Bill 238 — First Session, 20Th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 238 An Act To Amend the Highway Traffic Act Dr. Buck (Legislature 20, Session 1)

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Alberta — Bills

1983 BILL First Session, 20th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT DR. BUCK First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Dr. Buck BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Highway Traffic Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section is amended by adding the following after clause (r.l): (r. 2) " seatbelt'' means a mechanical device installed in a vehicle that is designed to restrain a driver or passenger in his seat during an emergency. 3

Section is amended by adding the following after clause (g): (g.

l) prescribing the design and installation of seatbelts; (g.2) exempting the drivers of prescribed classes of vehicles that are used for construction or agricultural purposes or that have to make frequent stops, from the operation of

section 124.1. 4 The following is added after

section 124: 124.1

(1) Subject to the regulations, a person who drives a vehi cle on a highway without every person in the vehicle being property secured by a seatbelt that is installed and designed as prescribed by the regulations, is guilty of an offence.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) a person who is driving a vehicle may disconnect or release his seatbelt at any time that he is driving his vehicle in reverse.

(3) A person over the age of 16 years who is a passenger in a vehicle that is being driven on a highway and is not properly secured by a seatbelt that is installed and designed as prescribed by the regulations, is guilty of an offence. 5 This Act comes into force on January 1, 1984. 1 Explanatory Notes This Bill will amend

chapter H-7 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Adds a definition. 3 Regulations prescribing design and installation of seatbelts and exemp tions. 4 Makes wearing a seatbelt obligatory. 5 Coming into force. Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 238,

An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S1 3765
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Volume / chapter	L20 S1 3765
Language	en
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