Bill 58 explained in plain English
Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to regulate the use of utility task vehicles and all-terrain vehicles on highways in Ontario and creates the Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2014.
Bill 58, also known as the Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2015, amends the Highway Traffic Act in Ontario. It clarifies rules for driving off-road vehicles on highways, specifically addressing utility task vehicles (UTVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The bill defines these vehicle types and allows UTVs to be driven on highways where ATVs are permitted, with the same regulations applying to both. It also introduces a new Act titled the Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2014.
- Amends the Highway Traffic Act to provide rules for driving off-road vehicles on highways.
- Defines 'all-terrain vehicle' and 'utility task vehicle'.
- Allows utility task vehicles to be driven on highways where all-terrain vehicles may be driven.
- Specifies that regulations and by-laws applicable to all-terrain vehicles also apply to utility task vehicles.
- Creates the Utility Task and All-Terrain Vehicles Act, 2014.
- Drivers of off-road vehicles, including utility task vehicles and all-terrain vehicles.
- Manufacturers or designers of utility task vehicles and all-terrain vehicles.
- Municipalities and regulatory bodies responsible for by-laws and regulations concerning vehicle use on highways.
- No person shall drive an off-road vehicle on a highway except in accordance with the law, regulations, and applicable municipal by-laws.
- A utility task vehicle may be driven on any highway where an all-terrain vehicle may be driven.
- All regulations and by-laws that apply to all-terrain vehicles also apply to utility task vehicles.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- The exact date the Act comes into force is not specified and will be determined by proclamation.
- The bill refers to 'stated exceptions' and 'regulations' for driving off-road vehicles on highways, but these are not fully detailed within the provided text.
The Act is changed to include specific provisions about driving off-road vehicles on highways, defining 'all-terrain vehicle' and 'utility task vehicle', and permitting utility task vehicles on highways where all-terrain vehicles are allowed under the same regulations.
Source: Section 1
The existing rule about off-road vehicles on highways is repealed and replaced with new rules.
Source: Section 1 (1)
New definitions for 'all-terrain vehicle' and 'utility task vehicle' are added to this section.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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