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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and
Booster Cushions Safety Regulations
(RSSR)
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SCHEDULES
INTERPRETATION
1. (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.
"Act"
«Loi»
"Act" means the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
"booster cushion"
«coussin d'appoint»
"booster cushion" means a removable device for use in a vehicle for the
purpose of seating a person who has outgrown his or her child restraint system in an
elevated position on the vehicle seat, that, together with a vehicle seat belt, is used in
the restraint of the person.
"car bed"
«lit d'auto»
"car bed" means a restraint system for infants with special needs that is
designed to restrain infants with special needs in a supine or prone position on a
continuous flat surface.
"child"
«enfant»
"child" means a person whose weight is not less than 9 kg and not more than
22 kg.
"child restraint system"
«ensemble de retenue pour enfant»
"child restraint system" means a restraint system that is designed for use,
together with a vehicle seat belt, in the restraint of a child.
"custom restraint system for disabled persons"
«ensemble de retenue sur mesure pour personne handicapée»
"custom restraint system for disabled persons" means a restraint system for
disabled persons that is designed for use in the restraint of a specific mobility-impaired
occupant.
"infant"
«bébé»
"infant" means a person who is incapable of sitting erect and whose weight is
less than 9 kg.
"infant restraint system"
«ensemble de retenue
pour bébé»
"infant restraint system" means a restraint system that is designed for use,
together with a vehicle seat belt, in the restraint of an infant.
"infants with special needs"
«bébés qui ont des besoins spéciaux»
"infants with special needs" means infants born at less than 37 weeks
gestation, infants whose weight at birth is less than 2.2 kg or infants with special
breathing needs.
"lower connector system"
«système d'attaches inférieures»
"lower connector system" means a system consisting of two
connectors that each fit inside a checking device that has the envelope
dimensions shown in Figure 10 of Schedule 10, are attached to the lower part of
a restraint system or booster cushion in a manner that does not allow for their
removal without the use of tools and enable the restraint system or booster
cushion to be securely attached to a lower universal anchorage system of a
vehicle.
"lower universal anchorage system"
«dispositif universel d'ancrages d'attaches inférieurs»
"lower universal anchorage system" means a device, other than a
vehicle seat belt, that is designed to secure the lower portion of a restraint
system or booster cushion to a vehicle and that transfers loads from the
restraint system or booster cushion and its occupant to the vehicle structure or
seat.
"mobility-impaired occupant"
«occupant à
mobilité réduite»
"mobility-impaired occupant" means a person whose weight is 9 kg or more and
who, for orthopaedic reasons or because of the person's size, build or other physical
characteristics, is unable to use a child restraint system, a booster cushion, a built-in
child restraint system or built-in booster cushion referred to in section 213.4 of
Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, or a vehicle seat belt.
"production restraint system for disabled persons"
«ensemble
de retenue de série pour personne handicapée»
"production restraint system for disabled persons" means a restraint system
for disabled persons other than a custom restraint system for disabled persons.
"restraint system"
«ensemble de retenue»
"restraint system" means a removable device designed to be installed in a
vehicle for use in the restraint of an infant, a child or a mobility-impaired occupant,
but does not include booster cushions or vehicle seat belts.
"restraint system for disabled persons"
«ensemble de retenue pour
personne handicapée»
"restraint system for disabled persons" means a restraint system that is
designed to be placed directly on the seat of a vehicle for use, together with a vehicle
seat belt, in the restraint of a mobility-impaired occupant.
"restraint system for infants with special needs"
«ensemble de retenue pour bébés
qui ont des besoins spéciaux»
"restraint system for infants with special needs" means a restraint system
that is designed or has special characteristics for use, together with a vehicle seat
belt, in the restraint of infants with special needs.
"Test Method"
«Méthode d'essal»
"Test Method" means a document published by the Department of Transport that
contains motor vehicle safety test methods under the main heading Test Method, followed by
an identification number, a descriptive title and the publishing date.
"tether strap"
«courroie d'attache»
"tether strap" means a device that is fitted with a tether strap hook and
secured to the rigid structure of a restraint system or booster cushion and that transfers the load from that
system or booster cushion to the user-ready tether anchorage.
"tether strap hook"
«crochet de la courroie d'attache»
"tether strap hook" means a device that is used to attach a tether
strap to a user-ready tether anchorage and has an interface profile shown in
Figure 1 of Schedule 10 or, in the case of a device with integrated adjustment
hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 10.
(2) A weight or height required to be indicated under sections 6 to 11 must be
expressed in units based on the International System of Units, followed by the
corresponding imperial units in parentheses.
(3) A Test Method may be obtained by writing to the Director General, Road
Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate, Transport Canada, 330 Sparks Street,
Ottawa K1A ON5.
NATIONAL SAFETY MARK
2. (1) For the purposes of subsection 3(2) of the Act, the Minister
may authorize a company to apply the national safety mark to a restraint system or booster
cushion, including any accompanying documentation or packaging, by an authorization of
that company individually or by specifying classes of companies that are authorized.
(2) A company that does not belong to a class of companies that has been authorized by
the Minister to apply the national safety mark and that intends to apply the national
safety mark to a restraint system or booster cushion must apply to the Minister to obtain
an authorization in the form set out in Schedule 1.
(3) Every company that applies the national safety mark to a restraint system or
booster cushion must indelibly mould into or onto it, or print on a label affixed to it in
a permanent manner, in a readily visible location, a drawing at least 50 mm in diameter
depicting the national safety mark, as set out in Schedule 2, and showing the following
information:
(a) in the case of company that is authorized individually, the authorization number
assigned to the company by the Minister; and
(b) the number of the standard or standards to which the restraint system or booster
cushion conforms, namely,
(i) 213, in the case of a child restraint system,
(ii) 213.1, in the case of an infant restraint system,
(iii) 213.2, in the case of a booster cushion,
(iv) 213.3, in the case of a production restraint system for disabled persons, or
(v) 213.5, in the case of a restraint system for infants with special needs.
PRESCRIBED CLASSES OF EQUIPMENT
3. Child restraint systems, infant restraint systems,
booster cushions, restraint systems for disabled persons and restraint systems for infants
with special needs are prescribed classes of equipment for the purposes of section 5 of
the Act.
PRESCRIBED STANDARDS
4. (1) Every child restraint system must conform to the applicable
standards set out in Schedule 3, CMVSS 213 — Child Restraint Systems.
(2) Every infant restraint system must conform to the applicable standards set out in
Schedule 4, CMVSS 213.1 — Infant Restraint Systems.
(3) [Repealed by SOR/2001-341]
(4) Every booster cushion must conform to the applicable standards set out in Schedule
5, CMVSS 213.2 — Booster Cushions.
(5) Every restraint system for disabled persons must conform to the applicable
standards set out in Schedule 6, CMVSS 213.3 — Restraint Systems for Disabled
Persons.
(6) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must conform to the
applicable standards set out in Schedule 7, CMVSS 213.5 — Restraint Systems for
Infants with Special Needs.
(7) Every restraint system that is designed to be used as more
than one type of restraint system or as a restraint system and booster cushion
must conform to the standards set out in Schedule 3 to 7 that are applicable to
each type of restraint system or booster cushion for which it is designed to be
used.
RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND BOOSTER
CUSHION INFORMATION
National Safety Mark
5. (1) A company that affixes the national safety mark to a restraint
system or booster cushion must do so in accordance with section 2.
(2) No company shall import a restraint system, other than a custom
restraint system for disabled persons, or a booster cushion unless the restraint system or
booster cushion bears the national safety mark.
Lower Universal Anchorage System Symbol
5.1 Every restraint system or booster cushion that is equipped
with a lower connector system must bear the lower universal anchorage system
symbol, illustrated in Schedule 11, on a contrasting background on or near the
lower connector system in a clearly visible location that readily permits the
lower connectors to be engaged and attached.
