NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 19/14

Highway Traffic Demerit Point System Regulations
(Amendment)
under the
Highway Traffic Act
(O.C. 2014-049)

(Filed March 6, 2014)

Under the authority of section 186 of the Highway Traffic Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, March 5, 2014.

Julia Mullaley
Clerk of the Executive Council

REGULATIONS

Analysis

        1.   Sch. Amdt.

        2.   Commencement

CNLR 753/96
as amended

        1. (1) The Schedule to the Highway Traffic Demerit Point System Regulations is amended by adding immediately after the reference to paragraph 110.1(4)(d) of the Highway Traffic Act the following:

 

110.2(4)(a)	0	Exceeding the speed limit by between 1 and 10 kilometres an hour
110.2(4)(b)	2	Exceeding the speed limit by between 11 and 20 kilometres an hour
110.2(4)(c)	3	Exceeding the speed limit by between 21 and 30 kilometres an hour
110.2(4)(d)	4	Exceeding the speed limit 31 kilometres an hour or over

             (2)  The Schedule to the regulations is amended by adding immediately after the reference to subsection 111(3) of the Highway Traffic Act the following:

 

111.1(1)

2

Operating a slow moving vehicle  on a highway with a speed limit of greater than 80 kilometres an hour

             (3)  The Schedule to the regulations is amended by deleting the words in the description of offence column after the reference to subsection 123(2) of the Highway Traffic Act and substituting the words "Driver of emergency vehicle exceeding speed limit or proceeding past a red light or stop sign and not sounding audible signal or showing flashing red light".

             (4)  The Schedule to the regulations is amended by adding immediately after the reference to subsection 123(2) of the Highway Traffic Act the following:

 

123(2.1)

2

Driver of emergency vehicle failing to stop emergency vehicle before proceeding past red light or stop sign.

             (5)  The Schedule to the regulations is amended by adding immediately after the reference to subsection 178(2) of the Highway Traffic Act the following:

 

178(2.1)

2

Driver operating vehicle with more persons in the vehicle than seat belt assemblies

             (6)  The Schedule to the regulations is amended by adding immediately after the reference to subsection 178(4) of the Highway Traffic Act the following:

 

178(5.1)	2	Driver operating vehicle with a person riding on a portion of the vehicle not designed for passengers
178(5.2)	0	Passenger riding on a portion of the vehicle not designed for passengers

Commencement

        2. These regulations come into force on March 10, 2014.

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