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Timestamp: 2017-11-21 02:47:19
Document Index: 23331880

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 2', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'ART 4', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'art 572', 'ART 6', 'ART 7']

Regulations are current to 2017-11-06 and last amended on 2015-05-15. Previous Versions
booster seat means a removable device designed to be used in a vehicle for seating a person whose mass is at least 18 kg, to ensure that the seat belt assembly fits properly. (siège d’appoint)
car bed means a restraint system for an infant with special needs that is designed to restrain the infant in a supine or prone position on a continuous flat surface. (lit d’auto)
child means a person whose mass is more than 10 kg and not more than 30 kg. (enfant)
custom restraint system for a disabled person means a restraint system, other than a mass-produced restraint system, designed for a specific disabled person. (ensemble de retenue sur mesure pour personne handicapée)
disabled person means a person, other than an infant with special needs, who, for orthopaedic reasons or because of the person’s build or other physical characteristics, is unable to use an infant restraint system, a child restraint system, a booster seat, a built-in device referred to in item 213.4 of Schedule III to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , or a vehicle seat belt. (personne handicapée)
infant means a person who is unable to walk unassisted and whose mass is not more than 10 kg. (bébé)
infant with special needs means an infant who is unable to use an infant restraint system and
(c) who has special breathing needs. (bébé qui a des besoins spéciaux)
lower connector system means a system consisting of two connectors that each fit inside a checking device having the envelope dimensions shown in Figure 9 of Schedule 7, that are attached to the lower part of a restraint system or booster seat in a manner that does not allow for their removal without the use of tools, and that allow the restraint system or booster seat to be securely attached to a lower universal anchorage system of a vehicle. (système d’attaches inférieures)
lower universal anchorage system means a device, other than a vehicle seat belt, that is designed to secure the lower portion of a restraint system or booster seat to a vehicle, and that transfers the load from the restraint system or booster seat and its occupant to the vehicle structure or a vehicle seat structure. (dispositif universel d’ancrages d’attaches inférieurs)
mass-produced means manufactured, in whatever quantity, using only standard or uniform parts. (fabriqué en série)
restraint system means a removable device designed to be used together with the seat of a vehicle in order to restraint an infant, an infant with special needs, a child or a disabled person, but does not include a booster seat or a vehicle seat belt. (ensemble de retenue)
seat orientation reference line or SORL
ligne repère d’orientation du siège ou LROS
seat orientation reference line or SORL means the horizontal line passing through the plane of symmetry of the standard seat assembly and passing through the Z point as shown in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7. (ligne repère d’orientation du siège ou LROS)
standard seat assembly means the seat that is specified in the drawing package entitled Standard Seat Assembly Specifications for Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations Compliance Testing (January 1, 2010), published by the Department of Transport, and that has seat belt anchorage points and a lower universal anchorage system located as indicated in Figures 3 and 4 of Schedule 7, respectively. (siège normalisé)
tether strap means a device that is fitted with a tether strap hook and secured to the rigid structure of a restraint system or booster seat, and that transfers the load from the restraint system or booster seat and its occupant to the user-ready tether anchorage. (courroie d’attache)
tether strap hook means a device that is used to attach a tether strap to a user-ready tether anchorage and that has an interface profile shown in Figure 1 of Schedule 7 or, in the case of a device with integrated adjustment hardware, Figure 2 of Schedule 7. (crochet de la courroie d’attache)
torso means the portion of the body of an anthropomorphic test device or an occupant, excluding the thighs, that
(b) when the device or occupant is seated in a car bed, lies between the top of the continuous flat surface of the car bed and the top of the shoulders. (torse)
TSD 209 means Technical Standards Document No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies , published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. (DNT 209)
TSD 302 means Technical Standards Document No. 302, Flammability of Interior Materials , published by the Department of Transport, as amended from time to time. (DNT 302)
user-ready tether anchorage means a device that transfers the tether strap load from a restraint system or booster seat and its occupant to the vehicle structure or a vehicle seat structure, and that is designed to accept a tether strap hook directly, without requiring the installation of any other device. (ancrage d’attache prêt à utiliser)
SOR/2013-117, s. 12;
SOR/2014-307, s. 31.
SOR/2013-117, s. 13.
106 (1) For each restraint system or booster seat to which the national safety mark is applied or that is imported into Canada, a company must maintain in writing or in readily readable electronic form the records referred to in paragraph 5(1)(g) of the Act that show that the restraint system or booster seat conforms to all prescribed standards applicable to it, and retain those records for at least five years after the day on which the restraint system or booster seat is manufactured or imported.