Child Restraint Systems
6. Every child restraint system must have indelibly moulded into or
onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, in both
official languages, in a readily visible location,
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the system;
(b) the model name and number of the system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the system, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that indicates
(i) the weight and height range of the children for whom the system is designed, as
recommended by the manufacturer, if the system is designed as a forward-facing system for
use by children, or
(ii) the weight and height range of the infants and the children for whom the system is
designed, as recommended by the manufacturer, if the system is designed to be used as a
rearward-facing system for infants and as a forward-facing system for children;
(e) the characteristics of vehicles in which the system is not to be used;
(f) a warning that
(i) if the system is designed to employ belts to restrain a child, the belts provided
with the system are to be snugly adjusted around the child,
(ii) if the system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions, those
adjustment positions must not be used,
(iii) in the case of a forward-facing system, the system must be secured to
the vehicle by means of a lower connector system if it is installed in a seating
position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system or by means of
a vehicle seat belt if it is installed in a seating position that is not
equipped with a lower universal anchorage system, and by means of a tether
strap, as shown in the installation instructions,
(iii.1) in the case of a rearward-facing system, the system must be secured
to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system if it is installed in a
seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system or by
means of a vehicle seat belt if it is installed in a seating position that is
not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, as shown in the
installation instructions,
(iv) if the system employs a fixed or movable surface to restrain a child and also
requires belts, the fixed or movable surface is not sufficient to restrain the child; and
(g) an installation diagram that shows the system correctly installed
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured
to the vehicle by means of the lap belt and, if the system is equipped with
a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the
manufacturer recommends the installation of the system in such a seating position,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder
belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt, and if the system is
equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the
system in such a seating position, and
(iii) in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage
system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if
equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Infant Restraint Systems
7. Every infant restraint system must have indelibly moulded into or
onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, in both
official languages, in a readily visible location,
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the system;
(b) the model name and number of the system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the system, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that indicates
(i) the weight and height range of the infants for whom the system is designed, as
recommended by the manufacturer, if the system is designed as a rearward-facing system for
use by infants, or
(ii) the weight and height range of the infants and the children for whom the system is
designed, as recommended by the manufacturer, if the system is designed to be used as a
rearward-facing system for infants and as a forward-facing system for children;
(e) the characteristics of vehicles in which the system is not to be used;
(f) a warning that
(i) the system is for use only in a forward-facing seat equipped with a lower
universal anchorage system or with a vehicle seat belt,
(ii) the system is to be in a rearward-facing position when it is used for an infant,
(iii) the system must be secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector
system if it is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower
universal anchorage system or by means of a vehicle seat belt if it is installed
in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage
system, and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, and
(iv) the belts provided with the system are to be snugly adjusted around the infant;
(g) a statement, on a red, yellow or orange background, placed on the side of the
system that faces the passenger door or in or adjacent to the area where the infant's head
would rest and visible to a person installing a rearward-facing infant restraint system,
warning that the restraint system must not be installed in the front seat of a vehicle
equipped with a passenger-side frontal air bag; and
(h) an installation diagram that shows the system correctly installed
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured
to the vehicle by means of the lap belt and, if the system is equipped with
a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the system in such a seating position,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a
continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of
the belt and, if the system is equipped with a tether strap, by means of the
tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the system
in such a seating position, and
(iii) in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage
system and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if
equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap.
Booster Cushions
8. Every booster cushion must have indelibly moulded into or onto it,
or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, in both official
languages, in a readily visible location,
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the booster cushion;
(b) the model name and number of the booster cushion;
(c) the date of manufacture of the booster cushion, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that indicates that the booster cushion is for use by children who
weigh at least 18 kg (40 pounds) and who are at least the minimum height recommended by
the manufacturer;
(e) in the case of a booster cushion that is equipped with a lower connector
system, a statement that indicates that, even when unoccupied, the booster
cushion must be secured to the vehicle by means of that system if the booster
cushion is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower
universal anchorage system or by means of a vehicle seat belt if it is installed
in a seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage
system, and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap;
(e.1) in the case of a booster cushion that is not equipped with a lower
connector system, a statement that indicates that, even when unoccupied, the
booster cushion must be secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt
and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap;
(f) an installation diagram that shows the booster cushion correctly installed
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured
to the vehicle by means of the lap belt and , if the booster cushion is
equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the booster cushion in such a seating
position,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a
continuous-loop lap and shoulder belt and secured to the vehicle by means of
the belt and, if the booster cushion is equipped with a tether strap, by
means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the
booster cushion in such a seating position, and
(iii) if equipped with a lower connector system, in a seating position that
is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle
by means of that system and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the
tether strap.
Production Restraint Systems for
Disabled Persons
9. Every production restraint system for disabled persons must have
indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a
permanent manner, in both official languages, in a readily visible location,
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the system;
(b) the model name and number of the system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the system, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that the system conforms to the prescribed standards applicable at the
time of manufacture;
(e) a statement that indicates that the system is designed for use by mobility-impaired
occupants and the weight and height range of the occupants for whom the system is
designed, as recommended by the manufacturer;
(f) the characteristics of vehicles in which the system is not to be used;
(g) a warning that
(i) if the system is designed to employ belts to restrain a mobility-impaired occupant,
the belts provided with the system are to be snugly adjusted around the occupant,
(ii) if the system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions or for use
with trays or tables or certain webbing assemblies, those adjustment positions, trays,
tables or webbing assemblies must not be used,
(iii) in the case of a system that is equipped with a lower connector system,
the system must be secured to the vehicle by means of the lower connector system
if it is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal
anchorage system or by means of a vehicle seat belt if it is installed in a
seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage
system, and if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the
tether strap, as shown in the installation instructions,
(iii.1) in the case of a system that is not equipped with a lower connector
system, the system must be secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat
belt and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, as
shown in the installation instructions,
(iv) if the system employs a fixed or movable surface to restrain a mobility-impaired
occupant but also requires harness straps, the fixed or movable surface is not sufficient
to restrain the occupant; and
(h) an installation diagram that shows the system correctly installed
(i) in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt and secured
to the vehicle by means of the lap belt and, if the system is equipped with
a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the
manufacturer recommends the installation of the system in such a seating position,
(ii) in a seating position that is equipped only with a continuous-loop lap and shoulder
belt, and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the system is
equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the
system in such a seating position, and
(iii) if equipped with a lower connector system, in a seating position
that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the
vehicle by means of that system and, if equipped with a tether strap, by
means of the tether strap.
Custom Restraint Systems for Disabled
Persons
10. Every custom restraint system for disabled persons must be
accompanied by a document, in both official languages, that contains the following
information:
(a) a statement that the system is to be used only by the mobility-impaired occupant
for whom it was designed;
(b) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the system, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that the system conforms to the prescribed standards applicable at the
time of manufacture;
(e) if the system is not designed for use at certain adjustment positions or for use
with trays or tables or certain webbing assemblies, a warning that those adjustment
positions, trays, tables or webbing assemblies should not be used;
(f) if the system has a positioning harness with a hook and loop fastener such as a
velcro fastener, a warning that a hook and loop fastener is not sufficient to restrain a
mobility-impaired occupant and that only belts that include buckles should be used in the
restraint of the occupant;
(g) a statement that the tether strap must be properly attached to the vehicle and that
indicates how to attach the tether strap; and
(h) if the system employs a fixed or movable surface to restrain a
mobility-impaired occupant but also requires harness straps, a warning that the fixed or
movable surface is not sufficient to restrain the occupant.
