and these Regulations shall be construed as one.
(3) The collective citation " the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 to 1978 " shall include these Regulations.
	2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1979.
	3. Article 4 of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1971 ) shall be amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of sub-article (1) of the following paragraph—
"(b) a safety belt for use by each passenger occupying a forward facing front seat ".
PART IIUSE OF SAFETY BELTS
	4. (1) This Part of these Regulations shall apply to—
( a ) passenger vehicles and station wagons having passenger accommodation for not more than eight persons exclusive of the driver and first registered on or after 1st day of June, 1971 and
( b ) goods vehicles not exceeding 30 cwts. in weight unladen and first registered on or after 1st day of June 1971,
while used in a public place.
(2) In this Part of these Regulations " safety belt " means—
( a ) a safety belt which complies with the requirements of article 4 (2) of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971, or
( b ) a safety belt which bears the EEC component type-approval mark pursuant to Council Directive of 28th June 1977 No. 77/541/EEC.*
	5. (1) A person driving a vehicle to which this part of these Regulations applies and a person occupying a front seat of such a vehicle as a passenger shall, subject to sub-article (2) of this article and to articles 7 and 8 of these Regulations, wear a safety belt.
(2) Sub-article (1) of this article shall not apply to—
( a ) the holder of a licence under Part IV of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 191 of 1963 ) while driving a vehicle being used as a small public service vehicle;
( b ) a person giving instruction in or in respect of the driving of the vehicle;
( c ) a person who is conducting a test of competency to drive under Part III of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;
( d ) the driver of a vehicle while reversing the vehicle;
( e ) a member of the Garda Síochána or of the Defence Forces in the course of his duty as such member.
	6. The driver of a vehicle to which...