Abstract
The purpose of this document is to offer advice to owners, users and operators of minibuses and coaches, on legislation requiring each child to have a seat belt. It gives advice on seat belt standards and answers those questions most commonly asked about the legislation. It is not intended to be a legal document, so should not be taken as an official interpretation of the law - this is ultimately for the courts to decide. Technical information on retro-fitting seat belts is available in a document entitled `Minibuses and coach seat belts : advice to retro-fitting seat belts to minibuses and coaches' VSE 2/96 (see ST 971418 fo). Full details of the relevant legislation are shown in Section 20 of this document. (A)