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Registration Fees for Commercial Motor Vehicles Regulations
made under subsection 302(1) of the
Motor Vehicle Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293
O.I.C. 89-502 (May 2, 1989, effective June 1, 1989), N.S. Reg. 57/89
as amended to O.I.C. 2015-96 (March 31, 2015, effective June 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 133/2015
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Registration Fees for Commercial Motor Vehicles Regulations.
Section 1 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 118/2003.
Classification
1A In these regulations
(a) “Class 1 Vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle having a weight of up to and including 1500 kilograms;
(b) “Class 2 Vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle having a weight of between 1501 and 3200 kilograms, inclusive;
(c) “Class 3 Vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle having a weight of between 3201 and 4100 kilograms, inclusive;
(d) “Class 4 Vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle having a weight of between 4101 and 5000 kilograms, inclusive;
(e) “Class 5 Vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle or truck-tractor semi-trailer combination having a weight between 5001 and 62 500 kilograms, inclusive.
Clause 1A(e) amended: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 118/2003; O.I.C. 2008-118, N.S. Reg. 109/2008.
Original Section 1 renumbered 1A and heading added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 118/2003.
Annual registration fees for Class 1 to Class 4 Vehicles
2 Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 Vehicles shall be registered under the staggered system of registration.
3 The registration fees for Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 Vehicles are as follows:
Class 1 Vehicle (0–1500 kg)........................................................................$88.45 per year
Class 2 Vehicle (1501–3200 kg)................................................................$110.85 per year
Class 3 Vehicle (3201–4100 kg)................................................................$138.25 per year
Class 4 Vehicle (4101–5000 kg)................................................................$166.95 per year
Section 3 replaced: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 133/2015.
4 The annual registration fee for a Class 5 Vehicle is the amount set out below opposite the weight range within which the vehicle falls:
Weight Range (kg)
Fee ($)
5001–6000
382.45
6001–7000
446.00
7001–8000
509.60
8001–9000
573.05
9001–10 000
636.65
10 001–11 000
700.20
11 001–12 000
763.70
12 001–13 000
828.55
13 001–14 000
892.05
14 001–15 000
955.60
15 001–16 000
1019.20
16 001–17 000
1082.65
17 001–18 000
1146.25
18 001–19 000
1209.80
19 001–20 000
1273.30
20 001–21 000
1338.10
21 001–22 000
1401.75
22 001–23 000
1465.20
23 001–24 000
1528.80
24 001–25 000
1592.35
25 001–26 000
1655.85
26 001–27 000
1720.55
27 001–28 000
1783.00
28 001–29 000
1847.60
29 001–30 000
1911.30
30 001–31 000
1974.75
31 001–32 000
2038.35
32 001–33 000
2101.90
33 001–34 000
2165.35
34 001–35 000
2228.95
35 001–36 000
2292.55
36 001–37 000
2356.00
37 001–38 000
2420.90
38 001–39 000
2484.35
39 001–40 000
2547.95
40 001–41 000
2611.50
41 001–42 000
2675.10
42 001–43 000
2738.55
43 001–44 000
2802.15
44 001–45 000
2865.70
45 001–46 000
2930.45
46 001–47 000
2994.05
47 001–48 000
3057.65
48 001–49 000
3121.10
49 001–50 000
3184.65
50 001–51 000
3248.15
51 001–52 000
3311.70
52 001–53 000
3375.30
53 001–54 000
3438.75
54 001–55 000
3500.15
55 001–56 000
3567.10
56 001–57 000
3630.70
57 001–58 000
3694.25
58 001–58 500
3726.60
58 501–59 000
3757.85
59 001–60 000
3821.45
60 001–61 000
3885.00
61 001–62 000
3948.60
62 001–62 500
4012.15
Section 4 replaced: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 133/2015.
Partial-year registration of Class 5 Vehicle
5 (1) A Class 5 Vehicle may be registered for a partial year upon payment to the Department of
(a) a fee of 1/12 of the applicable registration fee set out in Section 4 multiplied by the number of months for which the vehicle is to be registered; and
(b) a short-term registration administration fee in the amount prescribed in the regulations respecting documents and services fees under the Motor Vehicle Act.
(2) Partial-year registration of a Class 5 Vehicle pursuant to subsection (1) must be for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 12 months.
(3) This Section does not apply to vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan referred to in the Prorated Registration Fees for Inter-jurisdictional Commercial Trucks Regulations.
Section 5 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 118/2003.
Last updated: 10-12-2017