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Section 113, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

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(1) The Authority may prescribe types of safetyequipment that are recommended as conducive to the safety of children in the event of an accident to be fitted in such classes of motor vehicles as may be prescribed. (2) If a person sells or offers for sale equipment prescribed under subsection (1) and the equipment– (a) is not of the prescribed type; or (b) is sold or offered for sale in contravention of regulations made under this section, that person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le500,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both. (3) For the purposes of this section, safety equipment in respect of a motor vehicle includes– (a) a restraining and safety device for a child or for a carry-cot; or (b) an equipment designed for the use by a child in conjunction with any other restraining device; or (c) equipment of any description, such as eye protectors or earphones designed or adapted for use on medical grounds with any headgear, or being attached to or placed on the head. (4) References in this section to selling or offering for sale include references to letting, hiring and offering to let or hire.

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