Marginal note:Request by inspector
(3) At the request in writing of an inspector, a company must send to the inspector a copy of the records referred to in subsection (1), in either official language, within 30 working days after the day on which the request is mailed.
SOR/2013-117, s. 14.
[111 to 199 reserved]
PART 2CMVSS 213 — Child Restraint Systems
200 In this Part, Test Method 213 means Test Method 213 — Child Restraint Systems (May 2012), published by the Department of Transport.
SOR/2013-117, s. 22.
201 Every child restraint system must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 4.4.2 or 4.5.2 of Test Method 213,
(B) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211, or
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211; and
(ii) a fixed or movable surface that conforms to the requirements of section 211.
Marginal note:Means of securing forward-facing child restraint system
202 (1) Every forward-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(a) by means of a vehicle seat belt together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment; and
(b) by means of a lower connector system together with the tether strap provided with the restraint system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Rear-facing child restraint system
(2) Subject to subsection (3), every rear-facing child restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
Marginal note:Rear-facing child restraint system with tether strap
(3) If a rear-facing child restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
Marginal note:Belts and movable surfaces designed to restrain a child
203 Every belt or movable surface that is part of a child restraint system and that is designed to restrain a child must be adjustable to snugly fit a child whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 218(1)(d), when the child is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 220(1)(c) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 220(1)(d).
204 Every child restraint system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
SOR/2013-117, s. 23.
SOR/2013-117, s. 24.
SOR/2013-117, s. 16.
SOR/2013-117, s. 25.
Marginal note:Forward-facing child restraint system
216 (1) A forward-facing child restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213 must not, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 218(1)(e)(iii),
(a) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 720 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the SORL;
(b) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), allow either knee pivot point to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 915 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the SORL; and
(c) allow the angle between the restraint system’s back support surface and seating surface to be less than 45° at the completion of the test.
(2) A forward-facing child restraint system is not required to conform to the requirements of paragraphs 215(1)(e) and (f) if the target point located on either side of the head of the heaviest of the anthropomorphic test devices used in the dynamic test — other than an anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart I, N or S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012) — and located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane is below a horizontal plane tangent to the top of the standard seat assembly when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with subsection 4.4.2 or 4.5.2 of Test Method 213 and the restraint system is installed on the standard seat assembly in accordance with subsection 4.4.1 or 4.5.1 of Test Method 213.
217 A rear-facing child restraint system that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 218(1)(e)(iii),
(a) retain the torso of the anthropomorphic test device within the restraint system, and not allow any portion of the target points on either side of the device’s head, located on the transverse axis passing through the centre of mass of the device’s head and perpendicular to the head’s midsagittal plane, to pass at any time, during or immediately after the test, either through the transverse orthogonal planes formed by the extension of the seat back frontal surface plane of the restraint system and by the plane that passes through the uppermost point of the restraint system, as shown in Figure 7 of Schedule 7, or through the vertical transverse plane passing through point X on the standard seat assembly, as shown in Figure 8 of Schedule 7; and
(b) not allow the angle between the vertical and the back and head support surface, measured 240 mm above the seating surface, to be more than 70° at any time during the test.
218 (1) Every child restraint system must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(a) the name of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system and the address of its principal place of business;
(d) a statement indicating — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the children for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system when it is used in a forward-facing and, where applicable, a rear-facing position;
(i) if the restraint system can be used in a forward-facing position, that it must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by means of the tether strap provided with the restraint system and by either of the following means:
(ii) if the restraint system can be used in a rear-facing position, that it must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap:
(iii) if the restraint system is not designed to be used at certain adjustment positions, that those adjustment positions must not be used,
(iv) if the restraint system is equipped with belts for restraining a child, that the belts must be snugly adjusted around the child, and
(v) if the restraint system is equipped with a fixed or movable surface for restraining the child and also requires the use of belts to restrain the child, that the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the child;
(f) if the restraint system can be used in a forward-facing position, an installation diagram that shows the restraint system
(i) installed in a forward-facing position as recommended by the manufacturer in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt, and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and by means of the tether strap,
(iii) installed in a forward-facing position as recommended by the manufacturer in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system, and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and by means of the tether strap; and
(g) if the restraint system can be used in a rear-facing position, an installation diagram that shows the restraint system
(i) installed in a rear-facing position as recommended by the manufacturer in a seating position that is equipped only with a lap belt, and secured to the vehicle by means of the belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap,
(iii) installed in a rear-facing position as recommended by the manufacturer in a seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system, and secured to the vehicle by means of a lower connector system and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap.
(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(d) to (g) must be fully visible at all times, even when the restraint system is occupied.