Restraint Systems for Infants with
Special Needs
11. Every restraint system for infants with special needs must have
indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a
permanent manner, in both official languages, in a readily visible location,
(a) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported
or sold the system;
(b) the model name and number of the system;
(c) the date of manufacture of the system, in the form set out in Schedule 8;
(d) a statement that indicates the weight and height range of the infants for whom the
system is designed, as recommended by the manufacturer;
(e) the characteristics of vehicles in which the system is not to be used;
(f) a warning that
(i) the system is for use only in a forward-facing seat equipped with a lower
universal anchorage system or with a vehicle seat belt,
(ii) the system is to be in a rearward-facing position, except that a car bed is to be
used in a flat position along the vehicle's rear bench seat with the head of the infant
towards the centre of the vehicle,
(iii) in the case of a system that is equipped with a lower connector system,
the system must be secured to the vehicle by means of the lower connector system
if it is installed in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal
anchorage system or by means of a vehicle seat belt if it is installed in a
seating position that is not equipped with a lower universal anchorage system,
and, if the system is equipped with a tether strap, by means of the
tether strap, as shown in the installation instructions,
(iii.1) in the case of a system that is not equipped with a lower connector
system, the system must be secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat
belt and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the tether strap, as
shown in the installation instructions, and
(iv) the belts, vest or bunting bag provided with the system is to be snugly adjusted
around the infant;
(g) a statement, on a red, yellow or orange background, placed on the side of the
system that faces the passenger door or in or adjacent to the area where the infant's head
would rest and visible to a person installing the system, warning that the restraint
system must not be installed in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with a passenger-side
frontal air bag; and
(h) an installation diagram that shows the system correctly installed
(i) in a seating position that has only a lap belt, and secured to the
vehicle by means of the belt and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of
the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the installation of the system
in such a seating position,
(ii) in a seating position that has only a continuous-loop lap and shoulder
belt and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if equipped with a
tether strap, by means of the tether strap, if the manufacturer recommends the
installation of the system in such a seating position, and
(iii) if equipped with a lower connector system, in a seating position that
is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system and secured to the vehicle
by means of that system and, if equipped with a tether strap, by means of the
tether strap.
Type Size and
Spacing
12. The information required under sections 6 to 9 and 11
must be in letters and numerals of at least 10 points, except that, in respect of the date
of manufacture, the words "year/année", "month/mois" and
"day/jour" must be in letters of at least 8 points.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
13. (1) Every child restraint system, infant restraint system,
production restraint system for disabled persons and restraint system for infants with
special needs must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages,
that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(a) installing and securing the system in a vehicle;
(b) positioning a person in the system; and
(c) adjusting every part of the system that is designed to restrain a person.
(2) The instructions must
(a) specify the types of vehicles, seating positions and types of vehicle seat belts
— lap belts or continuous-loop lap and shoulder belts — with which the system
may and may not be used;
(a.1) specify whether the system may be used with a lower universal anchorage
system;
(b) in the case of an infant restraint system or a restraint system for infants with
special needs that has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface of the
system, specify that the ability of the system to change position must not be impeded;
(c) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the
system;
(d) state that the system, even when unoccupied, must be firmly secured to
the vehicle by means of a lower universal anchorage system or a vehicle seat
belt, as applicable for the type of system and the seating position in which the
system is to be installed, and, if the system is equipped with a tether strap,
by means of the tether strap;
(e) in the case of a restraint system for infants with special needs, provide an
installation diagram that shows the system correctly installed
(i) in a centre rear seating position, if the manufacturer recommends installation of
the system in that seating position, and
(ii) in a right front outboard seating position equipped with a continuous-loop lap and
shoulder belt, if the manufacturer recommends installation of the system in that seating
position; and
(f) be stored in a location provided for that purpose on the system.
RECORDS
14. (1) A company must maintain in writing or in a readily readable
electronic or optical format the records referred to in paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act that
show that the restraint systems or booster cushions it manufactures or imports conform to
all prescribed standards applicable to it and retain those records for at least five years
after the date of manufacture or importation.
(2) If the records referred to in subsection (1) are maintained by a person on behalf
of a company, the company must keep the name and address of the person.
(3) At the request in writing of an inspector, a company must send to the
inspector a copy of the records referred to in subsection (1), in either official
language, within the 30 working days after the date of mailing of the request.
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
15. (1) For the purpose of maintaining a registration system referred
to in paragraph 5(1)(h) of the Act, a company must provide to each person who purchases a
restraint system or booster cushion an information card that
(a) permits the purchaser to provide to the company or to a duly authorized agent of
the company, at no cost, the purchaser's name and address, the model name and number of
the system or booster cushion, the date of purchase and the date of manufacture; and
(b) includes a safety message concerning the importance of providing the information.
(2) The information card must not include statements or information that may lead the
purchaser to believe that the response will be used for marketing techniques by either
telephone or mail, or otherwise.
(3) The registration system maintained by a company in accordance with paragraph
5(1)(h) of the Act must consist of the information obtained pursuant to subsection (1).
(4) The information kept in the registration system maintained by a
company must be retained for at least five years after the date of sale of the restraint
system or booster cushion to which the information relates.
IMPORTATION
General
16. For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act, a company that
imports a restraint system or booster cushion must maintain records signed by the company
or its duly authorized agent setting out
(a) the name of the manufacturer of the system or booster cushion;
(b) the name of the company importing the system or booster cushion;
(c) a statement that, on the date of its importation, the system or booster cushion
conformed to these Regulations;
(d) a statement from the manufacturer or its duly authorized agent that the system or
booster cushion conforms to the prescribed standards applicable at the time of
manufacture;
(e) the model name and number of the system or booster cushion;
(f) the number of systems or booster cushions imported at the same time; and
(g) the date of importation of the system or booster cushion.
Temporary Importations
17. A person or the person's duly authorized agent who
imports a restraint system or booster cushion pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act
must, before importation, file with the Minister the declaration referred to in that
paragraph. The declaration must be signed and contain the information referred to on the
form set out in Schedule 9.
DEFECT INFORMATION
18. (1) The notice of defect referred to in subsections 10(1) and (3)
of the Act must be given in writing and must indicate
(a) the name of the company giving the notice;
(b) the name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster cushion;
(c) the model name and number and the identifying class of each restraint system or
booster cushion in respect of which the notice is given, the period during which the
systems or booster cushions were manufactured and any other information identifying the
systems or booster cushions;
(d) the estimated percentage of the restraint systems or booster cushions that
potentially contain the defect;
(e) a description of the defect;
(f) an evaluation of the safety risk arising from the defect;
(g) a statement of the measures to be taken to correct the defect;
(h) any conditions that relate to the correction of the defect; and
(i) the number, title or other identification assigned by the company to the notice of
defect.
(2) A company must, within 30 days after it has given a notice of defect, submit to the
Minister the report referred to in subsection 10(6) of the Act containing, in addition to
the information required by subsection (1), the following information:
(a) the total number of restraint systems or booster cushions affected by the notice of
defect and the number of such systems or booster cushions in each identifying class;
(b) a chronology of the principal events that led to the determination of the existence
of the defect; and
(c) copies of all notices, bulletins and other circulars issued by the company in
respect of the defect, including a detailed description of the nature and physical
location of the defect with diagrams and other illustrations as necessary.
(3) For the purposes of subsection 10(6) of the Act, the quarterly reports to be
submitted following the report referred to in subsection (2) must contain the following
information:
(a) the number, title or other identification assigned by the company to the notice of
defect;
(b) the number of restraint systems or booster cushions affected;
(c) the dates that notices of defect were given to the current owners;
(d) the number of restraint systems or booster cushions inspected by or at the
direction of the company;
(e) the number of inspected restraint systems or booster cushions found to contain the
defect; and
(f) a statement outlining the manner in which the company disposed of the
defective parts, restraint systems or booster cushions.
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsection 2(2))
Canada
Department of Transport
Motor Vehicle SafetyAct (subsection 3(2))
MINISTERIAL AUTHORIZATION
Pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, I, Minister of Transport, hereby authorize [
name and address ] to use and apply at its premises located at [ location ] the national
safety mark and this authorization number [ # ] on any restraint system or booster cushion
referred to in section 3 of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions
Safety Regulations, provided that the restraint system or booster cushion conforms to all
the standards applicable thereto.
This authorization expires on: _________________________________________________
Issued in Ottawa on _______________________________, 19____________
_____________________________
for: Minister of Transport
SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 2(3))
NATIONAL SAFETY MARK
Note: Replace XXXX with the number 213, 213.1, 213.2, 213.3 or
213.5, as applicable.
Replace YYY with the authorization number assigned by the Minister, if applicable.
SCHEDULE 3
(Subsections 1(1) and 4(1) and (3))
CMVSS 213 — CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
General
1. In this Schedule, "Test Method 213" means Test
Method 213 — Child Restraint Systems (October 2001).
Contactable Surfaces
2. If a child restraint system provides surfaces for the support of a
child's back and the sides of a child's torso, the surfaces must
(a) in the case of the surface for the support of the child's back, be flat or concave
and have a continuous surface area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) in the case of the surfaces for the support of each side of the child's torso, be
flat or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
3. Except for surfaces designed to restrain a child, no child
restraint system may have a fixed or movable surface directly in front of the child.
