Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · General Provisions Relating to Road Traffic
76. Sale of seat belts
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A person must not sell or offer for sale or have in the person’s possession for sale any seat belt which is not of a type approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police
“Deputy Commissioner of Police”, in relation to any provision of this Act or rules or any other subsidiary legislation made under this Act, means the Deputy Commissioner of Police designated by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of that provision, and includes any police officer who —(a)is not below the rank of sergeant; and(b)is authorised under the hand of the Deputy Commissioner of Police for the purposes of that provision, to exercise the powers of that Deputy Commissioner of Police;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Once a type of seat belt is approved by the Deputy Commissioner of Police for the purposes of subsection (1) and section 75(1), the Deputy Commissioner of Police must, as soon as practicable, cause to be published in the Gazette a notification specifying each type of seat belt so approved by him or her.
However, failure to comply with subsection (3) in respect of any type of seat belt does not invalidate the approval for that type of seat belt.