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All provinces in Canada have primary enforcement seat belt laws, which allow a police officer to stop and ticket a driver if they observed a violation. 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.
The Ontario Fault Determination Rules (commonly known as the Fault Rules or FDR) is a regulation under the Ontario Insurance Act enacted by the Parliament of Ontario to judge driver responsibility after car accidents in Ontario. The Fault Rules say which driver was responsible for an accident. Accidents are either 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% at ...
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 Clean Water Act (S.O. 2006, Chapter 22) is a law enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this Act is to protect existing and future sources of drinking water . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Clean Water Act was enacted following the Walkerton Tragedy of 2000, during which contaminated drinking water resulted in seven ...
The last edition of the RSO was dated 1990 pursuant to the Statutes Revision Act, 1989, consolidating the statutes in force prior to January 1, 1991. [3] More recently, acts have been consolidated on the e-Laws website, organized by reference to their existing citations in the Statutes of Ontario or Revised Statutes of Ontario. [4]
Canada Elections Act, 2000; Canada National Parks Act, 2000; Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, 2000; Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000; Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act, 2001; Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001; Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist ...
The Health Care Consent Act (HCCA) is an Ontario law concerned with the capacity to consent to treatment and admission to care facilities. (i.e., informed consent). [1] [2] As of 2 August 2023 on a date to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the act will also apply to confining in a care facility.
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is a regulatory authority that administers and enforces technical standards in the province of Ontario in Canada. [2] [3]It is a nonprofit organization that has been given powers by the Government of Ontario to create and enforce public safety rules in such areas as elevators, ski lifts, amusement rides, fuels, boilers, pressure vessels and ...