Singapore legislation
Regulation 18B
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 18B
Head restraints
Subregulation 1
This rule applies only to a motor vehicle registered on or after 1 July 2026 that is not —
a motor cycle (whether with or without an attached side-car);
a motor vehicle that complies with UN Regulation 80; or
a motor vehicle that is registered or re-registered as —
a classic vehicle;
a normal vintage vehicle;
a restricted vintage vehicle; or
a revised use vintage vehicle.
Subregulation 2
Every head restraint in a motor vehicle to which this rule applies must be constructed and fitted in compliance with the requirements in —
UN Regulation 17;
UN Regulation 25;
Japanese Article 22-4; or
any other standard that the Registrar or an authorised officer may recognise as having an equivalent level of safety to, or a more stringent level of safety than, any of the standards mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Subregulation 3
In this rule —
Definition
“back rest” includes any part of a vehicle which is available for passengers to lean against;
Definition
“head restraint” means a device whose function is to limit the rearward displacement of an adult occupant’s head in relation to the occupant’s torso in order to reduce the danger of injury to the occupant’s cervical vertebrae in the event of an accident, whether or not the device is integrated as part of the back rest of the seat.