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Exemption from Registration of Certain Vehicles

of the Department of Transportation and Public Works Regulations

made under subsection 25(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

O.I.C. 76-1061 (effective April 1, 1977), N.S. Reg. 82/76


Pursuant to Section 25 of the Motor Vehicle Act, the following types of vehicles are exempt from registration provided that the vehicles:

 

                (a)    are used exclusively for Department of Transportation and Public Works purposes;

 

                (b)    are painted Department of Transportation and Public Works yellow;

 

                (c)    display a Department of Transportation and Public Works machine identification number:


                            Asphalt plants                      Motor graders

                            Asphalt spreaders                Mowers

                            Bulldozers                           Mulchers

                            Bush chippers                      Pull graders

                            Chip spreaders                     Rollers

                            Compressors                        Rubber-tired loaders

                            Concrete mixers                  Scales

                            Conveyors                           Sweepers

                            Crushers                              Tank car heaters

                            Utility tractors                     Tar kettles

                            Hydro-seeders                     Welders

                            Industrial tractors                Other similar units being used

                            Mixalls                                for maintenance purposes

 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Exemption from Registration of Certain Vehicles of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Regulations

N.S. Reg. 82/1976

Motor Vehicle Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Exemption from Registration of Certain Vehicles of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

82/1976

Apr 1, 1977

date filed

unpublished1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

..........................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

1

Regulations in effect on April 1, 1977, and filed with the Registrar before March 31, 1978, are exempt from publication under subsection 24(2) of the Regulations Act.

 

2

References to the Department of Transportation and Public Works should be read as references to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in accordance with O.I.C. 2007-553 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Oct 23, 2007

3

References to the Department of Transportation and Public Works should be read as references to the Department of Transportation and Active Transit in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-56 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 23, 2021

4

References to the Department of Transportation and Public Works should be read as references to the Department of Public Works in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

 

 

 

 

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

 

 

 


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