Bill 212 explained in plain English
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Trailers), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill exempts trailers weighing 4,500 kilograms or less from certain inspection and performance standard requirements under the Highway Traffic Act.
Bill 212, the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Trailers), 2016, amends the Highway Traffic Act. It changes the rules for when trailers need to comply with certain inspection requirements and performance standards. Specifically, it states that trailers with a gross weight of 4,500 kilograms or less, not including the weight of the vehicle towing them, are exempt from these requirements. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act.
- Introduces an exemption for certain trailers from inspection and performance standard requirements.
- Specifies that the exemption applies to trailers with a gross weight of 4,500 kilograms or less.
- Clarifies that the weight of the towing vehicle is not included when calculating the trailer's gross weight for the purpose of the exemption.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Owners and operators of trailers
- Drivers of vehicles towing trailers
- Enforcement officials
- Trailers with a gross weight of 4,500 kg or less (excluding the towing vehicle's weight) are exempt from certain inspection and performance standard requirements.
- The gross weight of a trailer for the purpose of this exemption does not include the weight of the motor vehicle that draws it.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what happens if a trailer's weight is exactly 4,500 kilograms or if it exceeds it by a very small amount.
- The bill relies on the definition of 'gross weight' as used in the Highway Traffic Act and associated regulations.
Changes requirements for trailers regarding inspection and performance standards. Specifically, it adds new subsections (2.1) and (2.2) to Section 85, creating an exemption for trailers with a gross weight of 4,500 kilograms or less (excluding the towing vehicle's weight).
Source: Section 1
Adds subsections that exempt trailers with a gross weight of 4,500 kilograms or less (not including the weight of the motor vehicle drawing the trailer) from the requirements of subsection (1) of Section 85.
Source: Section 1
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