Off-highway Vehicles Act

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Off-highway Vehicles Act. R.S., c. 323, s. 1.

Interpretation

2 In this Act,

(a) "dealer" means a person who in the ordinary course of business sells off-highway vehicles;

(b) "Minister" means the Minister of Public Works or such other member of the Executive Council assigned responsibility for this Act;

(c) "occupier" includes

(i) a person who is in possession of land, or

(ii) a person who has responsibility for and control over land or the activities carried on there, or control over persons allowed to enter land,

and there may be more than one occupier of the same land;

(d) "off-highway vehicle" means a

(i) snow vehicle,

(ii) all-terrain vehicle,

(iii) motorcycle,

(iv) mini bike,

(v) four-wheel-drive or low-tire-pressure vehicle,

(vi) dune buggy, or

(vii) vehicle or class of vehicle designated as an off-highway vehicle by regulation,

but does not include

(viii) a vehicle registered pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act, or

(ix) a vehicle or class of vehicle exempted from the provisions of this Act by the regulations;

(e) "peace officer" includes a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a police officer appointed by a city, incorporated town or municipality of a county or district, a motor vehicle inspector appointed pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act and a conservation officer as defined in the Forests Act;

(f) "permit" means a permit issued pursuant to this Act and includes a temporary permit and a dealer's permit;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations;

(h) "registered owner" means the person in whose name an off-highway vehicle is registered with the Registrar pursuant to this Act, including a person deemed to be the registered owner pursuant to this Act, or, if the vehicle is not registered, means the owner;

(i) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. R.S., c. 323, s. 2; 2005, c. 56, s. 1; O.I.C. 2007-553; O.I.C. 2021-56; O.I.C. 2021-209.

Permit

3 (1) Every person who

(a) is of the age of majority or who, being less than the age of majority but at least sixteen years of age, produces written permission from that person's parent or guardian in the form prescribed;

(b) produces prescribed documentation; and

(c) pays the prescribed fee,

may apply for an off-highway vehicle permit from the Registrar.

(2) The parent or guardian of an owner of an off-highway vehicle who is less than sixteen years of age may apply for an off-highway vehicle permit to be used for that vehicle, and the parent or guardian is the registered owner of any vehicle to which the permit applies.

(3) Where the Registrar is satisfied that an application meets with the requirements of this Section, the Registrar shall issue

(a) a permit for an off-highway vehicle containing such information as the Registrar determines; and

(b) an identification number.

(4) The Minister may authorize a dealer or other person designated by the Minister to issue a temporary permit in the form approved by the Minister and subject to conditions stated in the permit or prescribed. R.S., c. 323, s. 3.

Prohibition

4 (1) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle unless

(a) a permit has been issued in respect of the vehicle; and

(b) an identification number assigned to the owner is displayed on the vehicle in the manner prescribed.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an off-highway vehicle owned by a person who does not ordinarily reside in the Province if the vehicle is not kept in the Province for more than ninety consecutive days. R.S., c. 323, s. 4; 2005, c. 56, s. 2.

Production of permit

5 Every operator of an off-highway vehicle shall produce the vehicle permit within twenty-four hours of a demand by a peace officer. R.S., c. 323, s. 5.

Dealer's permit

6 A dealer may apply to the Registrar for a dealer's permit to be displayed in the prescribed manner on an off-highway vehicle which is being demonstrated for sale or resale, service tested or operated for the purpose of the dealer's business. R.S., c. 323, s. 6.

Sale or transfer

7 (1) Where an off-highway vehicle registered pursuant to this Act is sold or transferred by the owner or by operation of law, the owner or person authorized shall

(a) assign the certificate of registration to the purchaser or transferee and notify the Registrar of the sale or transfer immediately; and

(b) remove the identification number and keep it until the expiry date for re-assignment to another vehicle or return it to the Registrar.

(2) A person to whom a registered off-highway vehicle is sold or transferred shall apply to the Registrar for a certificate of registration and shall accompany the application with the certificate of registration assigned to that person and the prescribed fee.

