Bill 65 explained in plain English
No Flak for Carrying Racks Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 65 amends the Highway Traffic Act to permit vehicles with rear-mounted carrying racks to be driven if the racks are installed according to regulations, even if they obscure the license plate.
This bill, called the No Flak for Carrying Racks Act, amends the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. It states that if a carrying rack (like a bicycle rack, luggage rack, or wheelchair carrier) is attached to the rear of a vehicle according to regulations, a person can drive the vehicle even if the rack covers the rear license plate. The bill also allows for regulations to be made prescribing requirements for mounting these carrying racks.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act.
- Creates an exception to the rule that license plates must be visible.
- Allows driving a vehicle if a carrying rack on the rear obscures the license plate, provided the rack is installed according to regulations.
- Defines 'carrying rack' to include bicycle racks, luggage racks, ski racks, wheelchair carriers, wheelchair lifts, trailer hitches, or similar devices.
- Adds a new power to make regulations prescribing requirements for mounting carrying racks.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Drivers of motor vehicles in Ontario.
- Owners of motor vehicles in Ontario.
- Manufacturers or installers of carrying racks for vehicles.
- Regulators responsible for making rules about carrying racks and license plate visibility.
- Right to drive a vehicle with a carrying rack obscuring the license plate, if the rack is mounted according to regulations.
- Obligation to ensure carrying racks are mounted in accordance with regulations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific requirements for mounting carrying racks are not detailed in the bill; these will be established through future regulations.
- The bill does not specify any penalties for non-compliance with the new provisions or the future regulations.
- The bill does not state the date it received Royal Assent, which is when it comes into force.
This Act is amended to create an exception for carrying racks obscuring license plates and to allow for regulations regarding the mounting of these racks.
Source: Section 1
This section is amended by adding new subsections that define when a vehicle can be driven with a carrying rack obscuring the license plate and to define 'carrying rack'.
Source: Section 1 (1) and (2)
This subsection is amended by adding a new clause that allows for regulations to be made prescribing requirements for the mounting of carrying racks.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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