O. Reg. 49/05: Vehicles for the Transportation of Physically Disabled Passengers

 

ontario regulation 49/05

made under the

highway traffic act

Made: February 16, 2005
Filed: February 18, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 5, 2005

Amending Reg. 629 of R.R.O. 1990

(Vehicles for the Transportation of Physically Disabled Passengers)

1. Section 1 of Regulation 629 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following definitions:

“Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02” means that Standard, excluding the emergency exit requirements of section 6.4 of the Standard, and its updates up to and including October, 2004;

“rear-entry accessible taxicab” means an accessible taxicab with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 2,700 kilograms that is equipped with a ramp at the rear, a rear door for wheelchair access and two rear side doors for ambulatory access.

2. Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), for rear-entry accessible taxicabs with bodies or chassis manufactured on or after June 30, 2005,

(a) the prescribed standards are those set out in the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02; and

(b) equipment conforming with the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02 is prescribed and required for use.

(5) Despite subsections (2) and (3), for rear-entry accessible taxicabs with bodies or chassis manufactured on or after January 1, 1986 and before June 30, 2005 that, had the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02 been in force at the time of their manufacture, would have conformed with that Standard,

(a) the prescribed standards are those set out in the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02; and

(b) equipment conforming with the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-02 is prescribed and required for use.

(6) Despite subsections (2) and (3), rear-entry accessible taxicabs with bodies or chassis manufactured on or after January 1, 1986 and before June 30, 2005, other than those described in subsection (5), are exempt from the emergency exit requirements of section 6.9.1 of the Canadian Standards Association Standard D409-M84.

3. Section 14 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

14. Sections 2 and 12 do not apply to rear-entry accessible taxicabs with bodies or chassis manufactured on or after January 1, 1986.