Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Approval of Alternative Seatbelt Standard Pursuant to regulation 6 (1) of The Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990, I, Michael Joseph Small, Senior Vehicle Compliance Officer, hereby approve for the purposes of regulation 29 (2) of the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990, the seatbelt standard described in Schedule 1 of this notice, subject to the conditions of approval set out in Schedule 2 of this notice. Schedule 1 Approved Alternative Standard: Seatbelts that comply with South African Bureau of Standards, SABS 1080 - 1983, and any subsequent amendments. Schedule 2 Conditions of Approval: 1. Seatbelts that comply with SABS 1080-1983 and are labelled or otherwise marked in accordance with that standard. 2. The seatbelt manufacturer must be approved by SABS to apply the SABS standard marking on every seatbelt which claims compliance with SABS 1080-1983. 3. The SABS standard marking must be either: i. [la2.,4] TAKE IN ARTWORK HERE [LA2.,4] or ii. [la2.,4] TAKE IN ARTWORK HERE [LA2.,4] 4. The Manager of Safer Vehicles reserves the right to revoke this exemption. Signed at Wellington on this 14th August 1996. M. J. SMALL, Senior Vehicle Compliance Officer, acting under authority delegated to me by the Land Transport Safety Authority, by way of an instrument of delegation dated 13 day of May 1996.
Publication Date
22 Aug 1996

Notice Number

1996-au5352

Page Number

2343