Highway Traffic Amendment Act (licence suspensions), 1997 Grimmett, William Lawrence — Bill 154 (36th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 154, 36-1

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Bill 154, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (licence suspensions), 1997

Grimmett, William Lawrence

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Bill 154 1997

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the suspension of drivers' licences

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

1. (1) Subsection (2) applies only if

section 1 of the Comprehensive Road Safety Act, 1997 does not come into force before this

section comes into force.

(2) Clauses 41 (1) (

b) and (

c) of the Highway Traffic Act are repealed and the following substituted:

(

b) under

section 249 or 252 of the Criminal Code (Canada) committed while driving or having the care, charge or control of a motor vehicle or street car within the meaning of this Act or a motorized snow vehicle within the meaning of

the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act\;

(b.1) under

section 253 or 255 of the Criminal Code (Canada) committed while,

(

i) driving or having the care, charge or control of a motor vehicle or street car within the meaning of this Act or a motorized snow vehicle within the meaning of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act , or

(ii) operating or having the care, charge or control of a vessel within the meaning of

section 214 of the Criminal Code (Canada);

(

c) under subsection 254 (5) of the Criminal Code (Canada) committed in relation to,

(

i) the driving or having the care, charge or control of a motor vehicle or street car within the meaning of this Act or a motorized snow vehicle within the meaning of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act , or

(ii) the operating or having the care, charge or control of a vessel within the meaning of

section 214 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

(3) Clauses 41 (1) (

b) and (

c) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1997,

chapter 12,

section 1, are repealed and clauses 41 (1) (b), (b.1) and (

c) of the Act, as set out in subsection (2), are substituted.

2. (1) Subsection 48 (1) of the Act is amended by adding "or the operator of a vessel" after "vehicle" in the third line.

(2) Subsection 48 (13) of the Act is amended by adding the following definition:

"vessel" means a vessel within the meaning of

section 214 of the Criminal Code (Canada). ("bateau")

3. Subsection 210 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "or a motorized snow vehicle within the meaning of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act" in the eighth, ninth and tenth lines and substituting ", a motorized snow vehicle

within the meaning of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act or a vessel within the meaning of

section 214 of the Criminal Code (Canada)". Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (licence suspensions), 1997 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 18, 1997

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Resources Development

September 18, 1997

Second Reading

Carried

September 18, 1997

Second Reading

Debate

September 2, 1997

First Reading

Carried

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 154, 36-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p36 s1 bill 154 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6312f90585b200d13d41c81e000574aca3daf607

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