4. Every horizontal cross-section of a surface of a child restraint
system that is designed to restrain the forward movement of a child must be flat or
concave, and every vertical longitudinal cross-section must be flat, or convex with a
radius of curvature of the underlying structure of not less than 50 mm.
5. Every portion of a rigid structural component within or underlying
a contactable surface of a child restraint system must meet the following requirements:
(a) no portion of the component may, with any padding or flexible overlay material
removed, have a height above any adjacent portion of the component of more than 9.5 mm;
and
(b) no exposed edge of the component may have a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
6. Every surface of a child restraint system that is contactable by
the head of an anthropomorphic test device that is positioned in the system in accordance
with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method 213 must be covered with slow-recovery,
energy-absorbing material and must, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test
Method 213, have
(a) a 25 per cent compression-deflection resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more
than 70 kPa;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of less than 12 kPa but not less than 4 kPa.
Belts, Buckles, Tether Straps and Lower
Connector Systems
7. (1) Every forward-facing child restraint system must be capable of being
secured to the vehicle by means of
(a) a lower connector system together with the tether strap provided with
the restraint system; and
(b) a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap provided with the
restraint system.
(1.1) Every rearward-facing child restraint system must be capable of being
secured to the vehicle by means of
(a) a lower connector system or a lower connector system together with the
tether strap provided with the system; and
(b) a vehicle seat belt or a vehicle seat belt together with the tether
strap provided with the system.
(1.2) Every child restraint system must provide a clear, audible indication
when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the
lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication, under normal
daylight conditions, that each connector is securely attached to the lower
universal anchorage system.
(2) Every tether strap that is used to secure a child restraint system to the vehicle
must be fitted with a tether strap hook the dimensions of which, at the point of
attachment to the anchorage hardware, conform to those illustrated in Figure 1
of Schedule 10 or, in the case of a tether strap hook with integrated adjustment
hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 10.
8. (1) Every child restraint system must, when the anthropomorphic
test device is positioned in the system in accordance with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method
213, provide
(a) upper torso restraint in the form of
(i) in the case of a forward-facing system, belts passing over each shoulder of the
anthropomorphic test device or a fixed or movable surface, or
(ii) in the case of a rearward-facing system, a single diagonal belt passing over one
shoulder or belts passing over each shoulder of the anthropomorphic test device;
(b) lower torso restraint in the form of
(i) a pelvic restraint making an angle of at least 45º but not more than 90º with the
seating surface of the system at the pelvic restraint attachment points, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface; and
(c) in the case of a forward-facing system, crotch restraint.
(2) Every belt that is part of a child restraint system and that is designed to
restrain a child using the system must
(a) be adjustable to snugly fit a child whose height and weight are within the ranges
indicated in the statement required by paragraph 6(d) of these Regulations and who is
positioned in the system in accordance with the instructions required by subsection 13(1)
of these Regulations; and
(b) when tested in accordance with Test Method 213, impose no loads on the
anthropomorphic test device that result from the mass of the system or the mass of the
seat back of the seat assembly.
9. (1) Every belt buckle and adjustment hardware and every tether
strap attachment and adjustment hardware used in a child restraint system must conform to
the requirements of subsections 209(17) and (19) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle
Safety Regulations.
(2) Every buckle that is used in a child restraint system belt designed to restrain a
child must, under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213,
(a) before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied; and
(b) after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied.
10. The webbing of belts and any tether strap provided with a child
restraint system and used to attach the system to a vehicle or to restrain a
child within the system must
(a) after being subjected to abrasion as specified in paragraph 2.3.3 of Motor Vehicle
Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section 209—Seat Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984),
have a breaking strength of not less than 75 per cent of the strength of the unabraded
webbing;
(b) meet the requirements of paragraphs 209(7)(h) to (k) of Schedule IV to the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(c) if contactable by the torso of an anthropomorphic test device, when the system is
tested dynamically, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as specified in
paragraph 2.1.1 of Motor Vehicle Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section 209—Seat
Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984).
Flammability
11. Every child restraint system must be constructed only
of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations.
Inversion Testing
12. When a child restraint system is tested in accordance
with section 6 of Test Method 213, the system must not fall out of the aircraft passenger
seat belt, and the anthropomorphic test device must not fall out of the system, at any
time during the rotation or three-second period referred to in that section.
Dynamic Testing
13. (1) When a child restraint system is tested in accordance with
section 3 of Test Method 213, the system must, when adjusted in any position,
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no
partial separation exposing surfaces with a radius of less than 6.4 mm or surfaces with
protrusions greater than 9.5 mm above the adjacent surrounding contactable surface of any
structural element of the system;
(b) remain in the same adjustment position during the testing as it was in immediately
before the testing began;
(c) limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in
the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for
intervals the cumulative duration of which is not more than 3 ms; and
(d) [Repealed SOR/2000-89]
(e) [Repealed SOR/2000-89]
(f) subject to subsection (2), provide restraint against rearward movement of the head
of the anthropomorphic test device relative to the anthropomorphic test device by means of
a continuous seat back that is an integral part of the system and that
(i) has a height of at least 500 mm, measured along the seat back surface of the system
in the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal centreline of the
system from the lowest point on the system's seating surface that is contacted by the
buttocks of the seated anthropomorphic test device, and
(ii) has a width of at least 150 mm in the horizontal plane at the height specified in
subparagraph (i).
(1.1) When a forward-facing child restraint system is subjected to a dynamic
test in accordance with section
3 of Test Method 213, the system must also, when adjusted in any position, not allow any
portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical
transverse plane that is 720 mm forward of the Z point on the seat assembly measured along
the centre SORL illustrated in Figure 3 and 4 of Schedule 10, which plane is illustrated as the forward
excursion limit in Figure 5 and 6 of Schedule 10.
(2) A forward-facing system is not required to conform to the requirements of paragraph
(1)(f) if the target point on either side of the head of the anthropomorphic test device
is below a horizontal plane tangent to the top of the seat assembly when the
anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the system and the system is installed on the
seat assembly.
(2.1) When a rearward-facing child restraint system is adjusted in any position and is
tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213,
(a) the system must also retain all portions of the torso of the anthropomorphic test
device within the system, and no portion of the target point on either side of the
device's head may pass through the transverse orthogonal planes whose intersection
contains the forward-most and topmost points on the surfaces of the system, as illustrated in Figure
7 of Schedule 10;
and
(b) the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240
mm above the seat surface must not be greater than 70º at any time during the impact
simulation.
(3) The seat used in dynamic testing must be the dynamic seat assembly described in
drawing package NHTSA SAS-100-1000, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule
10, and, except in
the case of a rearward-facing system, the seat back
must be fixed so that rotation around the seat back pivot axis is prevented.
Figure 1 — [Repealed by SOR/2001-341]
Figure 2— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 3— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 4— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
SCHEDULE 4
(Subsections 4(2), (3) and (7))
CMVSS 213.1 — INFANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
General
1. In this Schedule, "Test Method 213.1" means Test Method
213.1—Infant Restraint Systems (October 2001).
2. Every infant restraint system must
(a) be designed to face the rear of the vehicle;
(b) be capable of being secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat
belt only or a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap that is
provided with the system in such a manner that the belt will impose no loads
directly on the infant that result from the mass of the system;
(b.1) be capable of being secured to the vehicle by means of a lower
connector system only, or by means of a lower connector system together with the
tether strap that is provided with the system, and of providing a clear, audible
indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached
to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication, under
normal daylight conditions, that each connector is securely attached to the
lower universal anchorage system;
(b.2) if the system is manufactured with a separate, removable base and the
seating component of the system is designed to be used with or without the base,
be equipped with a lower connector system on the base;
(c) provide restraint against the rearward movement of the infant's head toward the
front of the vehicle by means of a continuous seat back that
(i) is an integral part of the system,
(ii) does not load the top of the infant's head,
(iii) has a height of at least 450 mm, measured on the vertical longitudinal centreline
of the system to the top of the seat back surface of the surface from the lowest point on
the system's seating surface that is contacted by the infant's buttocks, and
(iv) has a width of at least 150 mm when measured 50 mm below the uppermost edge of the
seat back surface of the system; and
(d) be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of
section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
Contactable Surfaces
3. Every infant restraint system must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant's back that is flat or concave and has a
continuous surface area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant's torso that are flat or
concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
4. Every portion of a rigid structural component within or underlying
a contactable surface of an infant restraint system must meet the following requirements:
(a) no portion of the component may, with any padding or flexible overlay material
removed, have a height above any adjacent portion of the component of more than 9.5 mm;
and
(b) no exposed edge of the component may have a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
5. Every surface of an infant restraint system that is contactable by
the head of an anthropomorphic test device that is positioned in the system in accordance
with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method 213.1 must be covered with slow-recovery
energy-absorbing material and must, when tested in accordance with section 5 of Test
Method 213.1, have
(a) a 25 per cent compression-deflection resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more
than 70 kPa;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of less than 12 kPa but not less than 4 kPa.
