KUALA LUMPUR: No summonses will be issued to those who fail to comply with the mandatory use of child seats, Dewan Rakyat was told. Transport Minister Anthony Loke (pic) said he has directed the Road Transport Department (JPJ) not to penalise drivers for the first six months of the new ruling that starts in January. "The JPJ will not issue summonses to drivers without the child car seats during this period. He said it was necessary to impose mandatory use of child seats, as a study by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety revealed that only 30% of car drivers used child seats. In order to encourage further use of the seats, Loke informed lawmakers that there will be no import duty for child car seats, while excise fee has been slashed to 5% from 10%.

Source: The Star November 19, 2019 12:11 UTC