2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —| “approved child restraint” means any child restraint meeting the American Standard FMVSS 213; the British Standards B.S. 3254: Part 2: 1988, B.S. AU 202a: 1988, or B.S. AU 185: 1983; the Australian Standard AS 1754-1975 (including AS 1754.1-1989 Part 1, AS 1754.2-1989 Part 2 and AS 1754.4-1989 Part 4); the European Standard ECE R44; the Japanese Standard JIS D0401-1990, or such other standards as may be approved by the Minister from time to time; |
| “body-restraining seat belt” means a seat belt designed to provide restraint for both the upper and lower parts of the trunk of the wearer in the event of an accident to the vehicle; |
| “booster seat cushion” means a device designed for a child to sit on in order to raise the height of such child to a level suitable for the proper fit of a seat belt; |
“business service passenger vehicle” means a motor car registered in the name of —| (a) | a statutory board, company, firm, society, association or club, and used for the owner’s business; or | | (b) | an individual and used for the purpose of any trade, business, profession or vocation, |
| but does not include a motor car used — |
| (i) | for the carriage of goods other than samples; | | (ii) | for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward; or | | (iii) | for instructional purposes for reward, unless the Registrar has approved such motor car as a business service passenger vehicle; |
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| “child restraint” means a device which is designed to secure a child in a vehicle and to thereby prevent or lessen injury to its user in the event of an accident to the vehicle, and which may either be fitted directly to a suitable anchorage or used in conjunction with an adult seat belt and held in place by the restraining action of that belt; |
“goods-cum-passengers vehicle” means —| (a) | a station wagon constructed for the carriage of 7 passengers or more, excluding the driver, and registered by the owner for the use by him or a member of his family or any person by his authority without consideration for social or domestic purposes or for the owner’s business and excluding the use for instructional purposes for reward; | | (b) | a panel van; or | | (c) | a twin-cabin goods vehicle; |
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“heavy goods vehicle” means —| (a) | a goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.0 metric tonnes, registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998; or | | (b) | a goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which exceeds 3.5 metric tonnes, registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998, |
| but does not include any construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, recovery vehicle or any vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank; |
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| “lap belt” means a seat belt, anchored at not less than 2 points, which passes across the front of the wearer’s pelvic region and which restrains the lower part of the wearer’s torso; |
“light goods vehicle” means —| (a) | a goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.0 metric tonnes, registered using a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998; or | | (b) | a goods vehicle the maximum laden weight of which does not exceed 3.5 metric tonnes, registered using a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998, |
| but does not include any construction equipment, engineering plant, trivan, motor cycle with a side-car attached to it, recovery vehicle and any vehicle used as a mobile canteen or mobile bank; |
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| “private hire car” means a motor car which does not ply for hire on any road but is hired under a contract, express or implied, for the use of the motor car as a whole; |
| “registered medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) and includes a person deemed to be so registered under section 72(1) of that Act; |
| “seat belt” means a belt installed in a motor vehicle pursuant to the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) Rules (R 15), which belt is intended to be worn by a person in the vehicle and designed to prevent or lessen injury to its wearer in the event of an accident to the vehicle and includes, in the case of a restraining device for a young person, any special chair to which the belt is attached; |
“small bus” means a bus which has —| (a) | a maximum laden weight of not more than 3,500 kilogrammes; and | | (b) | a seating capacity for not more than 15 persons (excluding the driver); |
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| “station wagon” means a vehicle with folding seats and side doors and either a tail-board or doors opening at the rear, constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods as well as passengers. |
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