Traffic on the Land Side of Airports Regulations (SOR/2006-102)

Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2009-06-04. Previous Versions

 The operator of a vehicle that is involved in an accident shall report the accident as required by the laws of the province and the municipality in which the accident occurred.

PART 2

PEDESTRIANS, ANIMALS AND LITTERING

  •  (1) An airport operator may, in order to ensure the safety of persons and goods and the efficient operation of the airport,

    • (a) erect or have erected or place or have placed signs

      • (i) regulating or prohibiting the movement of pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device,

      • (ii) designating areas for the use of pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device,

      • (iii) prohibiting animals from being at large without the prior authorization of the airport operator, and

      • (iv) prohibiting littering; and

    • (b) mark any portion of a road for the use of pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device.

  • (2) An enforcement officer authorized under section 21 may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of persons and goods and the efficient operation of the airport, give instructions for directing or controlling pedestrian traffic and that of persons using a wheelchair or other similar device.

Pedestrians

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device shall obey

    • (a) any instructions displayed on a sign; and

    • (b) any instructions given by an enforcement officer in accordance with subsection 15(2).

  • (2) In case of conflict between the instructions referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device shall obey the instructions given by an enforcement officer.

 Pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device shall, to the extent possible,

  • (a) where there is a sidewalk or a portion of a road has been marked or an area designated for their use, use the sidewalk or the marked portion of the road or the designated area; or

  • (b) where there is no sidewalk and no portion of a road has been marked or area designated for their use, use the shoulder of the road and face oncoming traffic.

 Where no portion of a road has been marked and no area designated as a pedestrian crossing and no sign prohibits the crossing of the road, pedestrians and persons using a wheelchair or other similar device shall, when crossing that road, yield the right-of-way to vehicles using the road.

Animals

  •  (1) No person shall permit an animal to be at large without the prior authorization of the airport operator.

  • (2) An airport operator may issue an authorization to permit an animal to be at large, subject to any conditions that are necessary to ensure the safety of persons and goods and the efficient operation of the airport.

  • (3) An airport operator may cause an animal found to be at large in contravention of subsection (1) to be driven off the airport property, confined or impounded in accordance with the laws of the province and the municipality in which the airport is located.

  • SOR/2009-123, s. 3.