Commercial Vehicle Transfer of Registration Regulations
made under subsection 302(1) of the
Motor Vehicle Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293
O.I.C. 86-890 (effective August 1, 1986), N.S. Reg. 191/86
The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Transportation
dated the 27th day of June, 1986, and pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 270 of Chapter 191
of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1967, the Motor Vehicle Act, is pleased to revoke Order
in Council 69-754 dated the 28th day of July, 1969, and to determine, effective as of and from
the lst day of August, 1986, that the fee payable to the Department of Transportation for transfer
of registration for commercial vehicles is as provided in the schedule of fees approved under
Section 270 of the Motor Vehicle Act, subject to the following conditions:
When a commercial vehicle having a registered weight of 5001 kilograms or more that has
been registered for any year is traded to a dealer as payment or part payment for another
commercial vehicle of a registered weight of 5001 kilograms or more, the fee paid with
respect to the registration of the vehicle so traded shall on application of the purchaser be
applied towards the registration fee of the vehicle for which it was traded if
(a) the permit and the certificate of title of the vehicle that was traded have been
assigned to a dealer licensed in Nova Scotia to whom it was traded;
(b) the permit, certificate of title and number plates of the vehicle that was traded
are returned to the Registrar;
(c) an application for registration of the vehicle for which it was traded is made to
the Registrar; and
(d) a fee to cover the transfer is paid to the Registry.
The following regulations are not yet in force and
are not included in the current consolidation: