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Burnell v. Nova Scotia (Registrar of Motor Vehicles)

Court Supreme Court
Date 2009-07-16
Citation 2009 NSSC 341
Docket Hfx 306296
Judge/Registrar/Adjudicator Hood, Suzanne M. (Honourable Justice)
Document Type Library Sheet
Relations Decision - Burnell v. Nova Scotia (Registrar of Motor Vehicles) - 2009 NSSC 341 - 2009-07-16 - Decision

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SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA

Citation: Burnell v. Nova Scotia (Registrar of Motor Vehicles), 2009 NSSC 341

 

Date: 20090716

Docket: Hfx. No. 306296

Registry: Halifax

 

 

Between:

Charles Burnell

Applicant

v.

 

Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Respondent

 

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

Judge:                         The Honourable Justice Suzanne M. Hood

 

Heard:                              July 16, 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written Decision:             November 17, 2009 (oral decision given on July 16, 2009)

 

Subject:                             Judicial review; revocation of license pursuant to Motor Vehicle Act, R.S. c.293.

 

Summary:                         Registrar of Motor Vehicles revoked a driver’s license when the merger of records disclosed convictions under a previous name of the driver.

 

Issue:                                Authority of Registrar to revoke license.

 

Result:                              The section (s. 278) under which revocation is done does not authorize revocation in these circumstances.  Decision of Registrar

quashed.                            

 

 

 

 

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