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2014, c.21 - An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicle Act

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2014, c.21
An Act to Amend the
Motor Vehicle Act
Assented to May 21, 2014
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:
1Section 265.01 of the Motor Vehicle Act, chapter M-17 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is amended
(a) in the definition “hand-operated electronic device” in the portion preceding subparagraph (f)(i) by striking out “but”;
(b) by repealing the definition “operate” and substituting the following:
“operate” means to drive a motor vehicle and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to have the physical control of a motor vehicle that is stopped on the highway; (conduire)
2Section 265.03 of the Act is amended
(a) by repealing paragraph (e) and substituting the following:
(e) who uses a two-way radio while operating a motor vehicle on a highway if that person is the holder of a radio operator certificate issued under the Radiocommunication Act (Canada),
(b) in paragraph (f) by striking out the period at the end of the paragraph and substituting “, or”;
(c) by adding after paragraph (f) the following:
(g) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle that is safely parked near the curb or outer edge of the shoulder of the highway.
3Section 265.05 of the Act is amended
(a) by repealing paragraph (a);
(b) by repealing paragraph (e).