Vehicle Equipment 2004 33 pages - NZ Transport Agency

8 Land Transport Rule
(a)
(b)
adequate footrests for the rider; and
if provision is made for pillion riding, adequate
footrests for the pillion passenger.
2.9 Child restraints
2.9(1) When a child is carried in a motor vehicle in a child
restraint, that child restraint must be fitted so that it
restrains and protects the child effectively.
2.9(2) A motor vehicle complies with 2.9(1) if the child restraint
is fitted in accordance with the child restraint
manufacturer’s instructions.
2.9(3) A child restraint must comply with a version of one or
more of the approved standards for child restraints in
2.9(4) and must be labelled or otherwise marked in
accordance with the requirements of the applicable
standard or standards.
2.9(4) The approved standards for child restraints are:
(a) Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1754
Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles;
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
British Standard 3254 for adult seat belts, forward
facing child safety seats and child harnesses;
British Standard AU185 for booster cushions;
British Standard AU202, Specification for rearwardfacing
restraint systems for infants, for use in road
vehicles;
UN/ECE Regulation No. 44, Uniform provisions
concerning the approval of restraining devices for child
occupants of power-driven vehicles (“Child Restraint
System”) (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Add.43);
27 February 2005