BILL NO. 34

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
59 Elizabeth II, 2010

Private Member's Bill

Motor Vehicle Act
(amended)

Chuck Porter
Hants West

First Reading: April 16, 2010

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

This Bill prohibits any form of solicitation, including the selling of goods, on 100 Series Highways.

1 Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 173A the following Section:

173B (1) In this Section, "100 Series Highway" means a highway and the land adjacent to a highway designated as a 100 Series Highway in the regulations.

(2) No person shall solicit, offer goods for sale or engage in any other activity designated in the regulations on a 100 Series Highway.

(3) The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) designating areas as a 100 Series Highway for the purpose of this Section;

(b) designating activities that are prohibited on a 100 Series Highway;

(c) defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Section;

(d) the Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Section.

(4) The exercise by the Governor in Council of the authority contained in subsection (3) is regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act.