<Bill 171 1997

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act

to require applicants for a driver's licence

to complete successfully a driver training course

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Section 32 of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 40, section 2 and 1996, chapter 20, section 3, is further amended by adding the following subsection: Driver training course

(4.1) Despite the regulations, the Minister shall not issue a driver's licence to an applicant for it who does not provide evidence satisfactory to the Minister that the applicant has, not more than two years before the date of the application, successfully completed a driver training course approved by the Minister. Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (driver training course), 1997.