Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Written consent
86(1)The application for any person under the age of 18 years for a licence or for an exemption referred to in subsection 84(5.2) shall be accompanied by a written consent signed
(a) by either the father or the mother of the applicant, if either is living and has custody of the applicant,
(b) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living or the applicant is in the custody of another person or guardian, by the person or guardian having custody of the applicant,
(c) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living and there is no other person or guardian having custody of the applicant, by an employer of the applicant, or
(d) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living, there is no other person or guardian having custody of the applicant and there is no employer of the applicant, by any other responsible person.
86(2)The signature of the person signing the consent must be witnessed by a person not related to the minor and the person giving the consent, nor otherwise interested in whether or not the minor obtains a licence.
1955, c.13, s.76; 1961-62, c.62, s.20; 1966, c.81, s.5; 1972, c.48, s.18; 1988, c.66, s.8; 2008, c.33, s.3
Applications by minors
86(1)The application of any person under the age of eighteen years for a licence shall be accompanied by a written consent signed
(a) by either the father or the mother of the applicant, if either is living and has custody of the applicant,
(b) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living or the applicant is in the custody of another person or guardian, by the person or guardian having custody of the applicant,
(c) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living and there is no other person or guardian having custody of the applicant, by an employer of the applicant, or
(d) in the event neither parent of the applicant is living, there is no other person or guardian having custody of the applicant and there is no employer of the applicant, by any other responsible person.
86(2)The signature of the person signing the consent must be witnessed by a person not related to the minor and the person giving the consent, nor otherwise interested in whether or not the minor obtains a licence.
1955, c.13, s.76; 1961-62, c.62, s.20; 1966, c.81, s.5; 1972, c.48, s.18; 1988, c.66, s.8