6. Every part of an infant restraint system that is
designed to restrain an infant must be sufficiently adjustable to allow an infant of any
size for which the system is recommended by the manufacturer to be placed in the system
and to allow adjustment snugly around the infant in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions.
Belts, Buckles and Tether Straps
7. (1) Every infant restraint system must, when an anthropomorphic
test device is positioned in the system in accordance with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method
213.1, provide additional restraint for
(a) the upper torso in the form of belts passing over each shoulder of the
anthropomorphic test device; and
(b) the lower torso.
(2) Every tether strap that is used to secure an infant restraint system to
the vehicle must be fitted with a tether strap hook the dimensions of which, at
the point of attachment to the anchorage hardware, conform to those shown in
Figure 1 of Schedule 10 or, in the case of a tether strap hook with integrated
adjustment hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 10.
(2.1) Every belt buckle and piece of adjustment hardware and every tether
strap attachment and piece of adjustment hardware used in an infant restraint
system must conform to the requirements of suggestions 209(17) and (19) of
Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
(3) Every buckle that is used in an infant restraint system belt designed to restrain
an infant must, under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test Method 213.1,
(a) before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied; and
(b) after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied.
8. The webbing of belts and any tether strap that are
provided with an infant restraint system and are used to secure the system to the vehicle or to restrain an infant within the system must
(a) after being subjected to abrasion as specified in paragraph 2.3.3 of Motor Vehicle
Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section 209—Seat Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984),
have a breaking strength of not less than 75 per cent of the strength of the unabraded
webbing;
(b) meet the requirements of paragraphs 209(7)(h) to (k) of Schedule IV to the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(c) if contactable by the torso of an anthropomorphic test device, when
the system is tested dynamically, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured as
specified in paragraph 2.1.1 of Motor Vehicle Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section
209—Seat Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984).
Inversion Testing
9. When an infant restraint system is tested in
accordance with section 6 of Test Method 213.1, the system must not fall out of the
aircraft passenger seat belt, and the anthropomorphic test device must not fall out of the
system, at any time during the rotation or three-second period referred to in that
section.
Dynamic Testing
10. (1) When an infant restraint system is tested in accordance with
section 3 of Test Method 213.1, and, if the position of the system can be adjusted, when
the system is adjusted in any position,
(a) the system must exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural
element and no partial separation exposing surfaces with a radius of less than 6.4 mm or
surfaces with protrusions greater than 9.5 mm above the adjacent surrounding contactable
surface of any structural element of the system;
(b) the system must remain in the same adjustment position during the testing as it was
in immediately before the testing began, except in the case of a system that has a means
of automatically repositioning the seating surface of the system that allows the system's
occupant to move from a reclined position to a more upright position and back to a
reclined position during testing;
(c) in the case of a system that has a means of automatically repositioning the seating
surface of the system, an opening that is exposed and is larger than 6.4 mm before the
testing must not become smaller during the testing as a result of the movement of the
seating surface relative to the other parts of the system;
(d) the system must restrict the movement of the anthropomorphic test device so that
the target point on either side of the device's head, at any time during and
immediately after the test, does not pass through either the vertical
transverse plane passing through the forward-most point on the top of
the infant restraint system, as illustrated in Figure 8 of Schedule 10 nor through the
vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as illustrated
in Figure 9 of Schedule 10; and
(e) the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240
mm above the seat surface, must not be greater than 70° at
any time during the impact simulation.
(2) The seat used in dynamic testing must be the standard seat assembly
described in drawing package NHTSA SAS-100-1000, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4
of Schedule 10.
Figure 1— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 2— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 3— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
SCHEDULE 5
(Subsection 4(4))
CMVSS 213.2—BOOSTER CUSHIONS
General
1. Every booster cushion must be constructed only of materials that
conform to the requirements of section 302 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety
Regulations.
2. (1) Every booster cushion must be capable of being secured to a
vehicle by means of
(a) a vehicle seat belt only or, in the case of booster cushion that has a
seat back and is equipped with a tether strap, a vehicle seat belt and the
tether strap; and
(b) if equipped with a lower connector system, the lower connector system
only, or, in the case of a booster cushion that has a seat back and is equipped
with a tether strap, a lower connector system and the tether strap.
(1.1) A booster cushion must not incorporate any additional harness. (2) A
booster cushion that is equipped with a lower connector system must provide a
clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system
is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual
indication, under normal daylight conditions, that each connector is securely
attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
Tether Straps
2.1(1) Every tether strap that is used to secure a
booster cushion to the vehicle must be fitted with a tether strap hook the
dimensions of which, at the point of attachment to the anchorage hardware,
conform to those shown in Figure 1 of Schedule 10 or, in the case of a tether
strap hook with integrated adjustment hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 10.
(2) Every tether strap attachment and piece of adjustment
hardware used in a booster cushion must conform to the requirements of
subsection 209(17) and (19) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety
Regulations.
(3) Every tether strap that is provided with a booster cushion
to secure it to the vehicle must
(a) after being subjected to abrasion as specified in paragraph
2.3.3 of Motor Vehicle Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section 209 -- Seat Belt
Assemblies (February 27, 1984), have a breaking strength of not less than 75% of
the strength of the unabraded webbing; and
(b) meet the requirements of paragraphs 209(7)(h) to (k) of
Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
Testing
3. After applying a preload of 175 N to the booster
cushion, the booster cushion, including any padding or covering, must not deflect more
than 25 mm under the application of a vertical 2 250 N force applied anywhere on the upper
seating surface of the booster cushion through an apparatus described in section 20 of
ANSI/ASTM D3574-77, Flexible Cellular Materials—Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane
Foams, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
SCHEDULE 6
(Subsections 1(1) and 4(5))
CMVSS 213.3—RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR DISABLED PERSONS
General
1. In this Schedule, "Test Method 213.3" means
Test Method 213.3—Restraint Systems for Disabled Persons (October 2001).
Contactable Surfaces
2. Except for surfaces designed to restrain a mobility-impaired
occupant, a surface of a restraint system for disabled persons, such as a tray or table,
that is placed in front of the occupant must be removable when the restraint system is
used in a vehicle.
3. Every horizontal cross-section of a surface of a restraint system
for disabled persons that is designed to restrain the forward movement of a
mobility-impaired occupant must be flat or concave, and every vertical longitudinal
cross-section must be flat, or convex with a radius of curvature of the underlying
structure of not less than 50 mm.
4. Every portion of a rigid structural component within or underiying
a contactable surface of a restraint system for disabled persons must meet the following
requirements:
(a) no portion of the component may, with any padding or flexible overlay material
removed, have a height above any adjacent portion of the component of more than 9.5 mm;
and
(b) no exposed edge of the component may have a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
5. Every surface of a restraint system for disabled persons that is
contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device that is positioned in the system
in accordance with subsection 3.3.2 of Test Method 213.3 must be covered with
slow-recovery energy-absorbing material and must have
(a) a 25 per cent compression-deflection resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more
than 70 kPa;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of less than 12 kPa but not less than 4 kPa.
Belts, Buckles, Tether Straps and Lower
Connector Systems
6.(1) Every production restraint system for disabled persons must be
capable of being secured to the vehicle by means of
(a) a vehicle seat belt only or, if equipped with a tether strap, a vehicle
seat belt and the tether strap; and
(b) if equipped with a lower connector system, the lower connector system
only, or if equipped with a tether strap, the lower connector system and the
tether strap.
