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Helmet Regulations

made under Sections 170, 170A and 170B of the

Motor Vehicle Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

O.I.C. 2003-175 (April 25, 2003), N.S. Reg. 99/2003

amended to O.I.C. 2021-283 (effective December 14, 2021), N.S. Reg. 166/2021

Table of Contents

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Citation

Motorcycle helmet

Bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, and skateboard helmets

General requirements

Section 170A or 170B exemptions

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Helmet Regulations .

Motorcycle helmet

2 A person operating a motorcycle or motor scooter must wear a helmet that bears a mark

indicating that the helmet is approved or certified as a motorcycle or motor scooter

helmet by one or more of the following certification agencies:

(

a) the British Standards Institute;

(

b) the Snell Memorial Foundation;

(

c) the United States of America Department of Transportation;

(

d) the Economic Commission for Europe.

Bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, scooter, and skateboard helmets

3 A person riding or operating a bicycle, in-line skates, roller skates, a scooter or a

skateboard must wear a helmet that bears a mark indicating that the helmet is approved

or certified for use with one of those devices by one or more of the following

certification agencies:

(

a) Canadian Standards Association;

(

b) Snell Memorial Foundation;

(

c) American Society for Testing and Materials;

(

d) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission;

(e)the European Committee for Standardization.

General requirements

4 In addition to meeting the requirements of

Section 2 or 3, as applicable, a helmet must,

at all times,

(

a) have a smooth outer surface;

(

b) be constructed so that the helmet is capable of absorbing energy on impact;

(

c) be strongly attached to a strap designed to be fastened under the chin of the

person wearing it;

(

d) be undamaged from use or misuse; and

(

e) properly fit the person wearing it.

Section 170A or 170B exemptions

5 The following persons are exempt from the requirement of

Section 170A or 170B of the

Motor Vehicle Act to wear a helmet:

(

a) a person who is in possession of, and produces on request to a peace officer,

a valid and subsisting certificate issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles

certifying that the Registrar is satisfied that the wearing of a helmet would

interfere with the person's religious practices;

(

b) a person whose head is more than 66 cm in circumference; or

(

c) a person who is in possession of, and produces on request to a peace officer,

a valid and subsisting certificate issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles

on the recommendation of a medical practitioner certifying that the person

is, for the period stated in the certificate, unable for medical reasons to wear

a helmet.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Helmet Regulations

N.S. Reg.

99/2003

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The information

in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the

Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Helmet Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

99/2003

May 1, 2003

date specified

May 16, 2003

85/2016

May 3, 2016

date specified

May 13, 2016

166/2021

Dec 14, 2021

date specified

Dec 31, 2021

The following regulations are not yet in force and

are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

2(b) (second) ....................................

ra. 2(c) 85/2016

2(c) ...................................................

ra. from 2(b) (second)

85/2016

2(d) ...................................................

ad. 85/2016

3(e) ...................................................

ad. 166/2021

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.