Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations

Marginal note:Prescribed purposes

• 109 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed purposes for which a restraint system or booster seat may be imported temporarily are the following:

  • (a) exhibition;

  • (b) demonstration;

  • (c) evaluation;

  • (d) testing; and

  • (e) further manufacturing prior to export.

• Marginal note:Declaration

  (2) The declaration referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act must be filed with the Minister, be signed by the person importing the restraint system or booster seat and contain the following information:

  • (a) the name of the manufacturer of the restraint system or booster seat;

  • (b) the importer’s name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number and email address and, if the importer is a company, the contact information of a contact person at the company;

  • (c) the make and the model name or number of the restraint system or booster seat;

  • (d) the date on which the restraint system or booster seat is to be presented for importation;

  • (e) the purpose for which the restraint system or booster seat is being imported and a statement that it will be used only for that purpose;

  • (f) a statement indicating that the restraint system or booster seat will remain in Canada for a period of not more than one year or the period specified by the Minister, as applicable;

  • (g) a statement indicating that the restraint system or booster seat will be exported or destroyed before the end of the one-year period or the period specified by the Minister, as applicable; and

  • (h) if the declaration is signed by a representative, a statement by the importer indicating that the representative is authorized to sign.