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Every person travelling in the driving seat or the front passenger seat of every Motor Vehicle specified in the Gazette attached hereto shall be required to wear a seat belt with effect from 1st October 2011.
The provisions of these regulations shall not apply to–
(a) Persons whose height does not exceed of 1.5 meters;
(b) Persons who are exempted from wearing a body restraining seat belt on the recommendation of a Registered Medical Practitioner.
(c) The drivers of vehicles, while performing manoeuvres which include reversing;
(d) Any person holding a valid Medical Certificate substantially in the form specified in Schedule II to these regulations, signed by a registered medical practitioner stating that it is medically inadvisable for such person to wear a seat belt.
This medical certificate shall be first registered at the RMV. Any person who contravenes these provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offense and shall on
conviction be liable to the penalty specified in section 224 of the Motor Traffic Act,
Penalty would be 1st conviction fine not less that 1,000/ and not more than 2,000/
2nd conviction fine not less that 2,000/ and not more than 3,000/
3rd conviction fine not less that 3,500/ and cancellation of the driving license
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