Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations

Marginal note:Belt buckles — custom restraint systems

511 Every belt buckle that is fitted on a belt designed to restrain a disabled person in a custom restraint system for a disabled person must

• (a) under the conditions set out in section 6 of Test Method 213.3,

  • (i) not release when any force of less than 40 N is applied, and

  • (ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 71 N is applied;

• (b) conform to the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of TSD 209, except that the surface area of a belt buckle designed for push-button application must be at least 385 mm²; and

• (c) conform to the requirements of S4.3(g) of TSD 209.