Bill 149 2002

An Act to extend
the red light cameras pilot projects
to November 20, 2004
or for an indefinite period

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 7 (1) of the Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Act, 1998 is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) Part XIV.2 of the Act, as enacted by section 4, is repealed on November 20, 2004 unless, before that day, the Lieutenant Governor issues a proclamation under subsection (3).

(2) Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) are repealed on a day, before November 20, 2004, to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Extension Act, 2002.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 149 and does not form part of the law. Bill 149 has been enacted as Chapter 15 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2002.

The Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Act, 1998 enacted Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act governing the use of red light camera system evidence in prosecutions for failing to stop at red lights. The 1998 Act provided for the repeal of Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act on November 20, 2002.

The Bill extends the life of Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act for two more years, until November 20, 2004, unless the Lieutenant Governor issues a proclamation before that date, repealing the provisions that would repeal Part XIV.2.

Bill 149 2002

An Act to extend
the red light cameras pilot projects
to November 20, 2004
or for an indefinite period

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 7 (1) of the Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Act, 1998 is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) Part XIV.2 of the Act, as enacted by section 4, is repealed on November 20, 2004 unless, before that day, the Lieutenant Governor issues a proclamation under subsection (3).

(2) Section 7 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) are repealed on a day, before November 20, 2004, to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Extension Act, 2002.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Red Light Cameras Pilot Projects Act, 1998 enacted Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act governing the use of red light camera system evidence in prosecutions for failing to stop at red lights. The 1998 Act provided for the repeal of Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act on November 20, 2002.

The Bill extends the life of Part XIV.2 of the Highway Traffic Act for two more years, until November 20, 2004, unless the Lieutenant Governor issues a proclamation before that date, repealing the provisions that would repeal Part XIV.2.