(1.1) A production restraint system for disabled persons that is equipped
with a lower connector system must provide a clear, audible indication when each
connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower
universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication, under normal daylight
conditions, that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal
anchorage system.
(2) Every custom restraint system for disabled persons must be capable of being
restrained against forward movement by means of a vehicle seat belt together with one
tether strap that is provided with the system.
(3) Every tether strap that is used to attach a restraint system for disabled persons
to a vehicle must
(a) be fitted with a tether strap hook the dimensions of which, at the point of
attachment to the anchorage hardware, conform to those illustrated in Figure 1
of Schedule 10 or, in a case of a tether strap hook with integrated adjustment
hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 10; and
(b) have a breaking strength of not less than 30 times the combined maximum
manufacturer-recommended mass of the mobility-impaired occupant for whom the system is
designed and the mass of the system, when tested in accordance with subsection 8.2 of Test
Method 213.3.
7. (1) Every restraint system for disabled persons must provide
(a) upper torso restraint in the form of
(i) belts passing over each shoulder of the mobility-impaired occupant, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface;
(b) lower torso restraint in the form of
(i) the pelvic restraint making an angle of at least 45º but not more than 90º with
the seating surface of the system at the pelvic restraint attachment points, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface; and
(c) if it is designed to provide crotch restraint, crotch restraint in the form of
(i) a crotch belt that is connectable to the pelvic restraint or other device used to
restrain the lower torso, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface.
(2) Every belt that is part of a restraint system for disabled persons must
(a) be adjustable to snugly fit the occupant for whom the system is designed and who is
positioned in the system in accordance with the instructions required by subsection 13(1)
of these Regulations or the information contained in the document prescribed in section 10
of these Regulations; and
(b) impose no loads on the occupant that result from the mass of the system.
8. (1) Attachment hardware used in a restraint system for disabled
persons, except attachment hardware that is made of corrosion-resistant steel containing a
minimum of 11.5 per cent chromium,
(a) must not have visible ferrous corrosion on any surface after being tested in
accordance with subsection 9.1 of Test Method 213.3; and
(b) must be protected against corrosion by a coating at least as effective as an
electro-deposited coating of nickel plus chromium, or copper plus nickel plus chromium,
with a service condition number SC 1, determined in accordance with ANSI/ASTM B456-79,
Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper plus Nickel plus Chromium and Nickel plus Chromium,
published by the American Society for Testing and Materials, which coating must not be
applied when the hardware is racked for electro-plating in locations subject to maximum
stresses.
(2) Every release mechanism of a belt used in a restraint system for disabled persons
must
(a) be easy to locate and to operate and be readily accessible to non-mobility-impaired
occupants;
(b) be designed to minimize the possibility of accidental release; and
(c) not be of the hook and loop fastener type.
(3) The surfaces of buckles and metallic parts, other than attachment hardware, of a
seat belt assembly of a restraint system for disabled persons must not, after being
subjected to the corrosion conditioning specified in subsection 9.1 of Test Method 213.3,
have any ferrous or non-ferrous corrosion that may be transferred, either directly or by
means of the webbing, to the mobility-impaired occupant or to the clothing of the
mobility-impaired occupant.
(4) Plastic or other non-metallic hardware parts of a seat belt assembly of a restraint
system for disabled persons must not, when subjected to the temperature conditioning
referred to in subsection 9.2 of Test Method 213.3, warp or otherwise deteriorate in such
a manner as to cause the restraint system belt to operate improperly or not to meet the
applicable requirements of this Schedule.
9. The webbing of belts provided with a restraint system for disabled
persons and used to attach the system to a vehicle or to restrain a mobility-impaired
occupant within the system must
(a) when subjected to abrasion as specified in subsection 8.4 of Test Method 213.3,
have a breaking strength of not less than 75 per cent of the strength of the unabraded
webbing;
(b) when subjected to the resistance to light test specified in subsection 8.5 of Test
Method 213.3, have
(i) a breaking strength of not less than 60 per cent of its strength before exposure to
the light, and
(ii) a colour retention (fastness rating) of not less than 2, as indicated in the Gray
Scale for Color Change, published by the American Association of Textile Chemists and
Colorists;
(c) unless the webbing is made from material inherently resistant to micro-organisms,
when subjected to micro-organisms and tested in accordance with subsection 8.6 of Test
Method 213.3, have a breaking strength of not less than 85 per cent of its strength before
subjection to micro-organisms;
(d) when tested in accordance with subsection 8.8 of Test Method 213.3, not transfer
colour to a wet or dry crock-cloth to a greater degree than Rating 3 on the Chromatic
Transference Scale, published by the American Association of Textile Chemists and
Colorists;
(e) when tested in accordance with subsection 8.7 of Test Method 213.3, not stain to a
greater degree than Rating 2 on the Chromatic Transference Scale, published by the
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists;
(f) if contactable by the occupant, when the webbing is measured as specified in
subsection 8.1 of Test Method 213.3, have a width of not less than
(i) 38 mm, when the maximum recommended mass of the occupant is not more than 22 kg,
and
(ii) 46 mm, when the maximum recommended mass of the occupant is more than 22 kg;
(g) when tested in accordance with subsection 8.3 of Test Method 213.3, not elongate
more than
(i) 25 per cent at 8 kN, when the maximum recommended mass of the occupant is not more
than 22 kg, and
(ii) 30 per cent at 11.1 kN, when the maximum recommended mass of the occupant is more
than 22 kg; and
(h) have its ends protected or treated to prevent ravelling.
10. (1) Every buckle that is used in a production restraint system for
disabled persons belt designed to restrain an occupant must, under the conditions set out
in section 4 of Test Method 213.3,
(a) before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied; and
(b) after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied.
(2) Every buckle that is used in a custom restraint system for disabled persons belt
designed to restrain an occupant must, under the conditions set out in section 5 of Test
Method 213.3,
(a) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied; and
(b) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 71 N is applied.
Flammability
11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), when a restraint system for
disabled persons is tested in accordance with section 7 of Test Method 213.3, no portion
of the system may burn or transmit a flame front across its surface at a rate of more than
101.6 mm per minute.
(2) When, during a test, a material burns or transmits a flame front for
less than 60 seconds from the start of timing and the extent of the material burnt during
that period is not more than 50.8 mm, the material complies with subsection (1).
Dynamic Testing
12. (1) When a production restraint system for disabled persons is
tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.3, the system must, when adjusted
in any position for which there is no warning in accordance with subparagraph 9(g)(ii) of
these Regulations,
(a) exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural element and no
partial separation exposing surfaces with a radius of less than 6.4 mm or surfaces with
protrusions greater than 9.5 mm above the adjacent surrounding contactable surface of any
structural element of the system;
(b) remain in the same adjustment position during the testing as it was in immediately
before the testing began;
(c) limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in
the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 9, except for
intervals the cumulative duration of which is not more than 3 ms; and
(d) not allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass
through the vertical transverse plane that is 720 mm forward of the Z point on the seat
assembly, measured along the centre SORL illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of
Schedule 10, which plane is shown as the "forward excursion limit" in Figures
5 and 6 of Schedule 10.
(2) The seat used in dynamic testing must be the standard seat assembly described in
drawing package NHTSA SAS-100-1000, shown in Figures 3 and 4 of
Schedule 10, except that the seat back
must be fixed so that rotation around the seat back pivot axis is prevented.
Figure 1 [Repealed, SOR/2001-341]
Figure 2— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 3— [Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
SCHEDULE 7
(Subsections 4(6) and (7))
CMVSS 213.5 — RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR INFANTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
General
1. In this Schedule, "Test Method 213.5" means Test Method
213.5—Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs (October 2001).
