Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2015 Miller, Norman — Bill 58 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 58, 41-1

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Bill 58, Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2015

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Bill 58 2014

Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to utility task and

all-terrain vehicles

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection

191.8 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act is repealed

and the following substituted:

Off-road

vehicles on highways regulated by regulations, by-laws

(1) No person shall drive

an off-road vehicle on a highway except in accordance with subsection (1.1),

the regulations and any applicable municipal by-laws.

UTVs

(1.1) A utility task vehicle may be driven

on any highway on which an all-terrain vehicle may be driven, and any

regulation or by-law that applies to all-terrain vehicles shall also apply to

utility task vehicles.

(2) Subsection 191.8 (5) of the Act is

amended by adding the following

definitions:

"all-terrain

vehicle" means an off-road vehicle that,

(

a) has

four wheels, the tires of all of which are in contact with the ground,

(

b) has

steering handlebars,

(

c) has

a seat that is designed to be straddled by the driver, and

(

d) is

designed to carry a driver only or to carry a driver and no more than one

passenger; ("véhicule polyvalent")

"utility task vehicle" means an off-road vehicle that,

(

a) is

designed for utility applications or uses on all terrains,

(

b) has

four or more wheels,

(

c) has

a seat that is not designed to be straddled by the driver, and

(

d) is

designed to carry a driver and one or more passengers; ("autoquad")

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Utility Task and

All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Highway Traffic Act is amended to provide that no

person shall drive an off-road vehicle on a highway except in accordance with

the stated exceptions. One of the exceptions is that a utility task vehicle may

be driven on any highway on which an all-terrain vehicle may be driven, and

that any regulations or by-laws applicable to all-terrain vehicles also apply

to utility task vehicles.

utility task vehicle is defined as an off-road vehicle meeting certain

specifications, including the specification that the vehicle is designed to

carry a driver and one or more passengers.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

February 26, 2015

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

February 26, 2015

Second Reading

Carried

February 26, 2015

Second Reading

Debate

December 9, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 9, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

February 26, 2015

Mr. Norm Miller, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mr. Lou Rinaldi, Mr. Steve Clark, Mr. John Vanthof, Mr. Bob Delaney, Mr. Victor Fedeli, Mr. Bill Walker

February 26, 2015

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 58

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Highway Traffic Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 58, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 58 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	26ac1022ea10ae57e52acfc2601f3ecd32075d22

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