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Land Transport Rule: Seats and Seat Anchorages 2002

Incorporated by reference

Section/standard Title Source of material Version View the material Free of charge?
(Y/N)
Australian Design Rule 3/02, Seats and Seat Anchorages. Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Australia) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Council Directive 74/408/EEC Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22 July 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (strength of seats and their anchorages) European Commission (EU) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_naturel.do
or
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_consolidated.do for consolidated text.
Yes
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207 (49CFR571.207) Seating Systems---Passenger Cars, Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, and Buses; Department of Transport (USA) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1 Yes
section 93 Land Transport Management Act 2003 NZ Government   www.legislation.govt.nz Yes
UN/ECE Regulation No. 17 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and any head restraints (E/ECE324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.16); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://live.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html  Yes
Low Volume Vehicle Code Low Volume Vehicle Code Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association   www.lvvta.org.nz/documents.html#standards
Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library
Yes
Technical Standard for Seats and Seat Anchorages (Japan); Technical Standard for Seats and Seat Anchorages (Japan); Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (JASIC) in the Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification. Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No


Abbreviations
ABG Allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung
ADR  Australian Design Rule
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AS Australian Standard
BS British Standard
EEC, EC European Economic Community, European Communities
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
LTSA Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand 
MoT Ministry of Transport, New Zealand
NZS  New Zealand Standard
SABS South African Bureau Standards
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNRTDG  United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations