India - Tamil Nadu Water Supply And Sanitation Project : Credit 1454 - Project Agreement - Conformed

In the heading and in paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1988 (supplementary provisions in connection with proceedings for offences under sections 17 and 18(4)) “ 15A, ” shall be inserted before “17” wherever it occurs.

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, in any proceedings (whether in England and Wales or Scotland) for an offence under section 15A of this Act it shall be a defence for the accused to prove—

In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 5 of that Schedule for the words “helmet or appliance in question” there shall be substituted the words “ equipment, helmet or appliance in question under a warranty, or to whom the information in question was provided ”.

The following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Schedule—.

In section 4(1) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (offences for which local authorities in England and Wales may institute proceedings) for the words “17 or 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1988” there shall be substituted the words “ 15A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (safety equipment for children in motor vehicles) or under section 17 or 18 of that Act ”.

RTA section 15A(3) or (4) Selling etc. in certain circumstances equipment as conducive to the safety of children in motor vehicles. Summarily. Level 3 on the standard scale.

In that Part of that Schedule in the entry relating to the offence created by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 1988 for the words from “protective” to “section” there shall be substituted the words “ equipment, protective helmet, appliance or information in defending proceedings under RTA section 15A, ”.

This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) Act 1991.

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.