O. Reg. 236/09: Seat Belt Assemblies

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ontario regulation 236/09

made under the

highway traffic act

Made: June 17, 2009
Filed: June 19, 2009
Published on e-Laws: June 23, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 4, 2009

Amending Reg. 613 of R.R.O. 1990

(Seat Belt Assemblies)

1. Regulation 613 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following section:

6.1 A co-driver, as defined in Ontario Regulation 555/06 (Hours of Service) made under the Act, is exempt from subsection 106 (3) of the Act when he or she is occupying a sleeper berth that meets the requirements of section 8 of that regulation.

2. (1) Subsection 8 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (5)” and substituting “subsection (5) or (5.1)”.

(2) Subsection 8 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (6)” and substituting “subsection (6) or (7.1)”.

(3) Subsection 8 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsections (7) and (8)” and substituting “subsection (7) or (7.1) and subsection (8)”.

(4) Clause 8 (5) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) conforms to the requirements of Standard 213.1 (Infant Restraint Systems) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada);

(5) Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(5.1) Despite clause (5) (a), an infant may be secured in a restraint system that conforms to the requirements of Standard 213.5 (Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) if he or she is an infant with special needs as defined in the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).

(6) Subclause 8 (6) (a) (i) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(i) conforms to the requirements of,

(A) Standard 213 (Child Restraint Systems) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), or

(B) Standard 213.4 (Built-in Child Restraint Systems and Built-in Booster Cushions) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada),

(7) Subclause 8 (7) (a) (i) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(i) on a child booster seat that is used in the manner recommended by its manufacturer and that conforms to,

(A) Standard 213.2 (Booster Cushions) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), or

(B) Standard  213.4 (Built-in Child Restraint Systems and Built-in Booster Cushions) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), and

(8) Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(7.1) Despite subclause (6) (a) (i), clause (6) (b), subclause (7) (a) (i) and clause (7) (c), a toddler or pre-school to primary grade child may be secured in a restraint system that conforms to the requirements of Standard 213.3 (Restraint Systems for Disabled Persons) made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) if he or she,

(a) is a mobility-impaired occupant as defined in the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada); or

(b) has a developmental disability as defined in section 175 of the Act. 

(9) Subsection 8 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Despite clauses (7) (a) and (b)” at the beginning and substituting “Despite subsections (7) and (7.1)”.

(10) Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(11) The driver of a motor vehicle that is registered in a state of the United States of America is deemed to have complied with the appropriate standard under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) required by subsection (5), (5.1), (6), (7) or (7.1) if the child is secured in a child restraint system that meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 made under Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety, in a manner recommended by the manufacturer of the child restraint system.

3. (1) Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection 8.1 (1) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

2. The driver of an ambulance.

(2) Section 8.1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(3) The driver of a motor vehicle that is registered in another jurisdiction and is in Ontario for a 30-day period or less is exempt from complying with subsection 8 (4).

(4) Subsection (3) is revoked on the fifth anniversary of the day Ontario Regulation 236/09 comes into force.

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2009 and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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