#APPROVED CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS DRIVER#
(g) Driver refers to the individual operating a motor vehicle and (f) Public motor vehicle shall refer to public utility vehicle or vehicle for hire (2) Any motor vehicle owned by the National Government or any of its agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions, including government-owned or -controlled corporations or their subsidiaries for official use and (1) Any motor vehicle owned by individuals and juridical persons for private use (e) Private motor vehicle shall refer to any of the following: The term shall not include the tricycle and motorcycle (d) Motor vehicle shall refer to both private and public motor vehicles. (c) Covered vehicle refers to any private motor vehicle or public motor vehicle upon the determination of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in accordance with Section 12 of this Act (b) Child refers to any person twelve (12) years old and below
(a) Adult refers to any person eighteen (18) years old and above In order to guarantee the safety and welfare of infants and children and prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries., there is a need to adequately, consistently and objectively require, regulate, promote, and inform the public on the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles and provide access to safe, appropriate, quality and affordable child restraint systems, in accordance with international standards accepted by the United Nations.įurthermore, there is also a need to study and determine appropriate safety measures for children being transported in public utility vehicles. The State recognizes the right of children to assistance, including proper care, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse and other conditions prejudicial to their development, including exposure to safety risks while aboard motor vehicles. It is the policy of the State to ensure the safety of children while being transported in any form of motor vehicle. This Act shall known as the "Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act".
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.Īn Act Providing for the Special Protection of Child Passengers in Motor Vehicles and Appropriating Funds Thereforīe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
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