Definition for this Part

12   In this Part, "provincial undertaking" means the following:

(a) a provincial public undertaking as defined in the Transportation Act;

(b) a ferry to which the Coastal Ferry Act applies;

(c) ferry terminal properties as defined in section 30 of the Coastal Ferry Act.

Tolls, fees and charges

13   (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish a system of tolls, fees or charges to be paid to the government in respect of the use of a provincial undertaking.

(2) If a system of tolls, fees or charges has been established under this section in respect of the use of a provincial undertaking, the toll, fee or charge payable by a person who is liable under the system, and any interest payable in relation to the toll, fee or charge, is a debt due to the government.

Certificate proceedings

14   If a person fails to pay an amount in accordance with the system of tolls, fees or charges established under this Part,

(a) the amount that must be paid may be recovered as a debt due to the government,

(b) the minister may file a certificate in a court of competent jurisdiction specifying the amount owed and the name of the person who owes it, and

(c) on filing, the certificate has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on it, as if it were a judgment of the court with which it is filed.

Rights, powers and advantages of minister

15   The minister charged with the administration of the Transportation Act may exercise the rights, powers and advantages under section 2 (1) (e) of that Act in relation to a system of tolls, fees or charges established under this Part.

Collection and disclosure of personal information

16   (1) The minister charged with the administration of the Transportation Act may, directly or indirectly, collect personal information for the purposes of this Part.

(2) The minister charged with the administration of the Transportation Act may disclose personal information for the purposes of this Part.

Power to make regulations

17   (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:

(a) respecting the system of tolls, fees or charges referred to in section 13;

(b) respecting the payment, collection and enforcement of tolls, fees and charges;

(c) respecting exemptions from the payment of tolls, fees or charges;

(d) prescribing interest rates and the manner of calculating interest payable for the purposes of this Part.

(2) Without limiting subsection (3), in making a regulation establishing a system of tolls, fees or charges, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may do one or more of the following:

(a) designate provincial undertakings or portions of a provincial undertaking for a toll, fee or charge;

(b) establish terms and conditions for the system;

(c) establish different amounts for tolls, fees or charges based on one or more of the following:

(i) dates, days or times of use of the provincial undertaking or portion of a provincial undertaking;

(ii) extent of use of the provincial undertaking or portion of a provincial undertaking;

(iii) class of user of the provincial undertaking or portion of a provincial undertaking;

(iv) ownership or registration of a vehicle;

(v) characteristics or class of a vehicle;

(d) establish rules respecting the administration of the system of tolls, fees or charges.

(3) In making a regulation under this Part, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may do one or more of the following:

(a) establish or define classes of users, operators, owners, vehicles or provincial undertakings;

(b) make different regulations in relation to different users, operators, owners, vehicles or provincial undertakings, or different classes of users, operators, owners, vehicles or provincial undertakings.