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Section 1 of the Act covers definitions and application of the Act to places other than highways. The definition of "highway" in the Act is broad in nature to include "a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between ...
Ontario was the first province to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, a law that came into effect on January 1, 1976. [ 1 ] The laws by province
The Safe Streets Act, 1999 (SSA) (the act) is a statute in the province of Ontario, Canada.The act prohibits aggressive solicitation of persons in certain public places. It also prohibits the disposal of "certain dangerous things" such as used condoms, hypodermic needles and broken glass in outdoor public places. [1]
The MTO is in charge of various aspects of transportation in Ontario, including the establishment and maintenance of the provincial highway system, the registration of vehicles and licensing of drivers, and the policing of provincial roads, enforced by the Ontario Provincial Police and the ministry's in-house enforcement program (Commercial vehicle enforcement).
Examples of offences which are always summary offences include trespassing at night (section 177), [2] causing a disturbance (section 175) [2] and taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent (section 335) [2] (an equivalent to the British TWOC). Summary conviction offences are tried by a judge alone in the province's provincial court.
OMVIC (Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council) is a council that regulates motor vehicle sales, administers and enforces the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) in Ontario. OMVIC's mandate is to maintain a fair and informed marketplace, by protecting the rights of consumers ...
Since 2009 in both Ontario [15] and Québec, [16] trucks must be equipped with devices to electronically limit their speed to 105 km/h (65 mph). In 2012, an Ontario court ruled that the law violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , however the law was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2015. [ 17 ]
The offence includes having care or control of a motor vehicle while the person's ability to operate the motor vehicle is impaired by alcohol or a drug. Impaired driving is punishable under multiple offences in the Criminal Code , with greater penalties depending on the harm caused by the impaired driving.