Marginal note:Warning — air bag
219 (1) Every child restraint system that can be used in a rear-facing position must bear the air bag warning label shown in Schedule 6, and the label must conform to the requirements of that schedule.
(2) The label referred to in subsection (1) must be affixed in a permanent manner at either of the following locations and be fully visible to a person installing the restraint system:
(a) on the side of the restraint system that will face the right front passenger door when the restraint system is facing rearward; or
(b) at the location where the child’s head would rest or adjacent to that location.
SOR/2013-117, s. 17.
317 (1) Every infant restraint system must bear the air bag warning label shown in Schedule 6, and the label must conform to the requirements of that schedule.
(b) at the location where the infant’s head would rest or adjacent to that location.
318 (1) Every infant restraint system must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(b) installing the restraint system in an aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.2 of Test Method 213.1;
(c) positioning an infant in the restraint system; and
(d) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the infant.
(b) specify that the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) if the restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface, specify that the ability of the restraint system to change position must not be impeded;
(d) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system; and
(e) if the restraint system is manufactured with a removable base and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used in a vehicle with or without the base, specify whether the restraint system must be used with or without the base when the restraint system is installed in an aircraft passenger seat.
(4) Every infant restraint system must have a place for the storage of instructions.
[319 to 399 reserved]
PART 4CMVSS 213.2 — Booster Seats
400 In this Part, Test Method 213.2 means Test Method 213.2 — Booster Seats (May 2012), published by the Department of Transport.
Marginal note:Means of securing booster seat
401 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every booster seat must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(b) if the booster seat is equipped with a lower connector system and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Booster seat with tether strap
(2) If the booster seat is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, the booster seat must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(b) if the booster seat is equipped with a lower connector system and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
Marginal note:Forward movement of torso
(3) A booster seat must not have any part that limits the forward movement of the torso during frontal impact.
402 Every booster seat that is equipped with a lower connector system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
403 Every booster seat must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of TSD 302.
Tether Strap Attachments and Webbing
404 Every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that is part of a booster seat must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
405 Any webbing that is designed to secure a booster seat to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system must
(a) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, before being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, for resistance to light as specified in S5.1(e) of TSD 209 or for resistance to micro-organisms as specified in S5.1(f) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 15 000 N;
(b) when tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of TSD 209, after being tested for resistance to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or S5.3(c) of TSD 209, have a breaking strength of at least 75% of its initial breaking strength; and
(c) conform to the requirements respecting breaking strength set out in S4.2(e) and (f) of TSD 209.
SOR/2013-117, s. 18.
406 Any rigid structural element underlying a contactable surface of a booster seat must not have
(c) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the accelerometer mounted in the upper thorax of the anthropomorphic test device to not more than 60 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms;
(d) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), limit the resultant acceleration of the centre of gravity of the head of the anthropomorphic test device during the movement of the head towards the front of the vehicle to not more than 80 g, except for intervals of not more than 3 ms, unless it is established that any resultant acceleration above 80 g is caused by another part of the anthropomorphic test device striking its head;
(e) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), not allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 813 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the SORL; and
(f) except in the case of a booster seat tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), not allow either knee pivot point to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that is 915 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly, measured along the SORL.
SOR/2013-117, s. 19.
SOR/2013-117, s. 20.
Marginal note:Forward-facing mass-produced restraint system
519 A forward-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213.3 must not, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 521(1)(f)(ii),
(a) except in the case of a restraint system tested with the anthropomorphic test device specified in subpart S, part 572, chapter V, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (revised as of October 1, 2012), allow any portion of the head of the anthropomorphic test device to pass through the vertical transverse plane — shown as the forward excursion limit in Figures 5 and 6 of Schedule 7 — that, measured along the SORL, is
(i) 720 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly in the case of a restraint system designed to be used by a person whose mass is not more than 30 kg, and
(ii) 813 mm forward of the Z point on the standard seat assembly for a restraint system designed to be used by a person whose mass is more than 30 kg;
Marginal note:Rear-facing mass-produced restraint system
520 A rear-facing mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons that is subjected to a dynamic test in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213.3 must, when in any adjustment position for which there is no warning under subparagraph 521(1)(f)(ii),
Marginal note:Information — mass-produced restraint systems
521 (1) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must have stitched onto it, indelibly moulded into or onto it, or indelibly printed on a label affixed to it in a permanent manner, the following information:
(d) a statement indicating — in units based on the International System of Units followed by the corresponding imperial units in parentheses — the mass and height range of the persons for whom the manufacturer recommends the restraint system when it is used in a forward-facing and, where applicable, a rear-facing position;
(e) a statement indicating whether the restraint system conforms to the inversion test requirements referred to in section 517;
(f) a warning indicating
(i) that the restraint system is designed for use by a disabled person,
(iii) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system and is to be used by a disabled person with a mass of 30 kg or less, that the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instructions by either of the following means and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap:
(iv) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system or a tether strap and is to be used by a disabled person with a mass of more than 30 kg, that the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle by means of a vehicle seat belt only,
(v) if the restraint system is not equipped with a lower connector system, that the restraint system must be secured to the vehicle as shown in the installation instruction by means of a vehicle seat belt and, if the restraint system is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, by means of the tether strap,
(vi) if the restraint system is equipped with belts for restraining a disabled person, that the belts provided with the restraint system must be snugly adjusted around the person, and
(vii) if the restraint system is equipped with a fixed or movable surface for restraining the disabled person and belts for restraining the disabled person, that the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the person; and
(g) an installation diagram that shows the restraint system
Marginal note:Warning — school buses
522 (1) Every custom restraint system for a disabled person that is designed to be used only in school buses must bear the school bus restraint system warning label shown in Schedule 6, and the label must conform to the requirements of that schedule.
