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ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 162C

162C—Safety helmets and riders of wheeled recreational devices and wheeled toys

        (1)         A person must not ride, or ride on, a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy unless the person is wearing a safety helmet that complies with the regulations and is properly adjusted and securely fastened.

        (2)         A person must not ride a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy on which a child under the age of 16 years is carried unless the child is wearing a safety helmet that complies with the regulations and is properly adjusted and securely fastened.

        (2a)         A parent or other person having the custody or care of a child under the age of 16 years must not cause or permit the child to ride or be carried on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy unless the child is wearing a safety helmet that complies with the regulations and is properly adjusted and securely fastened.

        (2c)         It is a defence to a charge under this section for the defendant to prove that there were in the circumstances of the case special reasons justifying non-compliance with the requirements of this section.

        (3)         The Governor may, by regulation—

            (a)         prescribe specifications as to the design, materials, strength and construction of safety helmets for use by persons riding or being carried on wheeled recreational devices or wheeled toys; and

            (b)         prescribe any other matters or specifications relating to safety helmets for such use.

        (4)         This section does not apply to or in relation to a person who rides, rides on or is carried on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy if that person—

            (a)         is of the Sikh religion; and

            (b)         is wearing a turban.



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