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

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.

• Marginal note:Jurisdiction in respect of other Acts

  (3) The Tribunal also has jurisdiction in respect of reviews and appeals in connection with administrative monetary penalties provided for under sections 177 to 181 of the Canada Transportation Act, sections 43 to 55 of the International Bridges and Tunnels Act, sections 129.01 to 129.19 of the Canada Marine Act, sections 16.1 to 16.25 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and sections 39.1 to 39.26 of the Navigation Protection Act.