Exiting The European Union PART 1 Introduction Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day. 2 Regulations 2, 3 and 4 extend to England and Wales and Scotland. 3 Regulations 5, 6 and 7 extend to Northern Ireland only. PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation Amendment of the Road Traffic Act 1988 2 1 The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows. 2 In section 14 (seat belts: adults)— a in subsection (2)— i omit paragraph (aa); ii in paragraph (bb)— aa for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”; bb omit “other than the United Kingdom”; b omit subsection (7). 3 In section 15 (restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles)— a omit subsection (5A); b in subsection (6)— i in paragraph (b)— aa for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”; bb omit “other than the United Kingdom”; ii omit the words after paragraph (b); c in subsection (9), omit the definition of “the seat belt Directive”. PART 3 Amendment of subordinate legislation Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993 3 1 The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993 are amended as follows. 2 In regulations 2 and 5, and in Schedule 1, in each place it occurs, for “another member State” substitute “a member State”. Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993 4 1 The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993 are amended as follows. 2 In regulations 2 and 8, and in Schedule 1, in each place it occurs, for “another member State” substitute “a member State”. PART 4 Amendment of Northern Ireland legislation Amendment of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 5 1 The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 is amended as follows. 2 In Article 23 (seat belts: adults)— a in paragraph (2)— i omit sub-paragraph (b); ii in sub-paragraph (d)— aa for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”; bb omit “other than the United Kingdom”; b omit paragraph (7). 3 In Article 24 (restriction on carrying children not wearing seat belts in motor vehicles)— a omit paragraph (7); b in paragraph (8)— i in sub-paragraph (b)— aa for “shall, for the purpose of implementing the seat belt Directive,” substitute “may”; bb omit “other than the United Kingdom”; ii omit the words after sub-paragraph (b); c in paragraph 11, omit— i “; and” at the end of the definition of “seat belt”; ii the definition of “the seat belt Directive”. Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 6 1 The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 are amended as follows. 2 In regulations 2 and 8, and in Schedule 1, in each place it occurs, for “another member State” substitute “a member State”. Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 7 1 The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 are amended as follows. 2 In regulations 2 and 5, and in Schedule 1, in each place it occurs, for “another member State” substitute “a member State”. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport Jesse Norman Minister of State Department for Transport 25th February 2019