Bill 215 — Third Session, 29Th Legislature, 66 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 215 Tow Truck Safety Act (Legislature 29, Session 3)

L29 S3 11731

Alberta — Bills

2017 Bill 215 Third Session, 29th Legislature, 66 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 215 TOW TRUCK SAFETY ACT MR. DRYSDALE First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 215 Mr. Drysdale BILL 215 2017 TOW TRUCK SAFETY ACT (Assented to , 2017)

WHEREAS tow truck operators provide a vital service on Alberta’s roads;

WHEREAS tow truck operators deserve a high level of protection while performing their duties; and

WHEREAS motorists need to be alerted to the presence of tow trucks for their own safety, as well as that of tow truck drivers and emergency responders; HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amendments to Vehicle Equipment Regulation 1 Within 30 days of the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent, the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make the following amendments to the Vehicle Equipment Regulation (AR 122/2009): (a)

section 31(1) is repealed and the following is substituted: 31(1) A tow truck (

a) must be equipped with one or more amber warning lamps that are visible from all directions outside of the vehicle, and (

b) may be equipped with one or more blue warning lamps or white warning lamps, or both, that are visible from all directions outside the vehicle.

2 (b)

section 31(2) and (4) is amended by striking out “amber warning lamps” and substituting “amber, white or blue warning lamps”: (

c) the following is added after

section 31(3):

(3.1) A vehicle, other than a tow truck, that is equipped with amber warning lamps pursuant to subsection (3) may also have one or more blue warning lamps or white warning lamps, or both, that are visible from all directions outside of the vehicle.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2017 (29th, 3rd) Bill 215, Tow Truck Safety Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L29 S3 11731
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L29 S3 11731
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	ebc7870e74a51b6f78047ae59f3e13ade02cd08d

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