Question 1 of 17 OMVIC and the MVDA
Which Act and regulations set the registration and code of ethics requirements for Ontario motor vehicle dealers?
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002 · reproduced on this site Press to read the wording here
(1) The Minister may make regulations,
(a) establishing a code of ethics for the purposes of subsection 17 (1);
(b) governing the jurisdiction and procedures of any committee established under this Act;
(c) respecting any matter that is delegated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to the Minister under paragraph 40 of subsection 44 (1). 2002, c. 30, Sched. B, s. 43 (1); 2004, c. 19, s. 16 (24).
Dealers and salespeople register under the MVDA, and the working rules are made by regulation under it, with O. Reg. 333/08 (General) prescribing the requirements for registration and O. Reg. 332/08 carrying the code of ethics. The Act supplies both powers, s. 43(1)(a) for the code of ethics and s. 44 for the Lieutenant Governor in Council's general regulations.