R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613: SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES

Highway Traffic Act
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R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 613

No Amendments

SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES

Historical version for the period December 31, 1990 to May 5, 2005.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. Correctional Service of Canada vehicles that are modified to facilitate the transportation of persons held in custody and police department vehicles are exempt from the requirement that,

(a) upper torso restraints;

(b) seat belt assemblies in the centre front seat seating position; and

(c) seat belt assemblies in the rear seat seating positions,

not be removed, rendered partly or wholly inoperative or modified so as to reduce their effectiveness. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 1.

2. A police officer or peace officer who in the lawful performance of his or her duty is transporting a person in his or her custody is exempt from subsections 106 (3), (4) and (6) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s.2.

3. A person who is in the custody of a police officer or peace officer is exempt from subsection 106 (4) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 3.

4. An employee or agent of Canada Post while engaged in rural mail delivery is exempt from subsection 106 (3) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 4.

5. An ambulance attendant or any other person transported in the patient’s compartment of an ambulance as defined in section 61 of the Act is exempt from subsection 106 (4) of the Act where attendance to a patient makes it impracticable to wear a seat belt assembly. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 5.

6. A firefighter occupying a seating position behind the driver’s cab in a fire department vehicle as defined in clause 61 (b) of the Act is exempt from subsection 106 (4) of the Act where the performance of work activities makes it impracticable to wear a seat belt assembly. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 6.

7. (1) In this Regulation,

“taxicab” means,

(a) a motor vehicle licensed as a cab by a municipality, or

(b) a motor vehicle designed for carrying less than ten passengers and operated under the authority of an operating licence issued under the Public Vehicles Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 7 (1).

(2) Taxicabs are exempt from the requirement that,

(a) upper torso restraints for drivers’ seating positions; and

(b) seat belt assemblies in the centre front seat seating positions,

not be removed, rendered partly or wholly inoperative or modified so as to reduce their effectiveness. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 7 (2).

(3) The driver of a taxicab while transporting for hire a passenger is exempt from subsection 106 (3) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 7 (3).

8. (1) The following classes of passengers are prescribed for the purposes of clause 106 (8) (c) of the Act:

1. Children weighing less than nine kilograms are classified as infants.

2. Children weighing nine kilograms or more but less than eighteen kilograms are classified as toddlers.

3. Children weighing eighteen kilograms or more but less than twenty-three kilograms are classified as pre-schoolers. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (1).

(2) For the purposes of clause 106 (8) (c) of the Act, an infant shall be secured in a rearward-facing child restraint system that,

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

(b) is secured by the pelvic restraint system of a seat belt assembly in the manner recommended by the manufacturer of the child restraint system; and

(c) has all harnesses, straps and buckles designed to secure the child in the child restraint system properly adjusted and securely fastened. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (2).

(3) For the purposes of clause 106 (8) (c) of the Act and subject to subsection (4), a toddler shall be secured,

(a) in a child restraint system that,

(i) conforms to the requirements of Standard 213 under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada),

(ii) is secured by the pelvic restraint system of a seat belt assembly in the manner recommended by the manufacturer of the child restraint system and, where practicable, by all other anchorage straps and devices recommended by the manufacturer, and

(iii) has all harnesses, straps and buckles designed to secure the child in the child restraint system properly adjusted and securely fastened; or

(b) by the pelvic restraint system of a seat belt assembly. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (3).

(4) For the purposes of clause 106 (7) (c) of the Act, a toddler, who is being transported in a motor vehicle that is owned, leased or regularly used by the toddler’s parent or legal guardian, shall be secured in a child restraint system that complies with the requirements set out in clause (3) (a). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (4).

(5) For the purposes of clause 106 (7) (c) of the Act, a pre-schooler shall be secured by the pelvic restraint of a seat belt assembly. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (5).

(6) The driver of,

(a) a taxicab, bus or public vehicle, while transporting a passenger for hire;

(b) a motor vehicle that is leased on a short-term basis or registered in another jurisdiction; or

(c) an ambulance as defined in section 61 of the Act,

is exempt from subsection 106 (6) of the Act in respect of a passenger who is an infant or toddler. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s. 8 (6).

9. Where a motor vehicle that was manufactured in or imported into Canada prior to the 1st day of January, 1974 is driven on a highway,

(a) the driver and passengers are exempt from the requirement to wear the upper torso restraint component of a seat belt assembly; and

(b) the driver is exempt from the provisions of subsection 106 (6) of the Act with respect to the requirement that passengers wear upper torso restraint components. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 613, s.9.