(2) The label referred to in subsection (1) must be affixed in a permanent manner and be fully visible.
Marginal note:Information — custom restraint systems
523 Every custom restraint system for a disabled person must be accompanied by a document, in both official languages, that contains the following information:
(a) a statement that the restraint system must be used only by the person for whom the restraint system was designed;
(b) the name and principal place of business of the company that manufactured, imported or sold the restraint system;
(d) except in the case of a custom restraint system for a disabled person that is designed to be used only in school buses, a statement that the restraint system conforms to the prescribed standards applicable on the date of manufacture;
(f) if the restraint system is designed to be used with a tether strap, a statement that the tether strap must be properly attached to the vehicle and indicating how to attach the tether strap;
(g) a warning indicating
(iii) if the restraint system is designed to restrain a disabled person by means of a fixed or movable surface and by means of belts, that the surface alone is not sufficient to restrain the person.
524 (1) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(b) positioning a disabled person in the restraint system; and
(c) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the person.
(b) specify whether the restraint system may be used with a lower universal anchorage system;
(c) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system;
(d) if the restraint system conforms to the inversion test requirements of section 517, provide a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for installing the restraint system in an aircraft passenger seat referred to in subsection 2.1.2 of Test Method 213.3, for restraining a disabled person in the restraint system when it is installed in the seat, and for adjusting the restraint system to fit the person; and
(e) if the restraint system conforms to the inversion test requirements of section 517 and is manufactured with a removable base, and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used in a vehicle with or without the base, specify whether the restraint system must be used with or without the base in an aircraft passenger seat.
(4) Every mass-produced restraint system for disabled persons must have a place for the storage of instructions.
[525 to 599 reserved]
PART 6CMVSS 213.5 — Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs
600 In this Part, Test Method 213.5 means Test Method 213.5 — Restraint Systems for Infants with Special Needs (May 2012), published by the Department of Transport.
601 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be designed to face the rear of the vehicle, except that a car bed must be designed to rest on the vehicle’s rear bench seat so that its longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
Marginal note:Torso restraint
602 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must, when the anthropomorphic test device is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with, in the case of a car bed, subsection 4.5.2 or 4.6.2 of Test Method 213.5 or, in the case of all other restraint systems for infants with special needs, subsection 4.5.3 or 4.6.3 of Test Method 213.5,
603 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every restraint system for infants with special needs must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(b) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system, by means of the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
(2) If a restraint system for infants with special needs is equipped with a tether strap and the manufacturer recommends its use, the restraint system must be designed to be secured to a vehicle
(b) if the restraint system is equipped with a lower connector system, by means of the tether strap together with the lower connector system, without using any other means of attachment.
604 If a restraint system for infants with special needs is equipped with a lower connector system and is manufactured with a removable base, and the seating component of the restraint system is designed to be used in a vehicle with or without the base, the restraint system must be equipped with the lower connector system on the base.
Marginal note:Car bed
605 Every car bed must
(a) provide restraint against the sideways movement of the infant’s head towards the front of the vehicle by means of a head restraint; and
(b) have, in the shell of the car bed, a means of minimizing, when the car bed is installed in a vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, any loads to the top of the infant’s head in case of a side impact.
Marginal note:Restraint system to be adjustable
606 Every part of a restraint system for infants with special needs that is designed to restrain an infant must be adjustable to snugly fit an infant whose mass and height are within the ranges indicated in the statement referred to in paragraph 616(1)(d), when the infant is positioned in the restraint system in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 618(1)(b) and the restraint system is adjusted in accordance with the instructions referred to in paragraph 618(1)(c).
