Bill 203 — First Session, 24Th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 203 O Ff-H Igh W Ay Veh Icle Am En D M En T Act, 1997 (Legislature 24, Session 1)

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1997 BILL 203 First Session, 24th Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 203 O FF-H IGH W AY VEH ICLE AM EN D M EN T ACT, 1997 MR. COUTTS First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

B ill 203 M r. C outts BILL 203 1997 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 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 cO -4 1 The O ff-highw ay V ehicle A ct is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 23: 23.1(1) No person shall operate a snow vehicle unless he is wearing a safety helmet securely attached to his head.

(2) No person shall ride as a passenger on a snow vehicle unless he is wearing a safety helmet securely attached to his head.

(3) No person shall operate a snow vehicle on which a passenger is riding unless the passenger is wearing a safety helmet securely attached to his head.

(4) No person shall buy, sell or offer for sale any safety helmet intended for the use of operators or passengers of snow vehicles unless it conforms to the specifications prescribed by the regulations.

(5) A person who contravenes this

section is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $500 and in default of payment is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding S afety helm et requirem ents for snow vehicles 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter O-4 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 2 Safety helmet requirements for snow vehicles. 1 E xplanatory N otes

6 months or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months without the option of a fine. 3

Section 30 is amended by adding the following after clause (o): (o.1) prescribing the standards and specifications of helmets referred to in

section 23.1 and providing for the identification and marking of such helmets; 4 This Act comes into force on October 1, 1997. 2

3 Provision for regulations concerning helme t standards. 4 Coming into force. 2 Title: 1997 (24th, 1st) Bill 203, Off-highway Vehicle Amendment Act, 1997 Explanatory Notes

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