Bill 2209 — An Act To Amend the Highway Traffic Act (50th General Assembly, 2nd Session)
Bill 2209
Newfoundland and Labrador — Bills
Second
Session, 50th General Assembly
Charles III, 2022
BILL 9
AN ACT TO AMEND THE
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT
Received
and Read the First Time ................................................................
Second
Reading ............................................................................................
Committee .....................................................................................................
Third
Reading ...............................................................................................
Royal
Assent .................................................................................................
HONOURABLE SARAH
STOODLEY
Minister of Digital
Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador
Ordered to be printed by
the Honourable House of Assembly
EXPLANATORY NOTES
This Bill would amend the Highway Traffic Act to increase the
amount of the fines for certain offences.
A BILL
AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT
Analysis
Sch. Amdt.
Commencement
Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and
House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:
RSNL1990 cH-3
as amended
(1) The
Schedule to the Highway Traffic Act is amended by deleting the rows starting with
paragraphs 110(3)(b), 110(3)(c), 110(3)(
d) and 110(3)(
e) and substituting the
following:
110(3)(
b) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 11 and 20 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
5 days
10 days
12 days
2 days
4 days
6 days
110(3)(
c) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 21 and 30 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
10 days
15 days
20 days
4 days
6 days
8 days
110(3)(
d) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 31 and 50 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
110(3)(
e) Exceeding the speed limit
by 51 kilometres an hour and over
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
(2) The
Schedule to the Act is amended by deleting
the rows starting with paragraphs 110.1(4)(b), 110.1(4)(c), 110.1(4)(
d) and 110.1(4)(
e) and substituting the following:
110.1(4)(
b) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 11 and 20 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
5 days
10 days
12 days
2 days
4 days
6 days
110.1(4)(
c) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 21 and 30 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
10 days
15 days
20 days
4 days
6 days
8 days
110.1(4)(
d) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 31 and 50 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
110.1(4)(
e) Exceeding the speed limit
by 51 kilometres an hour and over
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
(3) The
Schedule to the Act is amended by deleting
the rows starting with paragraphs 110.2(4)(b), 110.2(4)(c), 110.2(4)(
d) and
110.2(4)(
e) and substituting the following:
110.2(4)(
b) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 11 and 20 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
5 days
10 days
12 day
2 days
4 days
6 days
110.2(4)(
c) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 21 and 30 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
10 days
15 days
20 days
4 days
6 days
8 days
110.2(4)(
d) Exceeding the speed limit
by between 31 and 50 kilometres an hour
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
110.2(4)(
e) Exceeding the speed limit
by 51 kilometres an hour and over
Second offence
Subsequent offence
15 days
20 days
25 days
6 days
8 days
10 days
(4) The
Schedule to the Act is amended by deleting
the rows starting with subsections 168(1) and 168.1(1) and substituting the
following:
168(1)
Racing vehicles or
bicycles on highways
30 days
4 days
168.1(1)
Performing or engaging in
stunt while driving
30 days
4 days
Commencement
2. This Act comes into force on April 3, 2023.
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