1 (1) In this Act,  “enforcement fee” means a fee charged by the owner for the purposes of recovering costs associated with a person’s failure to pay a toll or fee; (“frais de recouvrement”) “expand” includes the building of additional lanes, the adding or expanding of interchanges, the construction of tunnels and bridges and other structures, and the making of other improvements, and “expansion” has a corresponding meaning; (“élargir”, “élargissement”) “extend” means the construction of linear additions, and “extension” has a corresponding meaning; (“prolonger”, prolongement“) “Highway 407” means the highway that as of October 19, 1998 was that part of the King’s Highway known as number 407 located on the Highway 407 lands, and includes the highway as it may be extended on the Highway 407 lands and includes improvements and fixtures; (“autoroute 407”) “management” includes development, planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation, and “manage” has a corresponding meaning; (“gestion”, “gérer”) “Minister for Privatization” means the Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Privatization or such other member of the Executive Council designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to exercise the duties and powers of the Minister for Privatization under this Act; (“ministre responsable de la Privatisation”) “ministry” includes a ministry of the Government of Ontario and any board, commission, authority, corporation or other agency of the Government of Ontario; (“ministère”) “ministry safety standards” means safety standards, specifications, special provisions, directives, codes, policies, procedures, manuals, guidelines or processes of the Ministry of Transportation that apply to the management of highways designated as controlled access highways under section 36 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, as they may be amended or replaced from time to time; (“normes de sécurité ministérielles”) “owner” means the person from time to time who is a tenant under a ground lease of the Highway 407 lands and who is an owner of assets comprising or relating to Highway 407; (“propriétaire”) “prescribed” means prescribed in the regulations made under this Act; (“prescrit”) “toll device” means a toll device prescribed under clause 191.4 (a) of the Highway Traffic Act; (“appareil à péage”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “toll device” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “clause 191.4 (a)” and substituting “clause 191.4 (1) (a)”. (See: 2017, c. 34, Sched. 19, s. 23) “transfer” includes convey, sell, grant, transfer, lease, license, charge, mortgage, encumber, grant an easement, assign and in any other way deal with or dispose of all or part of a minister of the Crown’s or ministry’s interest in assets comprising or relating to Highway 407; (“transférer”) “vehicle permit” means a permit as defined in section 6 of the Highway Traffic Act.  (“certificat d’immatriculation de véhicule”)  1998, c. 28, s. 1 (1); 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 1. Highway 407 lands (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations defining the Highway 407 lands for the purposes of this Act, but the lands described must meet the following requirements: 1. The lands must not exceed a width sufficient to accommodate 10 highway lanes, a median, and the additional lands required for infrastructure that is essential to the design, construction, use and safety of the highway constructed along the route that was, on October 19, 1998, exempt or approved under the Environmental Assessment Act
between, i. the intersection of Highway 407 and the Queen Elizabeth Way in the City of Burlington, and ii. Highway 7 east of Brock Road in the Town of Pickering. 1998, c. 28, s. 1 (2); 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 55 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 23, Sched. B, s. 64 - see Table of Public Statute Provisions Repealed Under Section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 - 31/12/2011 2017, c. 34, Sched. 19, s. 23 - not in force 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 1 - 10/12/2019 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 55 (1) - 21/07/2020 Transfer and Agreements