No Flak for Carrying Racks Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2018 Miller, Norman — Bill 65 (41st Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 65, 41-3

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Bill 65, No Flak for Carrying Racks Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2018

Miller, Norman

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act . If a carrying

rack, such as a bicycle rack, is mounted on the rear of a motor vehicle in

accordance with the regulations made under the Act, a person may drive the

vehicle on a highway even if the rack obscures the number plate for the vehicle

that is required to be attached to the rear of the vehicle.

Bill 65 2018

Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to end flak for carrying racks

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Section 7 of the Highway Traffic Act

is amended by adding the following subsections:

Exception,

number plates and carrying racks

(1.2) Despite

the regulations made under clause (1) (b), if a carrying rack is mounted on the

rear of a motor vehicle in accordance with the regulations made under clause

(24) (e.1), a person may drive the vehicle on a highway even if the rack

obscures the number plate for the vehicle that is required to be attached to

the rear of the vehicle.

Definition

(1.3) In

subsection (1.2),

"carrying

rack" means a bicycle rack, luggage rack, ski rack, wheelchair carrier,

wheelchair lift, trailer hitch or other similar carrying device.

(2) Subsection

7 (24) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(e.1) prescribing

requirements for the mounting of carrying racks for the purposes of subsection

(1.2);

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the No Flak for Carrying

Racks Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2018 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 30, 2018

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 30, 2018

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 65

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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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 65, 41-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s3 bill 65 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e643f299c2d9f5c14e2a7513c627a743210717fd

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