1997 BILL 214 First Session, 24th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 214 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 MR. CAO First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

B ill 214 M r. C ao BILL 214 1997 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 (A ssented to , 1997) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: A m ends R S A 1980 cH -7 1 The H ighw ay Traffic A ct is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 65: A ir bags 65.1(1) In this section, "air bag" means a device or assembly that (

a) is installed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle, (

b) is equipped with a control mechanism that senses sudden deceleration of the motor vehicle, which when activated ignites a chemical propellant that produces gas and inflates a bag, and (

c) is intended to supplement the protection provided by a seat belt assembly.

(2) No person shall, on a highway, operate a motor vehicle in which a passenger who is under the age of 12 years occupies the right front passenger seat for which an air bag is provided unless the air bag has first been deactivated by a cut-off switch. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter H-7 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 2 Air bags. 1 Explanatory Notes

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) exempting persons or motor vehicles from the operation of this section; (

b) respecting circumstances or conditions under which a person or a motor vehicle may be exempted form the operation of this section. C om ing into force 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 2

3 Coming into force. 2 Explanatory Notes Title: 1997 (24th, 1st) Bill 214, Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1997