BILL NO. 12
(as introduced)
3rd Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
52 Elizabeth II, 2003
Off-highway Vehicles Act
(amended)
John MacDonell
Hants East
First Reading: March 31, 2003
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill changes the length of time a peace officer may detain a seized off-highway vehicle from twenty-four hours to until such time as the peace officer has determined that there are insufficient grounds to lay a charge or, where a charge has been laid, until such time as the court makes a decision.
An Act to Amend Chapter 323
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Off-highway Vehicles Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 (1) Subsection 19(1) of Chapter 323 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Off-highway Vehicles Act, is amended by striking out "for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours" in the fourth and fifth lines.
(2) Section 19 of Chapter 323 is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (1) the following subsection:
(1A) An off-highway vehicle seized pursuant to subsection (1) may be detained until such time as the peace officer has determined that there are insufficient grounds to lay a charge or, where a charge has been laid, until such time as the court makes a decision.
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