Off-highway Vehicles Equipment Regulations
made under subsection 37(1) of the
Road Trails Act
S.N.S. 2023, c. 4
N.S. Reg. 177/2023 (effective October 2, 2023)
Table of Contents
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Citation
Equipment in good working order
Headlamps
Tail lamps
Side mirror
Brake system
Helmets
Offences and penalties
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Off-highway Vehicles Equipment Regulations.
Equipment in good working order
2 Safety equipment on an off-highway vehicle installed by the manufacturer must be
maintained in good working order.
Headlamps
3 (1) A person must not operate an off-highway vehicle on a road trail unless the light
from its headlamps meets all of the following requirements:
(a) it is white and the lens and bulb of the headlamp is made of clear untinted
glazing;
(b) it is of sufficient intensity to reveal a person, another vehicle or an object
that is at least 150 m ahead;
(c) it is aimed so that, on a straight and level surface, the high intensity portion
of the beam does not shine in the eyes of an approaching driver.
(2) A person must not attach or apply anything to a headlamp, a part of a headlamp or
the bulb of a headlamp that colours the light from the headlamp.
Tail lamps
4 A person must not operate an off-highway vehicle on a road trail unless it has a tail lamp
that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) at least 1 tail lamp is mounted to the rear of the vehicle;
(b) the tail lamp is capable of emitting a red light that is visible from at least
150 m to the rear of the vehicle;
(c) the tail lamp is red.
Side mirror
5 A side mirror must be affixed in a manner that provides a clear view of the roadway
behind and to the side of the vehicle so that an approaching vehicle is clearly visible to
the driver of the off-highway vehicle.
Brake system
6 A person must not operate an off-highway vehicle on a road trail unless the off-highway
vehicle is equipped with a brake system that is sufficiently powerful to stop the vehicle
quickly in case of an emergency and hold the vehicle stationary.
Helmets
7 A person operating an off-highway vehicle must wear a helmet that bears a mark
indicating that the helmet is approved or certified as a helmet for the appropriate class of
off-highway vehicle by 1 or more of the following certification agencies:
(a) the British Standards Institute;
(b) the Snell Memorial Foundation;
(c) the U.S. Department of Transportation;
(d) the Economic Commission for Europe.
Offences and penalties
8 (1) A person who violates subsection 3(1) or (2) or Section 4 is guilty of an offence
and liable on summary conviction to the penalties provided for a category A
offence in the Summary Proceedings Act.
(2) A person who violates Section 5 or 6 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary
conviction to the penalties provided for a category C offence in the Summary
Proceedings Act.
(3) A person who violates Section 7 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary
conviction to the penalties provided for a category F offence in the Summary
Proceedings Act.
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation: