Regional road system continued
23. (1) The regional road system of a regional municipality, as the system was constituted on the 31st day of December, 1990, is continued, except as it may be altered or amended under this Part. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (1). Adding or removing roads by by-laws (2) The Regional Council may by by-law from time to time add roads to or remove roads from the regional road system, including such boundary line roads or portions thereof between the Regional Area and an adjoining municipality, including a county, regional or metropolitan municipality as may be agreed upon between the Regional Council and the council of such adjoining municipality. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (2). Transfer of provincial highway to Regional Corporation (3) The Minister may transfer any highway under the jurisdiction and control of the Ministry within the Regional Area to the Regional Corporation and the highway shall for all purposes be deemed to be part of the regional road system on such date as is designated by the Minister and to have been transferred under section 29 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (3); 1994, c. 27, s. 143 (1). Vesting of roads in regional road system (4) Where a road or part thereof forms part of the regional road system, jurisdiction and control and the soil and freehold thereof are vested in the Regional Corporation. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (4). Removal of roads from regional road system (5) The Minister may remove any road from the regional road system. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (5); 1994, c. 27, s. 143 (2). Roads removed from system (6) Where a road or a part thereof is removed from the regional road system, except by reason of it being stopped-up under subsection 32 (1), such road or part is thereupon transferred to and the jurisdiction and control and the soil and freehold thereof is thereupon vested in the area municipality in which it is situate, and the area municipality may sue upon any rights or under any agreements or by-laws in the same manner and to the same extent as the Regional Corporation in respect of such road. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (6). Status of land acquired for widening regional road (7) Despite subsection (10), where the Regional Corporation acquires land for the purpose of widening a regional road, the land so acquired, to the extent of the designated widening, forms part of the road and is included in the regional road system. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (7). Idem (8) When land abutting on a regional road is dedicated for, or apparently for, widening the regional road, the land so dedicated is part of the regional road and the jurisdiction and control and the soil and freehold thereof is vested in the Regional Corporation subject to any rights in the soil reserved by the person who dedicated the land. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (8). Consolidating by-law (9) The Regional Council shall from time to time pass a by-law consolidating all by-laws relating to the regional road system. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (9). (10) Repealed: 1996, c. 33, s. 33. Non-application (11) The Regulations Act does not apply to an order in council made under this section. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 23 (11). Exception (12) Subsection (7) does not apply to the regional municipalities of Niagara and York. 2000, c. 5, s. 21 (8).