Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Buses), 2003 Parsons, Ernie — Bill 90 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 90, 37-4

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Bill 90, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Buses), 2003

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Bill 90 2003

An Act to amend

the Highway Traffic Act to require

that school buses be equipped with

flashing orange caution lights

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Section 175 of the Highway

Traffic Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1997,

chapter 12,

section 14, 2000,

chapter 26,

Schedule O,

section 14 and 2001,

chapter 13,

section 18, is amended by adding the following subsections:

Flashing orange caution lights

(5.1) In addition to any other requirement under this Act,

school buses shall be equipped with flashing orange caution lights.

Transition

(5.2) Subsection (5.1) applies to school buses put into

operation for the first time on or after the day this

section comes into

force.

(2) Subsection 175 (6) of the Act, as amended by the

Statutes of Ontario, 2000,

chapter 26,

Schedule O,

section 14 and 2001,

chapter 13,

section 18, is amended by adding the following

clause:

(0.

a) shall, shortly before he or she is required to actuate the overhead

red signal lights under clause (a), actuate the flashing orange caution

lights on the bus and shall continue to operate them until the overhead red

signal lights are required;

(3) Subsection 175 (8) of the Act is amended by adding

"the flashing orange caution lights or" after "actuate".

(4) Subsection 175 (9) of the Act is amended by adding

"the flashing orange caution lights or" after "actuate" in the portion before

clause (a).

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Highway

Traffic Amendment Act (School Buses), 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Highway

Traffic Act to require that school buses be equipped with flashing orange

caution lights that warn drivers when the bus is preparing to stop. This

requirement applies to new school buses that are put on the road for the

first time on or after the day the Bill receives Royal Assent.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 9, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June

9, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 90, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 90 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3a7cdf4522b403937d3d6dfab806bc5f21f0e464

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