Section 65: Hydraulic brake and system fluid

Ontario

Highway Traffic Act

Part VI: Equipment

(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale or install,

(a) hydraulic brake fluid; or

(b) hydraulic system mineral oil,

for use in vehicles upon a highway that does not comply with the standards and specifications prescribed by the regulations or in containers not marked in compliance with the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 65 (1).

Regulations

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) prescribing the standards and specifications of hydraulic brake fluid or hydraulic system mineral oil or any type or class thereof for use in vehicles;

(b) providing for the identification and labelling of containers used for hydraulic brake fluid or hydraulic system mineral oil or any type or class thereof. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 65 (2).

Adoption of codes by reference

(3) Any regulation may adopt by reference, in whole or in part with the changes that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary, any code of standards or specifications of hydraulic brake fluid or hydraulic system mineral oil. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 65 (3).

Penalty

(4) Every person who contravenes this section or any regulation made under this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $1,000. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 65 (4).

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