(3) Where an off-highway vehicle registered pursuant to this Act is sold or transferred by the owner and a valid identification number assigned to the transferee is displayed as prescribed, the vehicle is deemed to be registered in the name of the new owner for a period of thirty days from the time of the sale or transfer unless

(a) an application for other registration of the vehicle is sooner made; or

(b) the vehicle is again sold or transferred during that period.

(4) Where the off-highway vehicle is not registered by the new owner within the period referred to in subsection (3), the registration is revoked.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), in the event of the transfer of the title or interest of an owner in and to an off-highway vehicle by reason of the bankruptcy of the owner, execution sale, repossession or other operation of law, the registration is revoked.

(6) Immediately upon the death of the owner of a registered off-highway vehicle, the vehicle is deemed to be registered in the name of the estate of the deceased owner for a period of sixty days unless

(a) an application for other registration of the vehicle is sooner made; or

(b) the vehicle is sold or transferred during that period.

(7) Where no application for registration is sooner made, the off-highway vehicle of the deceased owner is deemed to be unregistered at the expiration of sixty days following that person's death.

(8) Subsections (6) and (7) do not affect the title or interest of any person in the off-highway vehicle or the protection provided by the Insurance Act upon the death of an insured vehicle owner. R.S., c. 323, s. 7.

Notice by dealer to Registrar of transfer

7A (1) Every dealer, upon transferring an off-highway vehicle, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, to any person other than a dealer, shall immediately give written notice of the transfer to the Registrar upon the official form provided by the Registrar.

(2) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall contain the date of the transfer, the names and addresses of the transferor and transferee and such description of the off-highway vehicle as is required in the official form.

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be given weekly, monthly or otherwise as the Registrar determines. 2002, c. 5, s. 46.

Proof of payment of sales tax

8 Where an off-highway vehicle registered pursuant to this Act is sold or disposed of, or the title or interest of an owner in and to such a vehicle is transferred by operation of law, and an application for the registration of the vehicle is made, the Registrar may refuse to register the off-highway vehicle unless the applicant provides proof, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, that tax required to be paid pursuant to the Health Services Tax Act in respect of the vehicle has been paid. R.S., c. 323, s. 8.

Requirement for dealer's licence

9 No person shall act as a dealer for off-highway vehicles unless that person has a dealer's licence issued by the Registrar. R.S., c. 323, s. 9.

Requirement for helmet

10 No person shall operate or be a passenger on a

(a) snow vehicle;

(b) all-terrain vehicle;

(c) motorcycle;

(d) mini bike; or

(e) vehicle or class of vehicle designated by the regulations,

or a conveyance of a prescribed class towed by an off-highway vehicle unless that person is wearing a helmet that complies with standards determined by or in accordance with the regulations. R.S., c. 323, s. 10; 2005, c. 56, s. 3.

Operation by persons under 16

11 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4), no person who is under the age of sixteen years shall operate an off-highway vehicle and no person who owns or has control of an off-highway vehicle shall permit the operation of the off-highway vehicle by a person under the age of sixteen years.

(2) An off-highway vehicle may be operated by a person under the age of sixteen years and not under the age of fourteen years if

(a) that person is under the direct supervision of that person's parent or guardian and within the sight of that parent or guardian; and

(b) both the parent or guardian referred to in clause (a) and the person who is under the age of sixteen years are certified as having successfully completed off-highway vehicle safety training in accordance with the regulations.

(3) An off-highway vehicle, other than an all-terrain vehicle, may be operated on private property or, in the case of a snow vehicle, on a trail designated pursuant to this Act for snow vehicles by a person under the age of fourteen years if

(a) that person is under the direct supervision of that person's parent or guardian and within the sight of that parent or guardian;

(b) both the parent or guardian referred to in clause (a) and the person who is under the age of fourteen years are certified as having successfully completed off-highway vehicle safety training in accordance with the regulations; and

(c) the off-highway vehicle does not have an engine size in excess of that recommended by the manufacturer for an operator of the age and weight of the person under the age of fourteen years and, in any event, has an engine size of less than that prescribed by the regulations.