2. (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be
(a) designed to face the rear of the vehicle, except that a car bed must be designed to
rest on the vehicle's rear bench seat so that its longitudinal axis is perpendicular to
the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
(b) capable of being attached by the sole means of a lap belt or continuous-loop lap
and shoulder belt in such a manner that the belt will impose no loads directly on the
infant that result from the mass of the system; and
(b.1) if equipped with a lower connector system, capable of being secured to
the vehicle by means of a lower connector system only, or by means of a
lower connector system together with the tether strap that is provided with the
system, and of providing a clear, audible indication when each connector in the
lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage
system or a clear, visual indication, under normal daylight conditions, that
each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
(b.2) if the system is equipped with a lower connector system, is
manufactured with a separate, removable base, and the seating component of the
system is designed to be used with or without the base, equipped with a lower
connector system on the base;
(c) constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of section 302 of
Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
(2) Every restraint system for infants with special needs other than a car bed must
provide restraint against the rearward movement of the infant's head toward the front of
the vehicle by means of a continuous seat back that
(a) is an integral part of the system;
(b) does not load the top of the infant's head;
(c) has a height of at least 450 mm, measured on the vertical longitudinal centreline
of the system to the top of the seat back surface of the system from the lowest point on
the system's seating surface that is contacted by the buttocks of a seated infant; and
(d) has a width of at least 150 mm when measured 50 mm below the uppermost edge of the
system's seat back surface.
(3) Every car bed must
(a) provide restraint against sideways movement of the infant's head toward the front
of the vehicle by means of an integral or detachable head restraint; and
(b) have a means in the shell of the car bed that minimizes the load to
the top of the infant's head in case of a side impact when the car bed is installed in a
vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Contactable Surfaces
3. (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs other
than a car bed must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant's back that is flat or concave and has a
continuous area of not less than 54 800 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant's torso that are flat or
concave and have a continuous area of not less than 30 500 mm2 each.
(2) Every car bed must provide
(a) a surface for the support of the infant's back and legs that is flat or concave and
has a continuous area of not less than 71 250 mm2; and
(b) surfaces for the support of each side of the infant's torso and legs, that are flat
or concave and have a continuous area of not less than 39 650 mm2 each.
4. Every portion of a rigid structural component within or underlying
a contactable surface of a restraint system for infants with special needs must meet the
following requirements:
(a) no portion of the component may, with any padding or flexible overlay material
removed, have a height above any adjacent portion of the component of more than 9.5 mm;
and
(b) no exposed edge of the component may have a radius of less than 6.4 mm.
5. Every surface of a restraint system for infants with special needs
that is contactable by the head of an anthropomorphic test device that is positioned in
the system in accordance with paragraphs 3.3.3(a) to (d) of Test Method 213.5 must be
covered with slow-recovery, energy-absorbing material and must, when tested in accordance
with section 5 of Test Method 213.5, have
(a) a 25 per cent compression-deflection resistance of not less than 4 kPa but not more
than 70 kPa;
(b) a thickness of not less than 12 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of not less than 12 kPa but not more than 70 kPa; and
(c) a thickness of not less than 19 mm if the material has a 25 per cent
compression-deflection resistance of less than 12 kPa but not less than 4 kPa.
6. Every part of a restraint system for infants with
special needs that is designed to restrain the infant must be sufficiently adjustable to
allow an infant of any size for which the system is recommended by the manufacturer to be
placed in the system and to allow adjustment snugly around the infant in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
Belts and Buckles
7. (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must,
when an anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the system in accordance with
paragraphs 3.3.3(a) to (d) of Test Method 213.5, provide additional restraint for
(a) the upper torso,
(i) in the case of a restraint system for infants with special needs other than a car
bed, in the form of belts passing over each shoulder of the anthropomorphic test device,
and
(ii) in the case of a car bed, in the form of belts passing over each shoulder of the
anthropomorphic test device, a vest or a bunting bag; and
(b) the lower torso.
(2) Every belt buckle and all the belt adjustment hardware used in a restraint system
for infants with special needs must conform to the requirements of subsections 209(17) and
(19) of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
(3) Every buckle that is used in a restraint system for infants with special needs belt
designed to restrain an infant must, under the conditions set out in section 4 of Test
Method 213.5,
(a) before dynamic testing,
(i) not release when a force of less than 40 N is applied, and
(ii) release when a force of at least 40 N but not more than 62 N is applied; and
(b) after dynamic testing, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied.
8. The webbing of belts provided with a restraint system for infants
with special needs and used to attach the system to the vehicle or to restrain the infant
within the system must
(a) after being subjected to abrasion, as specified in paragraph 2.3.3 of Motor Vehicle
Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2, Section 209—Seat Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984),
have a breaking strength of not less than 75 per cent of the strength of the unabraded
webbing;
(b) meet the requirements of paragraphs 209(7)(h) to (k) of Schedule IV to the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations; and
(c) if contactable by the torso of an anthropomorphic test device torso,
when the system is tested dynamically, have a width of not less than 38 mm when measured
as specified in paragraph 2.1.1 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Test Methods, Chapter 2,
Section 209—Seat Belt Assemblies (February 27, 1984).
Dynamic Testing
9. (1) When a restraint system for infants with special needs is
tested in accordance with section 3 of Test Method 213.5, and, if the position of the
system can be adjusted, when the system is adjusted in any position,
(a) the system must exhibit no complete separation of any load-bearing structural
element and no partial separation exposing surfaces with a radius of less than 6.4 mm or
surfaces with protrusions greater than 9.5 mm above the adjacent surrounding contactable
surface of any structural element of the system;
(b) the system must remain in the same adjustment position during the testing as it was
in immediately before the testing began, except in the case of a system that has a means
of automatically repositioning the seating surface of the system that allows the system's
occupant to move from a reclined position to a more upright position and back to a
reclined position during testing;
(c) in the case of a system that has a means of automatically repositioning the seating
surface of the system, an opening that is exposed and is larger than 6.4 mm before the
testing must not become smaller during the testing as a result of the movement of the
seating surface relative to the other parts of the system;
(d) in the case of a system other than a car bed, the system must restrict the movement
of the anthropomorphic test device so that the target point on either side of the device's
head, at any time during and immediately after the test, does not pass through
the vertical transverse plane passing through the forward-most point on the top of
the infant restraint system, as shown in Figure 8 of the Schedule10 nor through the
vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the seat, as shown
in Figure 9 of Schedule 10; and
(e) in the case of a system other than a car bed, the angle between the back and head
support surface, measured 240 mm above the seat surface, and the vertical must not be
greater than 70º at the maximum rate of acceleration during testing; and
(f) in the case of a car bed, the head, neck and torso of the anthropomorphic test
device must be retained within the confines of the car bed.
(2) The seat used in dynamic testing must be the dynamic seat assembly described in
drawing package NHTSA SAS-100-1000, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule
10.
Figure 1—
[Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 2—
[Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
Figure 3—
[Repealed by SOR/2002-206]
SCHEDULE 8
(Sections 6 to 11)
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SCHEDULE 9
(Section 17)
DECLARATION OF IMPORTATION FOR EXHIBITION,
DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION OR TESTING PURPOSES
1. Name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster
cushion:
2. Name and address of the company importing the restraint system or
booster cushion:
3. The make, model name or number of the restraint system or booster
cushion:
4. The date the restraint system or booster cushion is presented for
importation:
I, the undersigned,__________________________________, declare that the
(Authorized representative)
information set out in this declaration is true and that the restraint system or
booster cushion
(a) will be used in Canada solely for purposes of exhibition, demonstration, evaluation
or testing, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Motor Vehicle SafetyAct; and
(b) will remain in Canada for not longer than one year or a period that the Minister
specifies.1
________________________________
________________
Signature of authorized
representative
Date
1 Note: Subsection 7(5) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits a person
who signs the declaration referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act to use or dispose of
a restraint system or booster cushion other than in accordance with the terms of the
declaration.
SCHEDULE 10
(Subsections 1(1) and 7(2) and section 13 of Schedule 3, subsection 7(2) and
section 10 of Schedule 4, subsection 2.1(1) of Schedule 5, paragraph 6(3)(a) and
section 12 of Schedule 6 and section 9 of Schedule 7)
Notes
- Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
- Drawing not to scale
Figure 1 -- Interface Profile of Tether Strap Hook
Notes
- Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated
- Drawing not to scale
Figure 2 -- Interface Profile of Tether Strap Hook with Integrated Adjustment
Hardware
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated.
