Seats

(1) Every freight passenger vehicle shall be provided with proper seats, which may be removable, sufficient to accommodate all the passengers carried in the vehicle. (2) The seats shall be sufficiently strong to carry the weight of the passengers and shall be so constructed that when they are in position they cannot move laterally or backwards or forwards. (3) Each seat shall be at least 8" in width measured from the front to the back and there shall be a space of at least 12" between the front portion of any seat and the back portion of any other seat, or any part of the body of the freight passenger vehicle immediately in front of such seat. (4) The height of the body of the freight passenger vehicle above the seats shall not be less than 18". 116 (5) The seats shall be so fixed at all times when they are in use that they are not less than 16" and not more than 22'' from the floor of the vehicle. (6) The seats shall be so fixed that when in use the distance between the seats and the ground is not greater than the distance between the outside surface of the tyres when inflated on the rear wheels.