(4) An off-highway vehicle of a particular class of off-highway vehicle may be operated under the auspices of an organization accredited by the regulations by a person who is under the age of sixteen years on a closed course designed and maintained for that class of off-highway vehicle if

(a) the person is wearing personal protective equipment as prescribed by the regulations;

(b) the person is certified as having successfully completed off-highway vehicle safety training appropriate for the person's age in accordance with the regulations;

(c) course rules are enforced;

(d) the vehicle is operated in a class based upon the person's age, size and ability;

(e) that person is under the direct supervision of that person's parent or guardian;

(f) a trained official is present;

(g) a trained first-responder is present; and

(h) the off-highway vehicle does not have an engine size in excess of that recommended by the manufacturer for an operator of the age and weight of the person under the age of sixteen years and, in any event, has an engine size of less than that prescribed by the regulations. R.S., c. 323, s. 11; 2005, c. 56, s. 4.

Off-highway vehicle safety training

11A No person who is of the age of sixteen years or more shall operate an off-highway vehicle unless that person is certified as having successfully completed off-highway vehicle safety training in accordance with the regulations. 2005, c. 56, s. 5.

Prohibited operation on highway

12 (1) Except as provided by this Section, the Road Trails Act or as authorized by the Minister pursuant to Section 12D or 13, no person shall operate an off-highway vehicle upon a highway, upon the shoulder adjoining the travelled portion of a highway or upon the median of a highway.

(2) For the purpose of loading or unloading an off-highway vehicle from a trailer or other vehicle, a person may operate the off-highway vehicle at the side of a highway immediately adjacent to the place of loading or unloading.

(3) A person may drive an off-highway vehicle across a highway at right angles if

(a) that person stops the off-highway vehicle at the side of the road and yields to all traffic upon the highway approaching so close as to constitute a hazard;

(b) there is a clear and unobstructed view along the highway for a distance of five hundred feet in each direction; and

(c) there are no passengers on the off-highway vehicle.

(4) An off-highway vehicle may be operated upon a highway which is impassable with snow if it is not normally maintained by snow removal or snow clearance equipment and if it is not within the boundaries of a city, incorporated town or village to which the Village Service Act applies.

(5) An off-highway vehicle may be operated during daylight hours between the boundary line of a highway and the line of the shoulder farthest removed from the travelled portion of the highway, namely the area commonly known as the "ditch", with or against the flow of vehicular traffic, but from sunset to sunrise the off-highway vehicle may only be driven in the same direction as the normal flow of the vehicular traffic on that side of the centre line of the highway.

(6) Subject to the Road Trails Act and except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), no person shall operate an off-highway vehicle upon or across the travelled portion of a highway unless that person is the holder of a valid driver's license issued pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act.

(7) The Motor Vehicle Act does not apply to the operation of an off-highway vehicle upon a highway where such operation is authorized in accordance with this Act. R.S., c. 323, s. 12; 2005, c. 56, s. 6; 2023, c. 4, s. 41.

Wetland, watercourse, dune, barren or other sensitive area

12A (1) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in or on

(a) a wetland, swamp or marsh;

(b) a watercourse as defined by the Environment Act;

(c) a sand dune;

(d) a coastal or highland barren; or

(e) a sensitive area as designated by or defined in the regulations.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

(a) peace officers in the performance of their duties;

(b) a frozen watercourse;

(c) a coastal or highland barren or wetland, swamp or marsh that is covered by compacted or groomed snow of at least thirty centimetres in depth;

(d) a wetland, swamp or marsh or a watercourse when use is authorized pursuant to the Environment Act;

(e) a coastal or highland barren, a sand dune or a sensitive area when use is authorized by an order or a licence issued pursuant to this Section.

(3) The Minister may authorize emergency operation of an off-highway vehicle in or on a coastal or highland barren, a sand dune or a sensitive area by an order providing general authority or by an order issued in specific circumstances.

(4) The Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, issue a licence for the operation of an off-highway vehicle in or on a coastal or highland barren, a sand dune or a sensitive area if

(a) for non-recreational use;

(b) required to access private land; or

(c) on a trail or route that is an essential link with a more extensive off-highway vehicle trail network,

and, in the opinion of the Minister, there is no reasonable alternative for such use and the use will have a minimal environmental impact.

