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Section 113, The Road Traffic Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Road Traffic Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(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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