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to Part I of the Australian Standard shall be in accordance with Clause 4.14.2.2 of this Rule.
4.14.2.4.                    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, 'Seat Belt Assemblies' current as at 13 December 1979 except that the use of non-locking retractors as defined in that Standard shall not be allowed;
4.14.2.5.                    ECE Regulation 16/00 to 16/04, 'Safety Belts' (except that the use of a non-locking retractor as defined in that Regulation shall not be allowed, or
4.14.2.6.                    Any other 'Approved' standard accepted as equivalent.
4.14.3.                          The operation of any 'Emergency Locking Retractor' incorporated in a 'Seat Belt Assembly' shall not be dependent solely upon rate of withdrawal of 'Strap' from the retractor.
4.14.4.                          In the case where a 'Seat' is so designed as to provide automatic vertical movement of the 'Seat Frame' relative to the vehicle structure as a result of particular vehicle movements, then either:
4.14.4.1.                    with the 'Seat Belt Assembly' fitted to an occupant, the dimension measured along the centreline of the lap 'Strap' from the first point of contact of the lap `Strap' with the 'Seat' to a corresponding point of contact on the other side of the 'Seat', shall not vary by more than 25 mm over the total range of 'Seat' vertical movement described above; or
4.14.4.2.                    the `Seat Belt Assembly' shall incorporate an 'Emergency Locking Retractor'.
4.15.                                CORROSION CONDITIONING PROCEDURE FOR 'SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES' fitted IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.14
4.15.1.                          The 'Seat Belt Assembly' shall be conditioned by the procedure specified in the ASTM document referred to in Clause 4.8.1.
4.15.2.                          The period of conditioning shall be not less than 50 hours, and at the end of the conditioning procedure specified in Clause 4.15.1 the 'Seat Belt Assembly' may be washed thoroughly with water to remove the salt. If washed, the webbing shall be fully extended and allowed to dry for at least 24 hours in an atmosphere having a relative humidity of not less than 48% nor more than 67% and a temperature of not less than 21oC nor more than 25oC. The webbing shall then be withdrawn manually and allowed to retract for 25 cycles.
4.16.                                ADJUSTMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE CATEGORIES MD3, MD4, ME, NB2 AND NC ONLY
4.16.1.                          With the 'Seat Belt Assembly' in the unlatched condition, a point on each separate portion of the seat belt shall be located by a design feature to adopt a position not more than 100 mm below the top edge of the seat cushion measured in the immediate vicinity of such a design feature.
4.16.2.                          Any free end of a `Strap' shall be restrained by a design feature to adopt a position against another `Strap'. The free end of a `Strap' on any