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M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

Section 91
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Issuance of licences
91(1)Subject to subsection (1.01), the Registrar shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a licence as applied for, which licence shall include
(a) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
(b) the full name and residence address of the licensee,
(c) a brief description of the licence,
(d) subject to and in accordance with the regulations, a photograph of the licensee taken by equipment provided by the Minister,
(e) a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space for the licensee to write his or her usual signature, and
(f) such particulars as the Minister may require.
91(1.01)If the qualified applicant is under the age of 21 years, the Registrar shall, on issuing the licence, impose the restriction that a holder under the age of 21 years shall not operate or have care or control of a motor vehicle, whether in motion or not, if the holder has consumed
(a) alcohol in such a quantity that the concentration in his or her blood exceeds zero mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood; and
(b) a drug that is prescribed by regulation in such a quantity that its presence is detectable by approved drug screening equipment.
91(1.02)Any person who, being the holder of a restricted licence under the provisions of subsection (1.01) or 78(5.1), drives a motor vehicle in contravention of the restriction imposed by the Registrar and set forth upon the licence, is guilty of an offence.
91(1.03)The Registrar may suspend or revoke the licence of any person convicted of an offence under subsection (1.02).
91(1.04)In any prosecution under subsection (1.02), a certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar indicating that a person was authorized to drive a motor vehicle in the Province subject to the restriction referred to in subsection (1.01), and stating the restriction, is admissible in evidence and shall be, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the facts stated therein without proof of the signature or official character of the person by whom it purports to be signed.
91(1.1)A licensee shall write his or her usual signature with pen and ink in the space referred to in paragraph (1)(e) immediately upon receipt of the licence.
91(1.2)No licence is valid until the licensee has signed the licence or it bears a facsimile of the signature of the licensee as required by this section.
91(1.3)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the circumstances in which the Registrar may issue a licence that does not bear the photograph of the licensee as required by paragraph (1)(d), and
(b) respecting any other matter in relation to photographs taken for a licence.
91(2)Repealed: 1994, c.4, s.3
1955, c.13, s.80; 1960, c.53, s.14; 1972, c.48, s.1; 1994, c.4, s.3; 2004, c.33, s.2; 2008, c.33, s.5; 2017, c.54, s.4
Issuance of licences
91(1)Subject to subsection (1.01), the Registrar shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a licence as applied for, which licence shall include
(a) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
(b) the full name and residence address of the licensee,
(c) a brief description of the licence,
(d) subject to and in accordance with the regulations, a photograph of the licensee taken by equipment provided by the Minister,
(e) a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space for the licensee to write his or her usual signature, and
(f) such particulars as the Minister may require.
91(1.01)If the qualified applicant is under the age of 21 years, the Registrar shall, on issuing the licence, impose the restriction that a holder under the age of 21 years shall not operate or have care or control of a motor vehicle, whether in motion or not, if the holder has consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the concentration in his or her blood exceeds zero milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood.
91(1.02)Any person who, being the holder of a restricted licence under the provisions of subsection (1.01) or 78(5.1), drives a motor vehicle in contravention of the restriction imposed by the Registrar and set forth upon the licence, is guilty of an offence.
91(1.03)The Registrar may suspend or revoke the licence of any person convicted of an offence under subsection (1.02).
91(1.04)In any prosecution under subsection (1.02), a certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar indicating that a person was authorized to drive a motor vehicle in the Province subject to the restriction referred to in subsection (1.01), and stating the restriction, is admissible in evidence and shall be, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the facts stated therein without proof of the signature or official character of the person by whom it purports to be signed.
91(1.1)A licensee shall write his or her usual signature with pen and ink in the space referred to in paragraph (1)(e) immediately upon receipt of the licence.
91(1.2)No licence is valid until the licensee has signed the licence or it bears a facsimile of the signature of the licensee as required by this section.
91(1.3)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the circumstances in which the Registrar may issue a licence that does not bear the photograph of the licensee as required by paragraph (1)(d), and
(b) respecting any other matter in relation to photographs taken for a licence.
91(2)Repealed: 1994, c.4, s.3
1955, c.13, s.80; 1960, c.53, s.14; 1972, c.48, s.1; 1994, c.4, s.3; 2004, c.33, s.2; 2008, c.33, s.5
Issuance of licences
91(1)Subject to subsection (1.01), the Registrar shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a licence as applied for, which licence shall include
(a) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
(b) the full name and residence address of the licensee,
(c) a brief description of the licence,
(d) subject to and in accordance with the regulations, a photograph of the licensee taken by equipment provided by the Minister,
(e) a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space for the licensee to write his or her usual signature, and
(f) such particulars as the Minister may require.
91(1.01)If the qualified applicant is under the age of 21 years, the Registrar shall, on issuing the licence, impose the restriction that a holder under the age of 21 years shall not operate or have care or control of a motor vehicle, whether in motion or not, if the holder has consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the concentration in his or her blood exceeds zero milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood.
91(1.02)Any person who, being the holder of a restricted licence under the provisions of subsection (1.01) or 78(5.1), drives a motor vehicle in contravention of the restriction imposed by the Registrar and set forth upon the licence, is guilty of an offence.
91(1.03)The Registrar may suspend or revoke the licence of any person convicted of an offence under subsection (1.02).
91(1.04)In any prosecution under subsection (1.02), a certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar indicating that a person was authorized to drive a motor vehicle in the Province subject to the restriction referred to in subsection (1.01), and stating the restriction, is admissible in evidence and shall be, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the facts stated therein without proof of the signature or official character of the person by whom it purports to be signed.
91(1.1)A licensee shall write his or her usual signature with pen and ink in the space referred to in paragraph (1)(e) immediately upon receipt of the licence.
91(1.2)No licence is valid until the licensee has signed the licence or it bears a facsimile of the signature of the licensee as required by this section.
91(1.3)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the circumstances in which the Registrar may issue a licence that does not bear the photograph of the licensee as required by paragraph (1)(d), and
(b) respecting any other matter in relation to photographs taken for a licence.
91(2)Repealed: 1994, c.4, s.3
1955, c.13, s.80; 1960, c.53, s.14; 1972, c.48, s.1; 1994, c.4, s.3; 2004, c.33, s.2; 2008, c.33, s.5
Issuance of licences
91(1)The Registrar shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant a licence as applied for, which licence shall include
(a) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
(b) the full name and residence address of the licensee,
(c) a brief description of the licence,
(d) subject to and in accordance with the regulations, a photograph of the licensee taken by equipment provided by the Minister,
(e) a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space for the licensee to write his or her usual signature, and
(f) such particulars as the Minister may require.
91(1.1)A licensee shall write his or her usual signature with pen and ink in the space referred to in paragraph (1)(e) immediately upon receipt of the licence.
91(1.2)No licence is valid until the licensee has signed the licence or it bears a facsimile of the signature of the licensee as required by this section.
91(1.3)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) respecting the circumstances in which the Registrar may issue a licence that does not bear the photograph of the licensee as required by paragraph (1)(d), and
(b) respecting any other matter in relation to photographs taken for a licence.
91(2)Repealed: 1994, c.4, s.3
1955, c.13, s.80; 1960, c.53, s.14; 1972, c.48, s.1; 1994, c.4, s.3; 2004, c.33, s.2