(1)
| (a) | No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle with a fixed hood and a tare in excess of 570 kilograms unless such vehicle has at least— |
| (i) | a convenient means of entrance and exit on both the left side and the right side; or |
| (ii) | such means of entrance and exit on either the left side or the right side and a ready means of escape on the side opposite to such means of entrance and exit or at the rear, |
for the occupants thereof.
| (b) | A motor vehicle with a fixed hood and a tare in excess of 570 kilograms that is conveying passengers in a separate compartment, and— |
| (i) | which does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii); or |
| (ii) | which does not afford such passengers unobstructed access to the driving compartment, |
shall have at least a convenient means of entrance and exit at the rear for such passengers.
| (2) | An entrance and exit and a means of escape referred to in subregulation (1), shall be protected with a door or other effective barrier: Provided that a means of entrance and exit at the rear of a motor vehicle need not be so protected. |
| (3) | A door or barrier contemplated in subregulation (2) or a door or other barrier with which a means of entrance and exit at the rear of a motor vehicle is protected, shall be— |
| (a) | capable of being opened and closed from both the outside and the inside; and |
| (b) | closed and clear of any obstruction when the vehicle is in motion: |
Provided that the provisions of paragraph (a) shall not apply to a means of escape which has a barrier which is capable of being opened by being knocked out.
| (4) | The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to a minibus, bus or the separate compartment of a motor vehicle in which prisoners are conveyed. |
