Bill 50 explained in plain English
Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill allows registered motor vehicle dealers in Ontario to submit applications for permits, number plates, and other related items electronically, amending the Highway Traffic Act.
This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to allow registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for vehicle permits, number plates, and other related items electronically. The Act allows the Minister to make regulations prescribing other items that can be applied for electronically. The changes will come into effect one year after the bill receives Royal Assent, and the short title of the Act is the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018.
- Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for vehicle permits, number plates, and validation for vehicles electronically.
- Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for new vehicle permits electronically.
- Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for used vehicle information packages electronically.
- Allows the Minister to make regulations to prescribe other items that can be applied for electronically by motor vehicle dealers.
- Names the Act as the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018.
- Motor vehicle dealers registered as general dealers in Ontario.
- The Ministry responsible for administering the Highway Traffic Act.
- Registered motor vehicle dealers have the right to apply for permits, number plates, and validation for vehicles electronically.
- The Minister has the power to make regulations to prescribe additional items that can be applied for electronically.
- The Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the date on which it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific 'other things' that may be prescribed by the Minister for electronic application are not detailed in the bill text.
- The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, only that the commencement is one year after that date.
Adds a new section (6.1) that permits registered motor vehicle dealers to submit certain applications and requests by electronic means or in an electronic format.
Source: Section 1
Specifies that the electronic application provisions apply to motor vehicle dealers registered as general dealers under this Act.
Source: Section 6.1 (1)
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