1st Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
63 Elizabeth II, 2014
The Honourable Geoff MacLellan
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
First Reading: April 11, 2014
Second Reading: April 22, 2014
Third Reading: April 29, 2014 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Clauses 1 to 7 provide for public-safety vehicles to be treated similarly to other emergency vehicles, such as police and fire department vehicles and ambulances, by adding the necessary definitions and amending related provisions.
Clause 8 adds a reference to ambulances to a provision that relates to other emergency vehicles.
Clauses 9 and 10 provide for public-safety vehicles to be treated similarly to other emergency vehicles.
Clause 11 adds a reference to a new Section that is being added to the Motor Vehicle Act by this Bill to a penalty Section in the Act
1 Section 2 of Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, as amended by Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1994, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 1994-95, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 1995-96, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2004, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2006, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2007, Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2008, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2010 and Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by
(a) adding immediately after clause (ca) the following clause:
(b) adding immediately after clause (ab) the following clause:
(d) adding immediately after clause (bk) the following clause:
(2) The exercise by the Minister of the authority contained in subsection (2) is regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the driver of a public-safety vehicle shall
(a) drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway; and
5 Subsection 112(2) of Chapter 293, as amended by Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2008, is further amended by adding "public-safety vehicles" immediately before the second "or" in the second line.
6 (1) Subsection 123(2) of Chapter 293 is repealed and the following subsection substituted:
7 Section 124 of Chapter 293 is amended by
(a) adding "(1)" immediately after the Section number; and
(b) adding the following subsection:
(a) adding "and ambulances" immediately after "vehicles" in the second line; and
(b) adding "or ambulance" immediately after "vehicle" in the sixth line.
9 (1) Subsection 179(1) of Chapter 293, as amended by Chapter 31 of the Acts of 1993, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (b) the following clause:
(3) Subsection 179(5) of Chapter 293, as amended by Chapter 31 of the Acts of 1993, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (d) the following clause:
(3D) The driver of a vehicle authorized to be equipped with a bell, siren or exhaust whistle pursuant to this Section, other than a police vehicle, is only authorized to use the bell, siren or exhaust whistle in an emergency situation or as directed by a peace officer.
11 Section 294 of Chapter 293, as enacted by Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2002 and amended by Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2005, is further amended by adding "106G," immediately after "Section" the second time it appears in the third and fourth lines.