Bill 12 2003

An Act to amend
the Ontarians with
Disabilities Act, 2001

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

1.  Section 13 of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following subsection:

Public transportation buses

(2)  If a municipality under the Municipal Act, 2001 has jurisdiction over a transportation system and if the municipality or an agent of the municipality, as part of the transportation system, operates a bus for public transportation as defined in subsection 93 (1) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act that it did not operate before this subsection came into force, the municipality shall ensure that the bus is accessible for persons with disabilities.

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 Ontarians with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2003.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 to require that a municipality that operates a bus for public transportation that it did not operate before the amendment comes into force shall ensure that the bus is accessible for persons with disabilities.