Traffic Safety (Tow Truck Warning Lamps) Amendment Act, 2022
Rutherford

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Bill 207 Mr. Rutherford

BILL 207

2022

TRAFFIC SAFETY (TOW TRUCK WARNING LAMPS) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022

(Assented to , 2022)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Amends RSA 2000 cT-6 1(1) The Traffic Safety Act is amended by this Act. (2) Section 65 is amended as follows:

(a) by striking out subsection (1)(d) and substituting the following:

(d) drive or operate a vehicle on a highway unless the

vehicle and its equipment are used in the manner prescribed by regulation and, in the case of a tow truck equipped with warning lamps, as permitted under subsection (1.1);

(b) by adding the following immediately after subsection (1):

(1.1) In addition to any other colour or combination of colours prescribed by regulation, a vehicle that is a tow truck may be equipped with warning lamps that are a combination of amber and blue.

Explanatory Notes 1

Explanatory Notes

Traffic Safety Act 1(1) Amends chapter T-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. (2) Section 65(1) presently reads:

65(1) Except as otherwise permitted under this Act, a person shall not do any of the following:

(a) drive or operate a vehicle on a highway unless that vehicle complies

with the vehicle and equipment standards set out in the regulations in respect of that vehicle;

(b) permit another person to drive or operate a vehicle on a highway

unless that vehicle complies with the vehicle and equipment standards set out in the regulations in respect of that vehicle;

(c) where that person is the owner of a vehicle, drive or operate the

vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle and its equipment are maintained

(i) in good working order, and

(ii) in a condition that meets the requirements of this Act;

(d) drive or operate a vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle and its

equipment are used in a manner or as prescribed or provided for by regulation;

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Explanatory Notes 2

(e) sell or offer for sale in Alberta a new motor vehicle unless that motor

vehicle meets the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the regulations under that Act;

(f) sell or offer for sale in Alberta a new trailer unless that trailer meets the

requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the regulations under that Act;

(g) sell or offer for sale in Alberta a new conversion unit unless the

conversion unit meets the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the regulations under that Act;

(h) sell a used motor vehicle if that person is of a class described in the

regulations or if that used motor vehicle is of a class or type described in the regulations unless

(i) the motor vehicle has passed the inspections and tests required by the

regulations within the period of time preceding the sale prescribed by regulation and the person provides the buyer with an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle in respect of those inspections and tests, or

(ii) the person provides the buyer with a written statement containing the

information prescribed by regulation respecting the motor vehicle;

(i) in the case of vehicles that may be on a highway, sell or offer for sale for use in or on those vehicles any equipment or other material or item used in respect of vehicles where that equipment, material or item does not comply with the standards or specifications set out in the regulations for that equipment, material or item;

(j) in the case of vehicles that may be on a highway, sell or offer for sale for

use in or on those vehicles any equipment or other material or item used in respect of vehicles where the sale or the offering for sale of that equipment, material or item is prohibited by regulation.

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Record of Debate

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2022 (30th, 3rd) Bill 207, Traffic Safety (Tow Truck Warning Lamps) Amendment Act, 2022