38Assistive equipment for persons with disabilities (item 28)

38 Assistive equipment for persons with disabilities (item 28)

By-law (1) This section may be cited as Customs By‑law No. 2300094. Prescribed goods (2) For the purposes of item 28, each of the following are goods to which that item applies: (a) goods that are pedestrian safety equipment and are either: (i) braille tiles; or (ii) braille road rivets; (b) goods that are reading machines and are capable of converting printed matter into either: (i) tactile images; or (ii) speech; (c) goods that are reading systems and that are capable of scanning printed matter and reproducing the enlarged text on a screen; (d) goods that are sound reproducers and sound recorders. Conditions (3) Item 28 applies to those goods covered by paragraph (2)(a) subject to the condition that the goods are designed for the blind. (4) Item 28 applies to those goods covered by paragraph (2)(d) subject to each of the following conditions: (a) have a power output (rms) of less than 2.5 W; (b) use a magnetic tape as the recorded or recording medium; (c) are monophonic; (d) are DC or AC/DC operated; (e) are designed for carrying in the hand or on the person; (f) have colour coded, raised symbol control keys; (g) have dual playing speeds. Definitions (5) In this section:

AC/DC means alternating current/direct current.

DC means direct current.

RMS means Root Mean Square.