Bill 204 — Second Session, 19Th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 204 An Act To Amend the Highway Traffic Act, 1975 (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4140

Alberta — Bills

1980 BILL Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT, 1975 MR. D. ANDERSON First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen ’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 204,

An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act, 1975 Bill Mr. D. Anderson BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT, 1975 (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Highway Traffic Act, 1975, is amended by this Act. 2. The following

section is added after

section 106. 106.1

(1) No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway unless every person in the vehicle under the age of 18 years is secured in his seat by a seat belt or restraint device.

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may issue regulations prescribing the equipment that shall qualify as a seat belt or restraint device for the purpose of subsection (1).

(3) Any person who contravenes this

section or the regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on

summary conviction to a fine of up to $50. 3. This Act comes into force on the date to be fixed by Proclamation. Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1975(2). 2. New

section which forbids operation of a vehicle unless minors are wearing seat belts; provision for regulation to define seat belts; offences and penalties. Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 204,

An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act, 1975

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L19 S2 4140
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L19 S2 4140
Language	en
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