• Seat belts and other equipment for securing people must be used where fit­ted.
• A seat belt is any belt used to secure a seated person in a vehicle, regardless of the type of vehicle in which the belt is installed.  This does not include seat belts in construction machinery, etc., which are covered by the provisions on seat belt requirements in the Regulations of 6 December 2011 no. 1357 on the perfor­mance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements.1
• For passenger cars (group M1), vans (group N1) and trucks (group N2 and N3), cf. definitions in Section 2−2 of the Regulations of 4 October 1994 no. 918 on technical requirements and approval of vehicles, parts and equipment (Vehicle Regulations) and Section 4 of the Regulations of 28 June 2022 no. 1233 on appro­val of cars and trailers for cars, the following applies:
  • In a car with seats behind the front row of seats, passengers sitting in a seat behind the front row of seats must use a seat where a seat belt is installed if such a seat is available.
  • Where seat belts are fitted, children under 150 cm must use approved safety equipment that is adapted to the child or such equipment in combination with an ordinary seat belt.
  • Where there is no approved child restraint equipment, children between 135 and 150 cm can use an ordinary seat belt.
  • Where seat belts are not installed, children younger than 3 years of age shall not be transported, and children who are 3 years of age or older but under 150 cm shall not be transported in the front row of seats.
  • Children should not be transported in rear-facing restraints with a front airbag unless the airbag is deactivated manually or automatically.
  • Where child restraint equipment is used, the equipment must be installed in accordance with the associated instructions for use and be approved in accordance with:
    • Directive 77/541/EEC,
    • ECE Regulation 44.03 or
    • ECE Regulation 129.
• For buses, with the exception of buses group M3 class I («city bus»), cf. Sec­tion 2−2 and Section 8−1 of the Vehicle Regulations, the following applies:
  • Seat belts and other equipment for securing people must be used by sea­ted passengers.
  • Children under 3 years of age must use approved safety equipment that is adapted to the child on buses or such equipment in combination with an ordinary seat belt.  When such equipment is not available, an ordinary seat belt must be used in an appropriate manner.  Children who are 3 years of age or older must use an ordinary seat belt in an appropriate manner.
  • Passengers shall be informed of the obligation to use seat belts.  The infor­mation shall be provided when the bus is in motion and in one or more of the following ways:
    • by the driver or ticket agent,
    • by using audiovisual means,
    • by means of signs with text or pictograms as shown in the Annex to Directive 2003/20/EC, clearly visible at each seat.
  • The requirement to use seat belts and other safety equipment does not apply to the shortest possible absence from a seat due to using the toilet.
• The requirement to use seat belts and other safety equipment does not apply:
  • when the vehicle is stationary,
  • while reversing,
  • while driving in a garage, parking lot, gas station, workshop area or simi­lar confined area,
  • while driving at low speed where the person concerned must leave their seat at short intervals, such as when delivering mail or newspapers, or during renovation work or similar,
  • when the person concerned has a medical certificate exempting them from wearing a seat belt,
  • (repealed)
  • for a companion during practice driving and driving tests in classes C, C1, D, D1, CE, C1E, DE and D1E where the companion wearing a seat belt cannot reach the steering wheel,
  • Safety equipment for securing a stroller.
• The medical certificate referred to in the fifth paragraph, letter e, shall be drawn up in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 91/671/EEC as amended by Directive 2003/20/EC and Directive 2014/37/EU.  Medical certificates issued in Norway shall also be stated to be valid for up to two years.
• Medical certificates issued before 1 January 2017 will be valid in Norway with­out an expiration date until 1 January 2019.

• Drivers and passengers in tractors (group T) with approved operator protec­tion must use seat belts where fitted.  If such tractors have approved attachment points, seat belts must be retrofitted where these are missing.
• The requirement to use a seat belt does not apply:
  • when the tractor is stationary,
  • when the use of a seat belt itself entails an increased risk of injury,
  • when using a seat belt is a major inconvenience and there is little risk of a rollover or sudden stop,
  • when the person concerned has a medical certificate exempting them from wearing a seat belt.
• The medical certificate referred to in the second paragraph, letter d, shall be drawn up in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 91/671/EEC as amended by Directive 2003/20/EC and Directive 2014/37/EU.  Medical certificates issued in Norway shall also be stated to be valid for up to two years.
• The provisions in the first paragraph do not apply to tractors during work, which are covered by the provisions on seat belt requirements in the Regulations of 6 December 2011 no. 1357 on the performance of work, use of work equip­ment and associated technical requirements.

• Everyone must wear an approved crash helmet when riding a snowmobile, two- and three-wheel motor vehicle (including four-wheel motorcycles), a sidecar for a two-wheel motorcycle or in a sled for a snowmobile.
• However, the injunction does not apply
  • when the vehicle is stationary,
  • while riding in a garage, parking lot, gas station, workshop area or similar confined area,
  • while riding a snowmobile in connection with reindeer herding, forestry, maintenance and inspection of power lines, or for patients and others with transport needs in connection with a requested or defined rescue mission,
  • while riding a three- and four-wheel motorcycle and a three- and four-wheel moped when these have a closed body and have seat belts installed,
  • when riding a four-wheel motorcycle and a four-wheel moped when these have a body consisting of at least a floor, front, roof and rear wall and are driving at low speed where the person concerned must leave their seat at short intervals, such as when delivering mail or newspapers, or during reno­vation work or similar,
  • while riding a snowmobile or a four-/six-wheel motorcycle in military units when the Armed Forces combat helmet is used,
  • when an approved1 and CE-marked2 helmet for alpine skiing is used while riding a snowmobile or in a sled for a snowmobile.

• Anyone who has reached the age of 15 and who fails to use protective equip­ment required under Section 1, Section 1a or Section 2 may be fined.
• The driver of a motor vehicle is responsible for ensuring that passengers under the age of 15 use mandatory protective equipment, and may be prosecuted, cf. Regulations of 29 June 1990 no. 492 on simplified fines in road traffic cases, when such passengers are unsecured.

Children under the age of 15 who drive a small electric motor vehicle as defined in Regulations of 25 May 2022 no. 918 on requirements for small electric motor vehicles must use an approved and CE-marked bicycle helmet while driving.

• The Norwegian Public Roads Administration may, in individual cases, make exceptions from Section 1 and/or Section 2 of the Regulations.
• The Directorate may issue further provisions for the implementation of these Regulations.

• These Regulations enter into force on 1 October 1979.
• At the same time, Regulations issued by the Ministry of Transport on 14 Febru­ary 1977 regarding the use of personal protective equipment while driving a motor vehicle are repealed.