What Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act: Standards Conformity, National Safety Mark and Recalls requires
The Motor Vehicle Safety Act (S.C. 1993, c. 16) regulates the manufacture and importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to reduce the risk of death, injury and damage to property and the environment, administered by Transport Canada. Section 2 sets the purpose and defines 'vehicle' (a vehicle capable of being driven or drawn on roads other than by muscular power alone), 'national safety mark' (a prescribed expression, symbol or abbreviation) and 'prescribed' (by regulations under section 11). Section 3 prohibits using a national safety mark except as authorized by the Act. Section 5(1) prohibits a company from applying a national safety mark to, selling, or importing vehicles or equipment of a prescribed class unless they conform to the standards prescribed for that class at the time the main assembly of the vehicle was completed, the prescribed information is marked, and prescribed records and (for equipment) a purchaser registration system are maintained. Section 6 prohibits importing a prescribed-class vehicle unless the requirements of paragraphs 5(1)(a), (b), (d) and (e) are satisfied. On becoming aware of a defect in design, construction or functioning that affects or is likely to affect safety, or of a non-compliance, a company must give notice to the Minister and to current owners within the prescribed period (section 10); the Minister may order a company to correct a defect or non-compliance where it is in the interest of safety (section 10.5). Inspectors may enter places, examine, test, remove and seize vehicles, equipment or components (sections 14-15). Offences are punishable under section 17: a corporation is liable to a fine of up to $200,000 on summary conviction and up to $2,000,000 on indictment; an individual is liable to a fine of up to $4,000 or six months on summary conviction and up to $20,000 or two years on indictment. The Governor in Council may make regulations carrying out the Act (section 11).
Pillar: Automotive & Mobility · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Transport Canada · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/M-10.01/FullText.html
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- Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S.C. 1993, c. 16, Section 2 - purpose and definitions of vehicle, national safety mark and prescribed.
- Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Section 3 - prohibition on using a national safety mark except as authorized.
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