(5) A licence issued pursuant to subsection (4) must designate the specific routes on which the off-highway vehicle may be operated.

(6) A licence issued pursuant to subsection (4) may contain such terms and conditions as the Minister considers necessary or advisable for the protection of the environment. 2005, c. 56, s. 7.

Beach, core habitat, park or protected or ecological site

12B No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle

(a) on a beach as defined by the Beaches Act;

(b) in a core habitat as defined by the Endangered Species Act;

(c) in a provincial park or park reserve as defined by the Provincial Parks Act;

(d) in a protected site or ecological site designated pursuant to the Special Places Protection Act,

except as provided by the Beaches Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Provincial Parks Act or the Specials Places Protection Act or regulations made pursuant thereto. 2005, c. 56, s. 7.

Wilderness area

12C No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in a wilderness area as defined in the Wilderness Areas Protection Act except in accordance with that Act. 2005, c. 56, s. 7.

Designated trails

12D (1) The Minister may, in accordance with the regulations, designate trails for off-highway vehicles, or a class of off-highway vehicles, for the purpose of this Section.

(2) The Minister may enter into an agreement with any person for the purpose of this Section including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the management of a trail designated pursuant to this Section.

(3) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on a trail designated pursuant to this Section except as authorized by the regulations.

(4) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on a trail designated pursuant to this Section unless a trail permit is displayed or carried in accordance with the regulations.

(5) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on a trail designated pursuant to this Section unless insured against third-party liability as required by the regulations. 2005, c. 56, s. 7.

Off-highway vehicle rallies

12E (1) No person shall hold or participate in an off-highway vehicle rally unless a permit for the rally has been issued pursuant to this Section.

(2) The Minister may issue a permit for an off-highway vehicle rally in accordance with the regulations.

(3) No permit shall be issued pursuant to this Section unless

(a) written permission has been received from the owners or occupiers of all land used by the rally;

(b) all necessary precautions to protect the environment have been taken; and

(c) local enforcement authorities have been notified of the rally. 2005, c. 56, s. 7.

Drinking-water supply area

12F (1) At the request of the water works operator for a drinking-water supply area, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change may, for the protection of water quality in the supply area, make an order, consistent with any applicable source-water protection plan, controlling, prohibiting or regulating off-highway vehicle use in the supply area.

(2) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in a drinking-water supply area contrary to an order made pursuant to subsection (1). 2005, c. 56, s. 7; O.I.C. 2008-161; O.I.C. 2021-60.

Emergency operations

13 The Minister may authorize emergency operation of an off-highway vehicle on a highway as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act, on the shoulder adjoining the travelled portion of the highway or on a highway median by order issued in specific circumstances or by general authority defining emergency operation for the purpose of this Section. R.S., c. 323, s. 13.

Permission of owner or occupier

14 (1) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on a sidewalk, walkway, school grounds, utility service lane, cultivated land, private forest land, campground, golf course, park, playground or any private property, without the written permission of the owner or occupier.

(2) This Section does not apply to

(a) crossing a sidewalk to leave or enter a permanent driveway;

(b) lawful parking, loading or unloading;

(c) authorized construction or maintenance;

(d) and (e) repealed 2005, c. 56, s. 8.

(f) an area where the operation of off-highway vehicles is permitted by

(i) repealed 2005, c. 56, s. 8.

(ii) a designation of the area for that purpose by the council of a city, incorporated town or municipality of a county or district made with the consent of the owner or occupier.

(3) Written permission for the purpose of subsection (1) may be given by the owner or occupier of land to an individual or through a recognized club or association. R.S., c. 323, s. 14; 2005, c. 56, s. 8.

Voluntary assumption of risks

14A Notwithstanding the Occupiers' Liability Act, a person who owns or operates or who is a passenger on an off-highway vehicle on land, with or without the permission of the owner or occupier of the land, is deemed to have willingly assumed all risks related to the ownership or operation of or carriage on the off-highway vehicle except a danger created by the owner or occupier of the land with the deliberate intent of doing harm or damage to the person or property of the owner, operator or passenger. 2005, c. 56, s. 9.

