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ONTARIO regulation 213/03

made under the

highway traffic act

Made: May 21, 2003
 Filed: May 22, 2003
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 7, 2003

Amending Reg. 596 of R.R.O. 1990

(General)

1. Section 1 of Regulation 596 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

1. (1) In this section and in sections 2, 3 and 4,

“beam” means the light projected from a pair of lighted headlamps.

(2) In this section and in sections 2, 3, 4 and 4.1,

“headlamp” means one of the lamps on the front of a motor vehicle required by subsection 62 (1) of the Act.

2. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

4.1 (1) A headlamp that emits a white light only may be coated or covered with a coloured material if the headlamp,

(a) is a halogen sealed beam lamp,

(i) that complies with,

(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark and the DOT symbol, or

(B) clause 108.1 (a) (iii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H,  and

(ii) that was manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material; or

(b) contains one or more replaceable halogen bulbs,

(i) that comply with,

(A) the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 49CFR571.108, as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the DOT symbol and the bulb type, or

(B) clauses 108.1 (a) (i) and (ii) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations SOR/78-257 made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), as it reads on the day this section comes into force, including being marked by the manufacturer with the manufacturer’s name or trademark, the ECE symbol (a circle surrounding the letter E) and a designation commencing with the letter H, and

(ii) that were manufactured with a coating or covering of coloured material.

(2) Sub-subclauses (1) (a) (i) (B) and (1) (b) (i) (B) apply with necessary modifications to a replacement halogen sealed beam lamp or a replacement halogen bulb as if it were a halogen sealed beam lamp or a halogen bulb connected to a headlamp assembly by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the halogen sealed beam lamp or replaceable halogen bulb,

(a) is connected to a headlamp assembly or installed on a motor vehicle for which it is not designed;

(b) is coated or covered with a coloured material after its manufacture; or

(c) is altered after its manufacture, other than as described in clause (b).

3. This Regulation comes into force on the day subsection 19 (3) of Schedule P to the Government Efficiency Act, 2002 is proclaimed in force.