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A seat belt must be worn when the vehicle is operated on a public road. A stationery or parked vehicle is not under operation.
The following subregulations from regulation 213 specify when a seatbelt should be worn:-
(4) No adult shall occupy a seat in a motor vehicle operated on a public road which is fitted with a seatbelt unless such person wears such seatbelt: Provided that the provisions of this regulation do not apply while reversing or moving in or out of a parking bay or area.
(5) No adult shall occupy a seat on a row of seats in a motor vehicle opera-ted on a public road which is not fitted with a seatbelt, unless all other seats on such row which are fitted with seatbelts, are already occupied.
Therefore whenever a vehicle is operated the seatbelt (when available) should always be worn, except when the driver is reversing or moving out of a parking bay or area.
There are other legal requirements that stipulate which vehicles should always have seatbelts.
The driver shall ensure that a child uses a child restraint when available or uses the seatbelt on an unoccupied seat when available.
