Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Wearing of Seat Belts) Rules 2011
Regulation 8
Passenger below 1.35 metres in height to be properly secured by approved child restraint, etc.
Subregulation 1
Where a person below 1.35 metres in height is a passenger of a motor vehicle to which these Rules apply, no person shall use the motor vehicle unless the passenger is properly secured by —
an approved child restraint appropriate for a person of that height and weight; or
a body-restraining seat belt in the manner set out in rule 4(2) when seated on a booster seat cushion or when using a seat with an adjustable seat belt approved by the Registrar.
Subregulation 2
This rule shall not apply in relation to —
any taxi, if the person below 1.35 metres in height is a rear seat passenger of the taxi; or
any bus, other than a small bus that is used for the conveyance of any child to or from his school.