Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations — 13.01
Prescribed person 13.01 (1) For the purposes of subsection 10.1(1) of the Act, a person, other than the first retail purchaser, who obtained a tire from a company is a prescribed person. Form and language (2) A notice of non-compliance that is required to be given under subsection 10.1(1) of the Act must be in writing, in either paper or electronic form, and (a) in the case of a notice given to the Minister, be in either official language; and (b) in the case of a notice given to the tire’s current owner or a prescribed person, (i) be in the person’s official language of choice, if it is known, or (ii) be in both official languages. Period (3) Unless the notice of non-compliance contains a statement under subparagraph (4)(k)(i), a company must give the notice of non-compliance to the tire’s current owner and to the prescribed person as soon as feasible, but not later than 60 days after the day on which the company gives the notice of non-compliance to the Minister. Period — statement denied (3.1) If the notice of non-compliance contains a statement under subparagraph (4)(k)(i) and the Minister advises the company that the Minister has determined that the non-compliance is not inconsequential to safety, the company must give the notice of non-compliance to the tire’s current owner and to the prescribed person as soon as feasible after the day on which the company receives the Minister’s determination, but not later than 60 days after that day. Notice to Minister — content (4) A notice of non-compliance that is given to the Minister must contain the following information: (a) the company’s name and its contact information for the purpose of correspondence; (b) the name of the manufacturer of the tire; (c) the number, title or other identification that is assigned by the company to the notice; (d) for each tire that may be non-compliant, the brand name, the size designation, the type and any other information that is necessary to permit its identification; (e) the period during which the tires were manufactured; (f) the estimated number of tires that could potentially be non-compliant; (g) the estimated percentage of the tires referred to in paragraph (f) that are non-compliant; (h) a description of the non-compliance, including the applicable regulatory requirement, the causes and contributing factors, if known; (i) the systems or components that may be affected by the non-compliance; (j) a chronology of the principal events that led to the determination of the non-compliance, including the test results, observations, inspections and any other relevant information; (k) as the case may be, (i) a statement that the non-compliance is inconsequential to safety, including detailed information in support of the statement, or (ii) a description of the safety risk to persons arising from the non-compliance; (l) a description of the corrective measures to be taken in respect of the non-compliance and how they are to be implemented; (m) any precautions that may be taken to minimize the safety risk until the corrective measures are implemented; and (n) the estimated date on which the notice of non-compliance will be sent to the tire’s current owner and the estimated date on which the notice of non-compliance will be sent to a prescribed person. Unavailable information (5) The company is not required to provide the Minister with the information referred to in paragraphs (4)(j), (l) and (m) if it is not available on the day on which the notice is given but must provide that information as soon as it is available. Information referred to in paragraph (4)(n) (5.1) The company is not required to provide the Minister with the information referred to in paragraph (4)(n) if the notice of non-compliance contains a statement under subparagraph (4)(k)(i), but if the Minister advises the company that the Minister has determined that the non-compliance is not inconsequential to safety, the company must provide that information within five working days