Motorcycle Helmets Regulation, 2000

Motorcycle Helmets Regulation, M.R. 167/2000 The Highway Traffic Act , C.C.S.M. c. H60 Regulation 167/2000 Registered December 4, 2000 bilingual version (HTML) Helmet standards and specifications 1(1) For the purpose of section 187 of The Highway Traffic Act , a helmet worn by a person driving or riding on a motorcycle or moped on a highway must conform to the standards and specifications of one or more of the following standards or regulations: (a) Snell Memorial Foundation Standard, 2010 Standard for Protective Headgear For Use with Motorcycles and Other Motorized Vehicles ; (b) Snell Memorial Foundation Standard M2015, 2015 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with Motorcycles and Other Motorized Vehicles ; (c) United States of America, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards , Standard No. 218; Motorcycle Helmets (49 CFR Ch. V, section 571.218); (d) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 22, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Protective Helmets and of their Visors for Drivers and Passengers of Motorcycles and Mopeds . 1(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), a standard or regulation listed in any of clauses (1)⁠(a) to (d) is adopted as amended from time to time, and a helmet worn to comply with section 187 of The Highway Traffic Act may comply with the standard or regulation as originally published or as amended. M.R. 9/2017 Helmets complying with formerly prescribed standards 1.1(1) In this section, "formerly prescribed standard" means a standard prescribed by this regulation as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section. 1.1(2) Despite section 1, a person driving or riding on a motorcycle or moped may wear a helmet that complies with a formerly prescribed standard if, when this section came into force, the person owned the helmet or it was owned by one of the following: (a) a parent or guardian of the person if the person is a child; (b) the vehicle's driver if the driver is someone other than the person; (c) the vehicle's owner if the owner is someone other than the person. M.R. 9/2017 Exemptions 2 The provisions of subsection 187(1) of The Highway Traffic Act do not apply to (a) a person riding a motorcycle in a lawfully permitted and authorized parade; (b) a bona fide member of the Sikh religion; or (c) a person who holds a certificate signed by a qualified medical practitioner certifying that the person is, during the period stated in the certificate, unable for medical reasons to wear a safety helmet and who on request made by a peace officer produces the certificate. Review 3 Not later than five years after this regulation comes into force, the minister shall (a) review the effectiveness of the operation of the regulation after consulting with such persons affected by it as the minister considers appropriate; and (b) if the minister considers it advisable, recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council that the regulation be amended or repealed. Repeal 4 The Safety Helmet Standards Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 420/87 R, and the Motor Safety Helmets Exemption Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 417/87 R, are repealed.