Exemption from Specified Seat Belt Requirements of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990 Pursuant to regulation 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and pursuant to regulation 36 of the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990, I, John Andrew Justice, Senior Engineer, hereby exempt motor vehicles of Classes MA and MC from the requirements specified in Schedule 1 of this notice, subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 2. Schedule 1: Exempted requirements Traffic Regulations 1976: Regulation 78 (1) (a), (b) Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990: Regulation 29 (1) (a), (3) Schedule 2: Conditions (i) This exemption only applies to vehicles first registered outside New Zealand before 1 November 1979 that do not have ``B''-pillars and where no original equipment upper seat belt anchorages are fitted for the front outer seating positions; (ii) If upper seat belt anchorages in the front outer seating positions can be retrofitted in accordance with Specification St 120395 for the fitting of static three-point lap and diagonal seat belts, such anchorages and seat belts must be installed; (iii) Two-point lap seat belts must be fitted in the front outer seating positions, only if condition (ii) cannot be complied with; (iv) Two-point lap seat belts must be fitted in any front centre seating positions; (v) All seat belts must comply with one or more of the appropriate standards listed in item 18 of the Second Schedule to the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990; (vi) All seat belts must be in sound condition and good working order in accordance with regulation 78c of the Traffic Regulations 1976; (vii) If condition (iii) applies, this exemption is only valid if declared by an approved certifier as being applicable to a particular vehicle, and if validated by a VIN agent; (viii) The declaration must be on the reverse of a copy of this notice and contain the following information: (a) Vehicle make, model, year of manufacture, and VIN or chassis number, (b) A statement to the effect that condition (iii) of this notice applies to the vehicle, (c) Date, and certifier's signature and contact details; (ix) The declaration specified in (viii) must be validated by a VIN agent, but only if the VIN agent is satisfied with the evidence provided by the certifier that condition (ii) cannot be complied with for the specified vehicle; (x) If condition (iii) applies, a copy of this notice, including the declaration and validation specified in (vii), (viii) and (ix), must be carried in all exempted vehicles at all times and must be readily available for inspection; (xi) This exemption may be revoked at any time. Signed at Wellington this 10th day of February 1998. JOHN ANDREW JUSTICE, Senior Engineer, acting under the authority delegated to me by way of instrument of delegation dated 23 December 1996.