Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 01/01/2001).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- (L.N. 162 of
2000)

"anchorage points" (固定點), except in relation to seats with integral
seat  belt anchorages, means the parts of the vehicle structure to which seat 
belt attachments are to be secured;

"approved" (認可)-

   (a)  in relation to anchorage points for a vehicle other than a goods
        vehicle and a public light bus registered on or after the specified 
        date means anchorage points of a type conforming with one or more of
        the specifications and standards set out in Part II of Schedule 2;
        (L.N. 37 of 1989; L.N. 148 of 2002)

   (b)  in relation to a protective helmet means a protective helmet of a type
        conforming with one or more of the specifications and standards set
        out in Schedule 1; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

   (c)  in relation to a restraining device for a young person means a
        seat belt conforming with one or more of the specifications and
        standards for a restraining device for a young person set out in Part
        I of Schedule 2; (L.N. 288 of 1995; L.N. 148 of 2002)

   (d)  in relation to a seat belt means a seat belt of a type conforming with
        one or more of the specifications and standards set out in Part I of
        Schedule 2; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

   (e)  in relation to anchorage points for a goods vehicle means
        anchorage points of a type conforming with one or more of the
        specifications and standards set out in Part IV of Schedule 2; and
        (L.N. 37 of 1989; L.N. 148 of 2002)

   (f)  in relation to anchorage points for a public light bus registered on
        or after the specified date means anchorage points of a type
        conforming with one or more of the specifications and standards set
        out in Part V of Schedule 2; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"automatically locking retractor" (自動鎖緊式回卷器) means a retractor
which allows extraction of the strap of a retractable belt to the desired
length and which, when the buckle is fastened, automatically adjusts the strap
to the wearer and prevents further extraction of the strap without voluntary
intervention by the wearer; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"body restraining seat belt" (束縛身體安全帶) means a seat belt
designed to provide restraint for both the upper and lower parts of the trunk
of the wearer in the event of an accident to the vehicle;

"emergency locking retractor" (緊急鎖緊式回卷器) means a retractor of
a retractable belt-

   (a)  which during normal driving conditions does not restrict freedom of
        movement by the wearer;

   (b)  which has length adjustment components that automatically adjust the
        strap to the wearer; and

   (c)  which has a locking mechanism which can be actuated in an emergency
        by-

        (i)    deceleration of the vehicle (single sensitivity); or

        (ii)   a combination of deceleration of the vehicle, movement of the
               webbing or any other automatic means (multiple sensitivity);
               (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"lap belt" (安全腰帶) means a seat belt designed to provide restraint for
only the lower part of the trunk of the wearer in the event of an accident to
the vehicle; (L.N. 288 of 1995)

"middle front seat" (前排中座) means a forward-facing seat between the
driver's seat and the specified passenger's seat; (L.N. 288 of 1995)

"middle rear seat" (後排中座) means any rear seat not being an
outward rear  seat; (L.N. 288 of 1995)

"outward rear seat" (後排靠外座位) means a rear seat next to a door or
window; (L.N. 288 of 1995)

"protective helmet" (防護頭盔) means any form of helmet which is designed,
or intended, to be worn by a person driving, riding in or on, or using, any
class of motor vehicle for the purpose of protecting the wearer against
injury;

"rear seat" (後排座位) means a forward-facing seat not being the driver's
seat or a middle front seat or the specified passenger's seat; (L.N. 288 of
1995)

"registered" (登記) means registered or deemed to be registered under the
Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations ( Cap 374
sub. leg. E); (L.N. 288 of 1995)

"retractable belt" (可回卷安全帶) means a body restraining seat belt or
a lap  belt, being an approved seat belt, that is-

   (a)  equipped with either an automatically locking retractor or an
        emergency locking retractor; and

   (b)  capable of being extended to confine a person of torso circumference
        of not less than 1200 mm; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"retractor" (回卷器) means a device designed to retract and store the strap
of a retractable belt; (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"seat belt" (安全帶) means a seat belt intended to be worn by a person in a
vehicle and designed to prevent or lessen injury to its wearer in the event of
an accident to the vehicle and includes, in the case of a restraining device
for a young person, any special chair to which the belt is attached;

"seat with integral seat belt anchorages"
(設有原裝安全帶固定裝置的座位) means a seat which is fitted with
all the anchorage points required for use in connection with the seat belt
provided for that seat and which conforms with one or more of the
specifications and standards set out in-

   (a)  Part III of Schedule 2 (in the case of a vehicle other than a public
        light bus registered on or after the specified date); or

   (b)  Part IIIA of Schedule 2 (in the case of a public light bus registered
        on or after the specified date); (L.N. 148 of 2002)

"specified date" (指明日期) means the date of commencement* of the Road
Traffic (Safety Equipment) (Amendment) Regulation 2002 (L.N. 148 of 2002);
(L.N. 148 of 2002)

"specified passenger's seat" (指定乘客座位) means-

   (a)  in the case of a vehicle which has one forward-facing front seat
        alongside the driver's seat, that seat;

   (b)  in the case of a vehicle which has more than one forward-facing front
        seat alongside the driver's seat, the one furthest from the driver's
        seat; or

   (c)  in the case of a light bus, other than one to which paragraph

   (a)  or (b) applies, the forward-facing front seat that is-

        (i)    forward of the door or opening provided for the entry of
               passengers;

        (ii)   on the side which is further from the driver's seat; and

        (iii)  closest to the front of the light bus. (L.N. 37 of 1989)

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, each seat belt in a vehicle may be
used by only one person at a time and where more than one person is using the
same seat belt at the same time each such person shall be deemed to be not
securely fastened to his seat by means of that seat  belt. (L.N. 162 of 2000)
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Note:

* Commencement date: 1 August 2004.

"anchorage points" (固定點)

"approved" (認可)

"automatically locking retractor" (自動鎖緊式回卷器)

"body restraining seat belt" (束縛身體安全帶)

"emergency locking retractor" (緊急鎖緊式回卷器)

"lap belt" (安全腰帶)

"middle front seat" (前排中座)

"middle rear seat" (後排中座)

"outward rear seat" (後排靠外座位)

"protective helmet" (防護頭盔)

"rear seat" (後排座位)

"registered" (登記)

"retractable belt" (可回卷安全帶)

"retractor" (回卷器)

"seat belt" (安全帶)

"seat with integral seat belt anchorages"
(設有原裝安全帶固定裝置的座位)

"specified date" (指明日期)

"specified passenger's seat" (指定乘客座位)