2. Drawing not to scale.
3. Lap belt anchorage points are symmetrically located with
respect to the centre SORL.
4. Maximum distance from the seat bight to the end of the
buckle is 175 mm.
5. Outboard anchorage point located 700 mm from the centre SORL.
Figure 3 - Three-dimensional Schematic View of the Standard
Seat Assembly Indicating Location of the Seat Belt Anchorage Points.
Notes:
1. Drawing not to scale.
2. Lower universal anchorage system bars 6 mm in diameter and 25 mm in
length.
3. Transverse horizontal distance between the centre of the bars and the
vertical plane containing the SORL at the centre of the seat assembly is 140 mm.
Figure 4 - Three-dimensional Schematic View of the Standard Seat
Assembly Indicating Location of the Lower Universal Anchorage System
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated.
2. Drawing not to scale.
3. Anchorage point on rear package shelf located on vertical
longitudinal plane containing the centre SORL.
Figure 5 - Side View of the Standard Seat Assembly Indicating the
Location of the Seat Belt Anchorage Points
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated.
2. Drawing not to scale.
3. Anchorage point on rear package shelf located on
vertical longitudinal plane containing the centre SORL.
4. Head excursion limit is 720 mm with tether attached.
5. Lower universal anchorage system bars located 102 mm
forward of Z point and 323 mm upward from floor.
Figure 6 - Side View of the Standard Seat Assembly
Indicating the Location of the Lower Universal Anchorage System
Note:
The illustrated limits move during dynamic testing.
Figure 7 - Forward and Upper Excursion Limits for any
Portion of the Target Point on Either Side of the Anthropomorphic Test
Device Head
Figure 8 - Forward-most Point of the Anthropomorphic Test Device Head on
the Vertical Plane
Figure 9 - Point X on the
Vertical Plane of the Standard Seat Assembly
Notes:
1. Dimensions in mm, except where otherwise indicated.
2. Drawing not to scale.
Figure 10 - Rear and Side View of Checking Device for
Lower Connector System - Envelope Dimensions
SCHEDULE 11
(section 5.1)
LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM SYMBOL
Established by
SOR/98-159 12 March, 1998 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11 (1) of the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, into force March 15, 1998
amended by
SOR/98-524 22 October, 1998 pursuant to sections 5, 10 and 11 of the Motor Vehicle
Safety Act, comes into force on October 22, 1998.
Subsection 14(1); subsection 18(2); note 5 to Figure 3 of Schedule 4 are
replaced.
SOR/2000-89 2 March, 2000 pursuant to section 5, and subsection 11(1) of the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force on March 2, 2000.
Subsection 1(1) is amended by adding the definitons of "tether strap" and
"tether strap hook" in alphabetical order; The reference after the heading
"SCHEDULE 3" is replaced; Section 1 of Schedule 3 is replaced; Subsection
13 of Schedule 3 is amended by adding the word "and" at the end of paragraph (c)
and by repealing paragraphs (d) and (e); Section 13 of Schedule 3 is amended by adding
subsection (1.1) after subsection (1); Section 13 of Schedule 3 is amended by adding
subsection (2.1) after subsection (2); Figure 1 of Schedule 3 is replaced; Paragraph
10(1)(e) of Schedule 4 is replaced; The reference after the heading "SCHEDULE 6"
is replaced; Figure 1 of Schedule 6 is replaced.
SOR/2001-341 20 September, 2001 pursuant to section 5, subsection 11(1) of
the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force on September 20, 2001.
The definitions "tether strap" and "tether strap hook" in
subsection 1(1) are replaced; Subsection 4(3) is repealed; Subsection 4(7) is
replaced; Subparagraphs 6(f)(iii); 6(g)(i) and (ii); 7(f)(iii); 7(h)(i) and (ii)
are replaced; Paragraph 8(e) is replaced; Subparagraphs 8(f)(i) and (ii) ;
9(g)(iii); 9(h)(i) and (ii) are replaced; after section 11 add title "Type
Size and Spacing"; Paragraph 13(2)(d) is replaced; in Schedule 3 the
following: Section 1 is replaced; Subsection (1.1) of Section 7 is added
after subsection (1); Subsection 7(2) and 13(3) are replaced; Figure 1 is
repealed; Note 5 of Figure 2 is replaced; in Schedule 4 the following: Section 1
is replaced; Paragraph 2(b) is replaced; the heading before section 7 is
replaced with "Belts, Buckles and Tether Straps"; Subsection 7(2) is
replaced; section 8 before paragraph (a) is replaced; Paragraph 10(1)(d) is
replaced; Subsection 10(2)is replaced; Note 5 to Figure 3 is repealed; Section 2
of Schedule 5 is replaced; in Schedule 6 the following: Section 1 is
replaced; Paragraph 6(3)(a) is replaced; Figure 1 is repealed; in Schedule 7 the
following: Section 1 is replaced; Paragraph 9(1)(d) is replaced;
Subsection 9(2) is replaced; Note 5 to Figure 3 is repealed; Figures 1 and 2 of
Schedule 10 is added after Schedule 9.
SOR/2002-206 30 May, 2002 pursuant to section 5 and
subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force
September 1, 2002.
Subsection 1(1) is amended by additing in alphabetical
order "lower connector system" and "lower universal
anchorage system"; section 5.1 is added after section 5; subparagraph
6(f)(iii) is replaced; paragraph 6(g) is amended by deleting
"and" at the end of subparagraph (i), by adding "and"
at the end of subparagraph (ii) and by adding (iii) after subparagraph
(ii); subparagraph 7(f)(i) is replaced; subparagraph 7(f)(iii) is replaced; paragraph 7(h) is amended by
deleting the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (i), by
adding "and" at the end of subparagraph (ii) and by adding (iii)
after subparagraph (ii); paragraph 8(e) is replaced; paragraph 8(f) is
amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (i),
by adding "and" at the end of subparagraph (ii) and by adding
(iii) after subparagraph (ii); subparagraph 9(g)(iii) is replaced;
paragraph 9(h) is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end
of subparagraph (i), by adding the "and" at the end of paragraph
(ii) and by adding (iii) after subparagraph (ii); subparagraph 11(f)(i) is
replaced; subparagraph 11(f)(iii) is replaced; subparagraph 11(h)(i) and
(ii) are replaced; subsection 13(2) is amended by adding paragraph (a.1)
after paragraph (a); paragraph 13(2)(d) is replaced; section 1 of schedule
3 is replaced; the heading before section 7 of schedule 3 is replaced;
subsections 7(1) and (1.1) of schedule 3 are replaced; the portion of
section 10 of schedule 3 before paragraph (a) is replaced; subsection
13(1.1) of schedule 3 is replaced; paragraph 13(2.1)(a) of schedule 3 is
replaced; subsection 13(3) of schedule 3 is replaced; figures 2 to 4 of
schedule 3 are repealed; section 1 of schedule 4 is replaced; section 2 of
schedule 4 is amended by adding paragraphs (b.1) and (b.2) after paragraph
(b); paragraph 10(1)(d) of schedule 4 is replaced;
subsection 10(2) of schedule 4 is replaced; figures 1 to 3 of schedule 4
are repealed; section 2 of schedule 5 is replaced; section 1 of schedule 6
is replaced; the heading before section 6 of schedule 6 is replaced;
subsection 6(1) of schedule 6 is replaced; paragraph 12(1)(d)
of schedule 6 is replaced; subsection 12(2) of schedule 6 is replaced;
figures 2 and 3 of schedule 6 are repealed; section 1 of schedule 7 is
replaced; subsection 2(1) of schedule 7 is amended by adding paragraph
(b.1) after paragraph (b); paragraph 9(1)(d) of schedule 7 is replaced;
subsection 9(2) of schedule 7 is replaced; figures 1 to 3 of schedule 7
are repealed; schedule 10 is amended by replacing the reference
"(Subsection 1(1))"; schedule 10 is amended by adding figures 3,
to 10 after figure 2; schedule 11 figure is added after schedule 10.
SOR/2004-250 16 November, 2004 pursuant to section 5 and
subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force
16 November, 2004.
Schedule 10 is amended by replacing the reference "(Subsection 1(1) and
Schedules 3 to 6)" after the heading "SCHEDULE 10".
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