Bill 213 — Q\Jiy I ", Ii £Durtid Swi&N. 17Th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assel\1:Bly of Alberta Bill 213 An Act To Amend the Highway Traffic Act (Legislature 17, Session 4)

L17 S4 5437

Alberta — Bills

1975 Bill Q\jIY I ", II £durtID SWi&n. 17th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEl\1:BLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT MR. Ho LEM First Reading ............ ' . " ............. "." " Second Reading ...... " ......... " ... "" .. """"" Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Ho Lem BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT (Assented to , 1975) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Highway Traffic Act is hereby amended. 2. The following

section is added immediately after

section 80: 80.1

(1) In this section, "seat belt" means an arrange ment of stL"apS 01" webbing designed to hold a perscn bteady in a seat.

(2) Every new motor vehicle sold on or after July 1, 1975 except a motor cycle, shall be equipped with one seat belt for each passenger seat, and where a seat is designed to accommodate a number of passengers, the seat shall be equipped with a seat belt for each of such passengers.

(3) No person shall operate or be a passenger in a motor vehicle equipped with seat belts while the motor vehicle is on any public highway where the prescribed speed limit in effect at that time is 50 miles per hour or more, unless the seat belt is fastened so as to embrace the person. ( 4) No person shall remove or disconnect any mechani cal device equipped on the vehicle that would encourage the use of seat belts. 3. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. Title: 1975 (17th, 4th) Bill 213,

An Act to Amend The Highway Traffic Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S4 5437
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S4 5437
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	029681ffd7e2e0bad429a9be2a84410da0f815dd

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