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| Office By-law Consolidation Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following is an Office Consolidation as of April 20, 2021 that includes all amendments as per the table below.
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Being a By-Law to designate parts of highways under its jurisdiction as Community Safety Zones
WHEREAS Section 9 of the Municipal Act, Statutes of Ontario 2001, Chapter 25, as amended, provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this and any other Act;
AND WHEREAS Section 214.1 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended, provides that the Council of a municipality may designate Community Safety Zones on parts of highways under its jurisdiction;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury hereby enacts as follows:
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| 1.1 Unless otherwise stated in this by-law, subsection 1 of Section 1 of The Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 as amended from time to time is hereby adopted in this by-law for the purpose of definition and interpretation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| For the purpose of this by-law the following words shall have the meaning given herein:
2.1 “Council” means the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
2.2 “Highway” means a highway as defined in The Highway Traffic Act, 1990, c. H.8 as amended from time to time.
2.3 “Motor Vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined in The Highway Traffic Act, 1990, c. H.8 as amended from time to time.
2.4 “Official Sign” means a sign approved by the Ministry and placed or erected on a highway or elsewhere pursuant to the provisions of this by-law. |
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| Where official signs are erected or placed on highways in accordance with the regulations of The Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 as amended from time to time. The highways set out in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule “A” shall be designated as Community Safety Zones during the prohibited times or days as set out in Column 4 to Schedule “A”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4.1 Should any section, sub-section, clause, paragraph or provision of this by-law including any part of Schedule A be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be ultra vires, invalid or illegal for any reason, the same shall not affect the validity of the by-law as a whole.
4.2 If a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction declares any portion of this By-law to be illegal or unenforceable, that portion of this By-law will be considered to be severed from the balance of the By-law, which will continue to operate in full force. |
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5.1 Where there is any conflict between the provisions of this By-Law and the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.
5.2 Whenever any reference is made in this By-Law to a statute of the Legislature of the Province of Ontario, such reference shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments to such statute and all successor legislation to such statute. |
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6.1 For administrative purposes Schedule “A” referenced in this By-law shall form part of this By-law. Each entry in a column of a schedule shall be read in conjunction with the entries across from that entry and not otherwise. (Amended by By-law 2022-76) |
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| 7.1 This By-law shall be cited as the Community Safety Zones By-law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8.1 That By-laws 2000-069 and 2004-085 are hereby repealed and replaced in their entirety. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9.1 The By-law shall be enforced by a Police Officer or Police Cadet of the Police Service having jurisdiction, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury or any other officer appointed for the purposes of enforcing this By-law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10.1 This By-Law shall become into full force and effect on the date it is enacted.
Original copy signed by Rebecca Murphy, Clerk and Doug White, Mayor. |
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Amended by By-law 2022-76 |
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