An indispensable tool for any case arising from Highway Traffic
Act offences. Includes the full text of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario and
all regulations under the Act. The text follows the section numbers of the Act
and where appropriate, commentary respecting the section is
provided.
The 2011 Annotated Ontario Highway Traffic Act offences
contains amendments to the Highway Traffic Act and Regulations recent
amendments:
- The Statute Law Amendment Act (Government Management and
Services) Act, S.O. 1994, c. 27, ss. 138(1), (9), (10), (11) and (14) in force
July 1, 2010: Adds definition of "road service vehicle" to s. 1(1) and removes
definition of that term from s. 133; revises references to road service
vehicles in ss. 109(1)(b) and 132; adds clause 150(3)(f) to the Act.
- The Government Efficiency Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 18, Sched.
P, ss. 25(1)-(4), (6) and (7) in force July 1, 2010: Amends ss. 109(2), (6),
(10), (14) to include references to s.110.1 (and thus clarifies that they are
subject to that section) and adds s. 109(18) to the Act (giving the Lieutenant
Governor in Council the power to enact regulations exempting vehicles from s.
109(10).).
- The Road Safety Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 5, ss. 14,
15(6),(9),(11),(13), 16(3),(4),(5),(8),(9),(10),(11), 18, 26 in force August 1,
2010; ss. 11, 20, 25, in force December 1, 2010; ss. 23, 33 (1)-(4), (6)-(11),
in force January 1, 2011.
- Short-term Vehicle Impoundment Under s. 55.2 of the Act, O.
Reg. 415/10 (in force December 1, 2010).
- Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities, R.R.O.
1990, Reg. 581, amended by O. Reg. 308/10 (in force August 11, 2010).
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections, O. Reg. 199/07, amended
by O. Reg. 411/10 (in force November 5, 2010) and by O. Reg. 78/11 (to come
into force July 1, 2011).
- Conduct Review Programs, O. Reg. 287/08, amended by O. Reg.
163/10 (in force August 3, 2010) [appears in shaded text].
- Critical Defects of Commercial Motor Vehicles, O. Reg.
512/97, amended by O. Reg. 410/10 (in force January 1, 2011).
Case law throughout this edition has also been updated
covering developments on such matters as:
- Deering v. Scugog (Township), (2010) (Ont. S.C.J.) The
municipalities failed in their duties to maintain the road in reasonable
repair. The municipalities had "rehabilitated" the road and opened it without
any markings, signage, or any assessment of the potential hazard.
- Hutton v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. , (2010) (Alta. Q.B.)
The court dealt with a claim for a defective air bag holding that the company
failed in its duty respecting a recall and the description of the risk.
This edition sets out the revised statutes and regulations as
amended to Ontario Gazette Vol. 144:22 (June 18, 2011) and to Votes and
Proceedings No. 127 (June 1, 2011). Provisions passed but not yet in force at
the time of publication are shaded.
Also available: Ontario Highway Traffic Act: Law
Enforcement Edition
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