About Seat belt Certificates

• Seat belts or restraint systems on a vehicle must also be compliant with the new legal requirements of S. I. No. 367 of 2011 if the vehicle is to be used for the organised transport of children.  

• Bus owners who bought their vehicles with safety belts fitted and who do not already have appropriate certification can contact the main dealer who supplied the vehicle or the homologation department of their vehicle manufacturer or body builder.

• The vehicle manufacturer’s homologation department ensures that a vehicle meets with the all applicable standards and regulations.

• The homologation department also maintains on file the details of each vehicle manufactured and can provide, on request from the vehicle owner, information as to the standards and regulations pertaining to a vehicle at the time of its manufacture.

• If a vehicles safety belt installation has type approval then the main dealer or homologation department will be able to provide written confirmation of this. This confirmation should include the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and / or Body Number of the vehicle and the type approval reference number.

Note: Bus owners are required to ensure that passengers are informed of the requirement to wear seat belts while they are seated and while the vehicle is in motion.