Bill 145 explained in plain English
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Helmet Exemption for Sikh Motorcyclists), 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 145 exempts Sikh motorcyclists who meet certain criteria from the mandatory helmet requirement in Ontario.
This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to create an exemption from the helmet requirement for Sikh motorcyclists. Specifically, it exempts individuals who are members of the Sikh religion, have unshorn hair (including beards and body hair), and habitually wear a turban made of five or more square meters of cloth from the requirement to wear a helmet while riding or operating a motorcycle or motor-assisted bicycle.
- Creates a new exemption to the helmet requirement for Sikh motorcyclists.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act to include this exemption.
- Motorcyclists in Ontario
- Members of the Sikh religion who ride motorcycles
- Sikh motorcyclists who meet the specified criteria are exempt from the helmet requirement.
- The exemption requires the individual to be a member of the Sikh religion, have unshorn hair (including beard and body hair), and habitually wear a turban of a specific size.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not detail how the criteria for the exemption (e.g., 'habitually wears') will be interpreted or enforced.
Changes the rules about wearing helmets on motorcycles to allow for an exemption for Sikh motorcyclists.
Source: Section 1
Modifies the existing rule requiring all persons to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle to include a condition that the exemption applies subject to a new subsection (1.1).
Source: Section 1 (1)
Adds a new subsection (1.1) that outlines the criteria for exemption from the helmet requirement.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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