
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st August 2018.
2 
In these Regulations “the Act” means the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Act 2017.
3 

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1, 4 and 5 of the Act is 1st August 2018.
(2) In respect of arrangements to provide a home-to-school transport service for pupils for whom secondary education is provided where—
(a) the service is provided under a contract entered into by or on behalf of a school authority before 18th December 2017; and
(b) the contract as constituted before that date does not require that the motor vehicle used to provide the service has a seat belt fitted to each passenger seat,
the day appointed for the coming into force of section 1 of the Act is 1st August 2021.
H YOUSAF
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
13th June 2018