Taxis: Provision of Child Booster Seats/Cushions

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A decision made 16 November 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2015-0091
Decision Summary Title :	To make provision for child booster seats / cushions in taxis		Date of Decision Summary:	11 November 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Traffic Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	To make provision for child booster seats / cushions in taxis		Date of Written Report:	11 November 2015
Written Report Author:	Senior Traffic Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: In accordance with Article 7 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935, to prescribe a condition of fitness requiring all taxis and cabs, from 01 March 2016, to make available for appropriate use a child booster seat/cushion.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to prescribe a condition of fitness requiring all taxis and cabs, from 01 March 2016, to make available for appropriate use a child booster seat/cushion in accordance with ECE R 44/04.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure, in the interests of safety, that children travelling in taxis and cabs can be securely seated and safely restrained.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Head of DVS to advise the Taxi-Cab Industry of the Minister’s decision.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Transport and Technical Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):