MR. LAURIE THRONESS

BILL M 229 – 2019

MOTOR VEHICLE AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 220 of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2.1) A person must not sell, offer for sale or purchase a school bus after September 1, 2021, unless it is equipped with Type 2 seat belt assemblies for use in all seats in accordance with Government of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.

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2  This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.