No prescriptive rights

14B No person who operates or who is a passenger on an off-highway vehicle on land, with or without the permission of the owner or occupier of the land, thereby acquires any property rights with respect to the land. 2005, c. 56, s. 9.

Required and prohibited lamps

15 (1) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle during the period from sunset to sunrise unless the vehicle is equipped

(a) on the front thereof, with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting a white light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least three hundred feet to the front of the vehicle; and

(b) on the rear thereof, with at least one lighted lamp exhibiting a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle.

(2) An off-highway vehicle may only be equipped with

(a) the lamps referred to in subsection (1); and

(b) turn signal lights that comply with any requirements in the Road Trails Act and the regulations made under that Act and are only

(i) red, white, yellow or amber when visible from behind the off-highway vehicle, and

(ii) white, yellow or amber turn signal lights when visible from in front of the off-highway vehicle. R.S., c. 323, s. 15; 2023, c. 4, s. 42.

Noise

15A No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle if the noise level of the vehicle is higher than the level originally set by the manufacturer because of the removal of the muffler or other noise-dampening device or the modification of the muffler or other noise-dampening device so as to increase the noise level. 2005, c. 56, s. 10.

Liability insurance

15B No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on any land of which the person is not an owner or occupier unless that person carries third-party liability insurance in at least the amount required by the regulations. 2005, c. 56, s. 10.

Manner of operation

16 (1) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle

(a) without due care and attention;

(b) without reasonable consideration for other persons, including passengers, or property;

(c) at an excessive rate of speed having regard to the conditions existing at the time;

(d) so as to annoy or worry a domestic or farm animal or wildlife.

(2) repealed, 2005, c. 56, s. 11.

R.S., c. 323, s. 16; 2005, c. 56, s. 11.

Direction of peace officer

17 A person shall stop an off-highway vehicle on the direction of a peace officer. R.S., c. 323, s. 17.

Off-highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund

17A (1) There is hereby established a fund to be known as the Off-highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund.

(2) The Fund consists of

(a) money acquired by agreement, gift, donation, bequest or contribution;

(b) income accruing to the Fund; and

(c) penalties received by His Majesty in right of the Province pursuant to this Act.

(3) The Minister may expend, in accordance with the Finance Act, money from the Fund for

(a) trail development and maintenance;

(b) funding of off-highway vehicle user organizations;

(c) projects relating to off-highway vehicle operator health and safety;

(d) education and training for operators of off-highway vehicles;

(e) any other purpose related to off-highway vehicles. 2005, c. 56, s. 12; 2010, c. 2, s. 136.

Offence and penalty

18 (1) Every person who violates a provision of this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars or more than two thousand dollars.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person who is guilty of a second or subsequent offence is liable to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars or more than two thousand dollars. R.S., c. 323, s. 18; 2005, c. 56, s. 13.

Seizure and detention

19 (1) A peace officer may seize an off-highway vehicle where the peace officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act and may detain the same until the final disposition of the case at trial or any charges are otherwise disposed of where the peace officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe the seizure and detention is necessary to prevent the continuation or repetition of the offence.

(2) Where an off-highway vehicle is seized and detained pursuant to this Act, the costs of impounding and storing it shall be paid by the person to whom the off-highway vehicle is to be released before it is released.

(3) Where the costs of impounding and storing an off-highway vehicle pursuant to this Act have not been paid within thirty days of the final disposition as provided in subsection (1), the sheriff shall sell the vehicle in the same manner and in all respects as other goods are sold under execution.

(4) The sheriff shall pay from the money recovered pursuant to subsection (3)

(a) the sheriff's fees, commission and poundage expenses; and

(b) the costs of impounding and storing the off-highway vehicle,

and any surplus that remains to the person entitled thereto.

(5) Where money is levied upon such execution, the Creditors' Relief Act does not apply to such portion of such money as is obtained by the levying on and selling of the off-highway vehicle under the execution. R.S., c. 323, s. 19; 2005, c. 56, s. 14.

