---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1203.52"
title: "16"
number: "1203.52"
heading: "Scope and effective date."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1203.52"
---

# §1203.52. Scope and effective date.

- (a) This subpart D is effective March 17, 1995, except for [§ 1203.53(a)(8)](/cfr/16/1203.53.md?p=a-8), which is effective March 10, 1998. This subpart D shall apply to bicycle helmets manufactured from March 17, 1995, through March 10, 1999, inclusive. Such bicycle helmets shall comply with the requirements of one of the standards specified in [§ 1203.53](/cfr/16/1203.53.md). This subpart shall be considered a consumer product safety standard issued under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
- (b) The term “bicycle helmet” is defined at [§ 1203.4(b)](/cfr/16/1203.4.md?p=b).
- (c) These interim mandatory safety standards will not apply to bicycle helmets manufactured after March 10, 1999. Those helmets are subject to the requirements of Subparts [A](/cfr/16/subpartA.md) through [C](/cfr/16/subpartC.md) of this part 1203.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058, and 6001-6006. Subpart B is also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2063. Subpart C is also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2065.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 11729, Mar. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted.