Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Muffler Noise), 2007 Ruprecht, Tony — Bill 229 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 229, 38-2

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Bill 229, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Muffler Noise), 2007

Ruprecht, Tony

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Bill 229 2007

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with

respect to muffler noise

Note:

This Act amends the Highway Traffic Act . For the

legislative history of the Act, see Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative

History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

75 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act is repealed and

the following substituted:

Noise,

smoke, bells and horns

Muffler

(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle or motor

assisted bicycle unless it is equipped with a muffler that is,

(

a) operating;

(

b) in

good working order; and

(

c) sufficient

to prevent excessive or unusual sound and excessive or unusual smoke.

Same

(1.1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle or motor

assisted bicycle equipped with a muffler cut-out, straight exhaust, gutted

muffler, hollywood muffler, by-pass or similar device.

Same

(1.2) No person shall modify a muffler to increase the

sound output of a motor vehicle or motor assisted bicycle.

Same

(1.3) No person shall install a muffler cut-out, straight

exhaust, gutted muffler, hollywood muffler, by-pass or similar device on a

motor vehicle or motor assisted bicycle.

Same

(1.4) No person shall operate a motor vehicle or motor

assisted bicycle that produces sound at levels exceeding either of the

following:

1. The

sound levels specified in

Schedule V.I to the Motor

Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor

Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).

2. A

sound level prescribed under

section 75.1.

2. Subsection

75 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "Subsection (1) does not apply"

and substituting "Subsections (1.1), (1.2), (1.3) and (1.4) do not apply".

3. The

Act is amended by adding the following section:

Regulations,

noise levels

75.1 The Lieutenant Governor in

Council may make regulations prescribing sound levels for the purpose of

subsection 75 (1.4) that are lower than the sound levels specified in

Schedule

V.I to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made

under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment

Act (Muffler Noise), 2007 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit the

operation of a motor vehicle or motor assisted bicycle that is not equipped

with an operational muffler, in good working order, that prevents excessive or

unusual noise and smoke. The installation and modification of mufflers to

increase sound output is also prohibited, as is the operation of a motor

vehicle or motor assisted bicycle that produces noise above the allowed

levels.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 17, 2007

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 17, 2007

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 229

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 229, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 229 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	59f712bcbd983a89ecf0383678d62b3e2ab184c0

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