Failure to identify person in charge

20 Where the registered owner of an off-highway vehicle wilfully fails to identify the person in charge of the off-highway vehicle at the time at which it is operated in violation of a provision of this Act or the regulations within forty-eight hours of a demand by a peace officer, the registered owner is guilty of an offence. R.S., c. 323, s. 20.

Liability of registered owner

21 (1) The registered owner of an off-highway vehicle is liable to incur the penalties provided for a violation of this Act or the regulations unless, at the time of the violation, the off-highway vehicle was in the possession of a person without the registered owner's consent, either expressed or implied.

(2) Where the registered owner of an off-highway vehicle is present on or in the off-highway vehicle at the time of the violation of a provision of this Act or the regulations by another person operating that off-highway vehicle, the registered owner as well as the operator is guilty of the offence. R.S., c. 323, s. 21.

Search of records

22 The Registrar, or a person who is authorized by the Registrar to do so, may search the registration records of off-highway vehicles and provide the name and address of the registered owner of an off-highway vehicle to a person who applies and pays the prescribed fee. R.S., c. 323, s. 22.

Prima facie proof

23 A certificate purporting to be under the seal of the Registrar stating that a certificate, licence or permit has or has not been issued to a person or that a person is or is not the person in whose name a certain off-highway vehicle is registered is proof of the matters contained therein, and the certificate shall be received in evidence without proof of the seal or signature or of the official character of the person appearing to have signed it. R.S., c. 323, s. 23.

Deemed signature

24 Where the Minister or the Registrar is required or authorized to sign a document of any kind, the document is and is deemed to be signed where the signing is done by means of engraving, lithographic, stamp or other facsimile signature. R.S., c. 323, s. 24.

Regulations

25 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) respecting the registration of off-highway vehicles and the suspension or revocation of a registration;

(b) respecting identification numbers and number plates, and the manner in which they are to be displayed for a class or classes of vehicle;

(c) respecting duplicate certificates or replacement registration forms issued pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(ca) respecting off-highway vehicle safety training and certification;

(cb) prescribing the maximum engine size for the purpose of Section 11;

(cc) respecting the operation of off-highway vehicles on a closed course by persons under the age of sixteen years;

(cd) respecting the accreditation of organizations for the purpose of subsection 11(4);

(ce) adopting by reference standards for off-highway vehicle safety training;

(cf) designating sensitive areas for the purpose of Section 12A;

(cg) respecting licences issued pursuant to Section 12A;

(ch) respecting trails for off-highway vehicles;

(ci) respecting off-highway vehicle rallies;

(cj) respecting the recognition of clubs or associations for the purpose of Section 14;

(ck) respecting third-party liability insurance required for the operation of an off-highway vehicle;

(cl) respecting the Off-highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund;

(cm) respecting the publication of a handbook respecting off-highway vehicles;

(d) prescribing forms to be used pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(e) prescribing fees to be paid pursuant to this Act or the regulations;

(f) prescribing standards or adopting standards for helmets to be worn by operators and passengers of off-highway vehicles;

(g) respecting or prohibiting operation of an off-highway vehicle upon a controlled access highway, upon the shoulder adjoining the travelled portion of a controlled access highway or upon the median of a controlled access highway;

(h) respecting licences for dealers and the suspension or revocation of licences;

(i) respecting the bonding of dealers and specifying the amount and terms or conditions of bonds;

(j) requiring off-highway vehicles to be safety inspected and providing for such safety inspections;

(k) exempting a vehicle or class of vehicle used exclusively for non-recreational purposes from any or all of the requirements of this Act and prescribing the terms or conditions, if any, under which a vehicle or class of vehicle is to be exempt;

(ka) exempting a person or class of persons from any or all of the requirements of this Act and prescribing the terms or conditions, if any, under which a person or class of persons is to be exempt;

(l) defining any word or expression used and not defined in this Act;

(m) respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.

(1A) A regulation may apply to all persons or off-highway vehicles or to a class of persons or vehicles that this Act applies to and there may be different regulations for different classes of such persons or vehicles.

(2) The exercise by the Governor in Council of the authority contained in subsection (1) shall be regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act. R.S., c. 323, s. 25; 2005, c. 56, s. 15.