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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2022-12-21. Previous Versions

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

  • — SOR/2023-222, s. 1

    • 1 Subsection 6(11) of the Motor Vehicle Safety RegulationsFootnote 1 is replaced by the following:

      • (11) In the case of a model of vehicle in respect of which the Minister has made an exemption order under section 9 of the Act, the compliance label or information label, as the case may be, must also display the words “Exemption/Dispense [indicate here the identifier set out in the exemption order]”.

  • — SOR/2023-222, s. 2

      • 2 (1) The portion of subsection 13(1) of the English version of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

          • 13 (1) Any company applying for an exemption pursuant to section 9 of the Act must submit in writing to the Minister

      • (2) Subsection 13(2) of the Regulations is repealed.

      • (3) The portion of subsection 13(3) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

        • (3) If the basis of an application for exemption is the development of new safety features that are equivalent to or superior to those that conform to the prescribed standards, the applicant must include in the submission to the Minister

      • (4) The portion of subsection 13(4) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

        • (4) If the basis of an application for exemption is the development of new kinds of vehicles, technologies, vehicle systems or components, the applicant must include in the submission to the Minister

      • (5) Subsection 13(5) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

        • (5) If the Minister has made an exemption order under section 9 of the Act for a model of vehicle, the company must apply to every vehicle of that model a label that displays the following:

          • (a) the features of the vehicle and the standards, by number and title, in respect of which the exemption has been granted; and

          • (b) the short title of the exemption order and the identifier set out in the exemption order.

        • (6) The label must be securely applied to the windshield or a side window of the vehicle. However, in the case of a vehicle without a windshield or side windows or with windshield or side window surfaces that are too small for the label to be applied, the label must be securely applied in a readily accessible location and in such a manner that it is easily readable from outside the vehicle without moving any part of the vehicle.


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