607 A restraint system for infants with special needs that is equipped with a lower connector system must provide a clear, audible indication when each connector in a lower connector system is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system or a clear, visual indication that each connector is securely attached to the lower universal anchorage system.
608 Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be constructed only of materials that conform to the requirements of TSD 302.
609 Every belt buckle and related piece of adjustment hardware and every tether strap attachment and related piece of adjustment hardware that are part of a restraint system for infants with special needs must conform to the requirements of S4.3(a)(2) and (b) of TSD 209.
610 Every belt buckle that is fitted on a belt designed to restrain an infant in a restraint system for infants with special needs must
(a) under the conditions set out in section 3 of Test Method 213.5,
(b) under the conditions set out in section 5 of Test Method 213.5, release when a force of not more than 71 N is applied;
(e) not release during the dynamic tests specified in section 4 of Test Method 213.5.
611 Any webbing that is designed to secure a restraint system for infants with special needs to a user-ready tether anchorage or to a lower universal anchorage system, or to restrain an infant with special needs within the restraint system, must
(ii) at least 11 000 N, in the case of webbing designed to restrain an infant with special needs within the restraint system;
(d) if contactable by the torso when the restraint system is tested in accordance with section 4 of Test Method 213.5, have a width of not less than 38 mm, measured as specified in S5.1(a) of TSD 209.
SOR/2013-117, s. 21.
617 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must bear the air bag warning label shown in Schedule 6, and the label must conform to the requirements of that schedule.
618 (1) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must be accompanied by printed instructions, in both official languages, that set out a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
(b) positioning an infant with special needs in the restraint system; and
(c) adjusting every part of the restraint system that is designed to restrain the infant.
(c) if the restraint system has a means of automatically repositioning the seating surface, specify that the ability of the restraint system to change position must not be impeded; and
(d) explain the primary consequences of not following the warnings appearing on the restraint system.
(4) Every restraint system for infants with special needs must have a place for the storage of instructions.
[619 to 699 reserved]
PART 7Transitional Provision, Repeal and Coming into Force
700 Until December 31, 2011, the restraint systems and booster seats referred to in these Regulations may, instead of conforming to the requirements of these Regulations, conform to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations as they read on the day before the day on which these Regulations came into force and as they were modified in their application by the Order Modifying the Operation of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations and the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , which came into effect on May 1, 2009 and was published in the Canada Gazette , Part I, on May 9, 2009.
SOR/2010-279, s. 1, err., Vol. 144, No. 26.
701 [Repeal]
Footnote *702 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette , Part II.
Return to footnote *[Note: Regulations in force May 12, 2010.]
SCHEDULE 1(Subsection 101(1))Department of Transport
Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations (subsection 101(1))
Pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations ,
is authorized to use and apply the national safety mark, and the authorization number , to any restraint system or booster seat of a class referred to in section 102 of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations , on condition that the restraint system or booster seat conforms to all the applicable Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
SCHEDULE 2(Subsection 101(3))
Note: Replace XXXX with one or more of the following numbers, as applicable: 213, 213.1, 213.2, 213.3 and 213.5.
Replace YYY with the authorization number assigned by the Minister.
SCHEDULE 3(Section 105)
SCHEDULE 4(Section 109)
1 Name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster seat:
2 Name and address of the person importing the restraint system or booster seat:
3 The make and the model name or number of the restraint system or booster seat:
4 The date that the restraint system or booster seat is presented for importation:
I, the undersigned (Authorized representative), declare that the information set out in this declaration is true and that the restraint system or booster seat
Return to footnote *Note: Subsection 7(5) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits a person who makes the declaration referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) of that Act to use or dispose of a restraint system or booster seat in a manner contrary to the terms of the declaration.
SCHEDULE 5(Paragraphs 218(1)(c), 316(1)(c), 409(1)(c), 521(1)(c), 523(c) and 616(1)(c))
SCHEDULE 6(Subsections 219(1), 317(1), 522(1) and 617(1))
SCHOOL BUS RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LABEL
1 The message area containing the warning statement must be at least 30 cm2
2 The warning statement must be in characters of at least 10 points
3 The pictogram must be at least 30 mm in diameter
— SOR/2010-152, s. 13, as amended by SOR/2012-191, s. 44
13 Until December 31, 2011, the children’s car seats referred to in the Deduction for Provincial Rebate (GST/HST) Regulations , as amended by sections 9 to 11, may, instead of conforming to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations , conform to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations as they read on May 11, 2010 and as they were modified in their application by the Order Modifying the Operation of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations and the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , which came into effect on May 1, 2009 and was published in the Canada Gazette , Part I, on May 9, 2009.