O. Reg. 522/06: Seat Belt Assemblies
filed November 23, 2006 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8
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highway traffic act
Made: November 22, 2006
Filed: November 23, 2006
Published on e-Laws: November 24, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 9, 2006
Amending Reg. 613 of R.R.O. 1990
(Seat Belt Assemblies)
1. The English version of clause 1 (a) of Regulation 613 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:
(a) torso restraints;
2. Section 2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsections 106 (3), (4) and (6)” and substituting “subsections 106 (2), (3) and (4)”.
3. Section 3 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 106 (4)” and substituting “subsection 106 (3)”.
4. Section 4 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 106 (3)” and substituting “subsection 106 (2)”.
5. Section 5 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 106 (4)” and substituting “subsection 106 (3)”.
6. Section 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
6. A firefighter occupying a seating position behind the driver’s cab in a fire department vehicle, as defined in section 61 of the Act, is exempt from subsection 106 (3) of the Act where the performance of work activities makes it impracticable to wear a seat belt assembly.
7. (1) The English version of clause 7 (2) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “upper”.
(2) Subsection 7 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 106 (3)” and substituting “subsection 106 (2)”.
8. (1) The English version of clause 8 (7) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “an upper torso restraint” and substituting “a torso restraint”.
(2) The English version of clause 8 (9) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “upper”.
(3) Clause 8 (9) (c) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(c) the pelvic restraint, and the torso restraint, if there is one, are securely fastened.
9. (1) The English version of clause 9 (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “upper”.
(2) Clause 9 (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(b) the driver is exempt from the provisions of subsection 106 (4) of the Act with respect to the requirement that a passenger wear the torso restraint component of a seat belt assembly.
10. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:
10. Where a motor vehicle manufactured without seat belt assemblies for each seating position and not modified so that there is a seat belt assembly for each seating position is driven on a highway,
(a) the driver is exempt from the requirement of subsection 106 (2) of the Act to wear a seat belt assembly if there is no seat belt assembly at the driver’s seating position;
(b) a passenger is exempt from the requirement of subsection 106 (3) of the Act to wear a seat belt assembly if the passenger occupies a position without a seat belt assembly and there is no other available seating position with a seat belt assembly; and
(c) the driver is exempt from clause 106 (4) (a) of the Act with respect to any passenger described in clause (b).
11. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day section 1 of the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Seat Belts), 2006 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.