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Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (S.C. 2018, c. 2)

Assented to 2018-03-01

1993, c. 16Motor Vehicle Safety Act (continued)

  •  (1) Section 17 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

    • Marginal note:Continuing offence

      (2.1) An offence that is committed or continued on more than one day constitutes a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or continued.

  • (2) Section 17 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

    • Marginal note:Due diligence defence

      (4) In a prosecution for a contravention of section 16, a person is not to be found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) if they establish that they exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 19:

Forfeiture

Marginal note:Forfeiture — conviction for offence

  • 19.1 (1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may order that a seized vehicle, equipment or component by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed be forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.

  • Marginal note:Disposal

    (2) A seized vehicle, equipment or component that is forfeited may be stored and disposed of at the expense of its owner or the person who was entitled to possess it at the time of its seizure.

Marginal note:Forfeiture — on consent

19.2 If the owner of a seized vehicle, equipment or component consents to its forfeiture, the seized vehicle, equipment or component is forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be stored and disposed of at the owner’s expense.

2001, c. 29Consequential Amendment to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act

Marginal note:2012, c. 31, s. 345

 Subsection 2(3) of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act is replaced by the following:

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

 Sections 4 and 15 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

 

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