Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

Section 143
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Signs
143(1)A sign or signs may be erected on a highway giving notice of the speed limit prescribed for the highway, or for any class of motor vehicles, under sections 140, 142, 142.01 or 142.1, as follows:
(a) by a local authority, on a highway under its jurisdiction and located within its bounds;
(b) by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, on a highway under its administration and control;
(c) by a project company, on a highway under its administration and control; and
(d) by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, on all highways not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
143(2)Where a sign giving notice of a speed limit is erected on a highway, the speed limit so indicated shall be deemed to be the speed limit on that portion of the highway extending from the place where the sign is erected to the first point where a sign indicating a different speed limit is erected.
143(3)On a prosecution for speeding under sections 140, 140.1 and 142.01
(a) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit was at the time of the offence erected on a highway at a point in, and facing, the direction from which the accused was proceeding, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(b) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit for any class of vehicles, was at the time of the alleged offence erected on a highway, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit for such class or classes of vehicles was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit for such class of vehicle on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(c) where the offence is alleged to have taken place in a local authority
(i) the court shall take judicial notice of the bounds of the local authority, and
(ii) evidence describing the place of such offence as being within the said local authority shall be prima facie evidence that such place was within the local authority.
1959, c.23, s.10A; 1961-62, c.62, s.46; 1968, c.38, s.10A; 1973, c.59, s.9, 10; 1977, c.32, s.16; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1997, c.62, s.5; 2006, c.13, s.11; 2007, c.44, s.13; 2010, c.31, s.85; 2023, c.7, s.12
Signs
143(1)A sign or signs may be erected on a highway giving notice of the speed limit prescribed for the highway, or for any class of motor vehicles, under sections 140, 140.1, 142, 142.01 or 142.1, as follows:
(a) by a local authority, within its jurisdiction;
(b) by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, on a highway under its administration and control;
(c) by a project company, on a highway under its administration and control; and
(d) by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, on all highways not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
143(2)Where a sign giving notice of a speed limit is erected on a highway, the speed limit so indicated shall be deemed to be the speed limit on that portion of the highway extending from the place where the sign is erected to the first point where a sign indicating a different speed limit is erected.
143(3)On a prosecution for speeding under sections 140, 140.1 and 142.01
(a) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit was at the time of the offence erected on a highway at a point in, and facing, the direction from which the accused was proceeding, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(b) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit for any class of vehicles, was at the time of the alleged offence erected on a highway, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit for such class or classes of vehicles was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit for such class of vehicle on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(c) where the offence is alleged to have taken place in an urban district
(i) the court shall take judicial notice of the bounds of such urban district, and
(ii) evidence describing the place of such offence as being within the said urban district shall be prima facie evidence that such place was within the urban district.
1959, c.23, s.10A; 1961-62, c.62, s.46; 1968, c.38, s.10A; 1973, c.59, s.9, 10; 1977, c.32, s.16; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1997, c.62, s.5; 2006, c.13, s.11; 2007, c.44, s.13; 2010, c.31, s.85
Rules respecting speed
143(1)A sign or signs may be erected on a highway giving notice of the speed limit prescribed for the highway, or for any class of motor vehicles, under sections 140, 140.1, 142, 142.01 or 142.1, as follows:
(a) by a local authority, within its jurisdiction;
(b) by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, on a highway under its administration and control;
(c) by a project company, on a highway under its administration and control; and
(d) by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, on all highways not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
143(2)Where a sign giving notice of a speed limit is erected on a highway, the speed limit so indicated shall be deemed to be the speed limit on that portion of the highway extending from the place where the sign is erected to the first point where a sign indicating a different speed limit is erected.
143(3)On a prosecution for speeding under sections 140, 140.1 and 142.01
(a) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit was at the time of the offence erected on a highway at a point in, and facing, the direction from which the accused was proceeding, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(b) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit for any class of vehicles, was at the time of the alleged offence erected on a highway, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit for such class or classes of vehicles was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit for such class of vehicle on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(c) where the offence is alleged to have taken place in an urban district
(i) the court shall take judicial notice of the bounds of such urban district, and
(ii) evidence describing the place of such offence as being within the said urban district shall be prima facie evidence that such place was within the urban district.
1959, c.23, s.10A; 1961-62, c.62, s.46; 1968, c.38, s.10A; 1973, c.59, s.9, 10; 1977, c.32, s.16; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1997, c.62, s.5; 2006, c.13, s.11; 2007, c.44, s.13; 2010, c.31, s.85
Rules respecting speed
143(1)A sign or signs may be erected on a highway giving notice of the speed limit prescribed for the highway, or for any class of motor vehicles, under sections 140, 140.1, 142, 142.01 or 142.1, as follows:
(a) by a local authority, within its jurisdiction;
(b) by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, on a highway under its administration and control;
(c) by a project company, on a highway under its administration and control; and
(d) by the Minister of Transportation, on all highways not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
143(2)Where a sign giving notice of a speed limit is erected on a highway, the speed limit so indicated shall be deemed to be the speed limit on that portion of the highway extending from the place where the sign is erected to the first point where a sign indicating a different speed limit is erected.
143(3)On a prosecution for speeding under sections 140, 140.1 and 142.01
(a) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit was at the time of the offence erected on a highway at a point in, and facing, the direction from which the accused was proceeding, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(b) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit for any class of vehicles, was at the time of the alleged offence erected on a highway, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit for such class or classes of vehicles was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit for such class of vehicle on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(c) where the offence is alleged to have taken place in an urban district
(i) the court shall take judicial notice of the bounds of such urban district, and
(ii) evidence describing the place of such offence as being within the said urban district shall be prima facie evidence that such place was within the urban district.
1959, c.23, s.10A; 1961-62, c.62, s.46; 1968, c.38, s.10A; 1973, c.59, s.9, 10; 1977, c.32, s.16; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1997, c.62, s.5; 2006, c.13, s.11; 2007, c.44, s.13
Rules respecting speed
143(1)A sign or signs may be erected on a highway giving notice of the speed limit prescribed for the highway, or for any class of motor vehicles, under sections 140, 140.1, 142 or 142.1, as follows:
(a) by a local authority, within its jurisdiction;
(b) by the New Brunswick Highway Corporation, on a highway under its administration and control;
(c) by a project company, on a highway under its administration and control; and
(d) by the Minister of Transportation, on all highways not referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
143(2)Where a sign giving notice of a speed limit is erected on a highway, the speed limit so indicated shall be deemed to be the speed limit on that portion of the highway extending from the place where the sign is erected to the first point where a sign indicating a different speed limit is erected.
143(3)On a prosecution for speeding under section 140
(a) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit was at the time of the offence erected on a highway at a point in, and facing, the direction from which the accused was proceeding, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(b) evidence that a sign giving notice of a speed limit for any class of vehicles, was at the time of the alleged offence erected on a highway, and that no such sign indicating any other speed limit for such class or classes of vehicles was then erected between the first mentioned sign and the place of the alleged offence, shall be prima facie proof that the speed limit for such class of vehicle on such highway at the place of the alleged offence was as indicated on such sign;
(c) where the offence is alleged to have taken place in an urban district
(i) the court shall take judicial notice of the bounds of such urban district, and
(ii) evidence describing the place of such offence as being within the said urban district shall be prima facie evidence that such place was within the urban district.
1959, c.23, s.10A; 1961-62, c.62, s.46; 1968, c.38, s.10A; 1973, c.59, s.9, 10; 1977, c.32, s.16; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1997, c.62, s.5; 2006, c.13, s.11