1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
54 Elizabeth II, 2005
Diana Whalen
Halifax Clayton Park
First Reading: May 18, 2005
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
This Bill adds to the Motor Vehicle Act regulation-making power to prevent muffler noise.
1 Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 188 the following Section:
(a) prescribing acceptable decibel levels for noise emanating from an exhaust system;
(b) prescribing an approved instrument for measuring decibel levels;
(c) prohibiting a make, model or type of muffler for use on a vehicle that fails to reduce noise below the prescribed level;
(d) prescribing the manner in which a police officer may examine a vehicle for compliance with regulations made pursuant to this Section;
(e) prescribing any actions a vehicle operator must take to comply with a police officer's examination;
(f) prescribing penalties for the violation of a regulation made pursuant to this Section;
(g) prescribing penalties for operators of an official inspection station or service and repair station that fail to comply with this Section.