Bill 142, Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Crossing Guards), 2005
Bill 142 2005
An Act to amend the
Highway Traffic Act
with respect to
school crossing guards
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1. (1) The definition of "school crossing guard" in subsection 176 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act is amended by striking out the word "children" in the portion before clause (a) and substituting "persons".
(2) Subsection 176 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out the word "children" and substituting "persons".
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 Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Crossing Guards), 2005.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 142 and does not form part of the law. Bill 142 has been enacted as Chapter 14 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2005.
The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to expand the function of school crossing guards to cover directing the movement of all persons across a highway, not just the movement of children as at present.
Bill 142 2004
An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to school crossing guards
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
1. (1) The definition of "school crossing guard" in subsection 176 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act is amended by striking out the word "children" in the portion before clause (a) and substituting "persons".
(2) Subsection 176 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out the word "children" and substituting "persons".
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 Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Crossing Guards), 2004.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to expand the function of school crossing guards to cover directing the movement of all persons across a highway, not just the movement of children as at present.
| Date | Bill stage | Activity | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2005 | Royal Assent | Royal Assent received | - |
| June 13, 2005 | Third Reading | Carried | - |
| April 28, 2005 | - | Ordered for Third Reading | - |
| April 28, 2005 | Second Reading | Carried | - |
| April 28, 2005 | Second Reading | Debate | - |
| November 2, 2004 | First Reading | Carried | - |
Debates and Progress
First Reading
Second Reading
Debate
April
28, 2005
Mr. Brown, Mr. Klees, Mr. Kormos, Mr. Leal, Mr. Hardeman, Mr.
Brownell, Mrs. Cansfield
April
28, 2005
Declared carried. Ordered for third reading.
Committee
Third Reading
June
13, 2005
Declared carried.
Coming into force:Royal Assent.
Acts Affected: Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws.
Highway Traffic Act