New law 18th Sept

[gazzad]

So I have a 1999 SL 320 with the "child seats" in the rear. My brother in law (who is a copper) has printed off the rules and regs regarding the new laws, but even he says that the Police are going to be too busy to check out cars.
Anyway my question is this - quite simply are the seats in the SL OK as they are, as a child seat will not fit (seat back too upright and lap strap will not fix child seat in firmly) And as I have a lapstrap do I need to put in a booster seat for my 8 year old?
According to the rules and I quote "Some 2x2 sports cars have small rear seats. Child seats/boosters to the required UN ECE Regulation 44.03 type approval must be used on these seats. However, it may be that such seats are certified to UN ECE 44.04 type approval standards which means that they effectively approved child seats/booster sets themselves and therefore a seperate child seat/booster would not be needed. If a seat complies with the type-approval standard, it will have an "E" label, with "44.04" or "03" and the weight range of the child for which it is designed. You may need to check with the car handbook, or the vehicle manufacturer, whether the seat is so approved"
Does anyone out there know if my seats are "approved" as I can't find any info PHEW!