The Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1999 — Bill 207 (2005) [First Reading Bills]
Bill 207 (118629)
Saskatchewan — Debates (Hansard)
19 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC BILL No. 207 of
An Act to amend The Highway Traffic Act (Assented to , 1999) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Short title This Act may be cited as The Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1999. S.S. 1986, c.H-3.1, new
section 44.1 The Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the following
section after
section 44. Avoiding peace officers prohibited 44.1(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway in an attempt to avoid interrogation or apprehension by any peace officer.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on
summary conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not more than two years less one day.
(3) The drivers license of a person who is convicted of a contravention of subsection (1) is suspended for a period of three years from the date of the conviction. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 19 99HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEENS PRINTER Copyright'1999