Standards for Mobility Aid Securement Devices and Occupant Restraint Systems and Related Exemptions Regulation
This regulation sets standards for mobility aid securement devices and occupant restraint systems, requires use according to the manufacturer's instructions, exempts certain vehicles from section 185.1, repeals an older regulation, and states when it comes into force.
Standards for Mobility Aid Securement Devices and Occupant Restraint Systems and Related Exemptions Regulation, M.R. 28/2019 The Highway Traffic Act , C.C.S.M. c. H60 Regulation 28/2019 Registered February 19, 2019 bilingual version (HTML) Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in this regulation. "Act" means The Highway Traffic Act . («  Code  ») "transit bus" means a bus that is operated in a public transportation system owned or operated on behalf of (a) a municipality; or (b) a community as defined in The Northern Affairs Act . (« autobus de transport en commun ») Standards for mobility aid securement devices and occupant restraint systems 2 For the purpose of clauses 185.1(1)⁠(a) and (b), a securement device or occupant restraint system must comply with at least one of the following standards: (a) National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA-Z605-03 (R2012), Mobility Aid Securement and Occupant Restraint (MASOR) Systems for Motor Vehicles , as amended or revised from time to time, published by CSA Group; (b) International Standard ISO 10542-1, Technical Systems and Aids for Disabled or Handicapped Persons — Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant-Restraint Systems , published by the International Organization for Standardization; (c) Section 18 (Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems for use in motor vehicles) of American National Standard ANSI/RESNA WC-4:2012, Wheelchairs and Transportation , as amended or revised from time to time, published by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Society of North America; (d) Recommended Practice SAE J2249, Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems for Use in Motor Vehicles , published by SAE International. Operation in accordance with manufacturer's instructions 3 A securement device or occupant restraint system must be operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Exemption of certain vehicles from application of section 185.1 of Act 4 The following motor vehicles are exempt from the application of section 185.1 of the Act: (a) a motor vehicle used solely for personal transportation; (b) a transit bus. Repeal 5 The Standards for Mobility Aid Securement Devices and Occupant Restraint Systems and Related Exemptions Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 182/2015, is repealed. Coming into force 6 This regulation comes into force on the same day that Schedule B of The Traffic and Transportation Modernization Act , S.M. 2018, c. 10, comes into force.