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There is no rule that prevents children from sitting in front seats but however the regulation that governs the wearing of seatbelts is mentioned below. Please take note
Regulation 213 of the National Road Traffic Act (ACT 93/1996) is fairly complicated. It deals with adults and children separately.
Adult – 15 years and older and or 1.5m and taller.
Child – between 3 – 14 years, unless taller than 1.5m.
Children: under 3 years – Do not have to wear a seat belt. If a child restraint is available in the motor vehicle, the child must be seated in it. (Child restraints are not compulsory, but a child must be seated in it if there is one in the vehicle).
Children: 3 years to 14 years – the driver must see to it that a child is seated in a seat with a seatbelt, if one is available. (If the driver and a child are driving in a vehicle and the front seats are equipped with seatbelts, but the rear seats are not, the child must sit in the front seat and wear the seatbelt). The driver will be charged if a child under 3 is not wearing a seatbelt in a motor vehicle, and a seat with a seatbelt is available in the vehicle.
