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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 ...
The London Police Service (LPS), or simply London Police, is the municipal law enforcement agency in London, Ontario, Canada. The LPS enforces federal statutes including the Criminal Code, provincial offences such as the Highway Traffic Act, as well as local municipal by-laws.
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).
For a first offence, a $1000 fine and a 12-month driving prohibition, For a second offence, 30 days of jail and a 24-month driving prohibition, and; For a third or subsequent offence, 120 days of jail and a 36-month driving prohibition. Drinking and driving offences are prior offences for refuse to comply offences, and vice versa. [24]
In England and Wales and Scotland this offence was created by section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1991). It carries a punishment of between three and nine penalty points [2] and a fine of up to £5,000. [3]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada.The OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways; protects provincial government buildings and officials, with the exception of the legislative precinct; patrols unincorporated areas in northern Ontario; provides training, operational support, and funding to some Indigenous police forces; and investigates ...
Some laws, such as a Road Traffic Act 1988 and a Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, do exist; a manual titled Highway Code is edited by a public entity with guidelines based on and/or compatible with local law. In European Union law, legislation is more oriented on transport competition and not on sharing the road.
The offence of dangerous driving was created by section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1972. It was abolished by section 50 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 . The expression "motor vehicle" was defined by section 190(1), and the expressions "drive" and "road" were defined by section 196(1).