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Restricted Vehicles—Identification and Registration Regulations

made under subsections 38(1) and 302(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Act

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

O.I.C. 90-945 (effective August 1, 1990), N.S. Reg. 224/1990

amended to O.I.C. 2002-444 (effective September 27, 2002), N.S. Reg. 122/2002


 

1        The means of identification of a motor vehicle, motorcycle or trailer, while owned by the Province of Nova Scotia, a city, town or municipality, an emergency vehicle while owned by a volunteer fire department or a search and rescue vehicle referred to in clause 2(b), shall be

 

                   (a)      in respect of a motor vehicle or trailer, a single six inch by twelve inch number plate attached to the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer, showing black numerals and letters on a silver-white field and bearing the word “RESTRICTED” at the top and the words “NOVA SCOTIA” at the bottom; and

 

                   (b)     in respect of a motorcycle, a single five inch by eight inch number plate attached to the rear of the motorcycle showing black numerals and letters on a silver-white field and bearing the word “RESTRICTED” at the top and the words “NOVA SCOTIA” at the bottom.

 

2        No fee is payable for the registration or for the issuance of a number plate for

 

                   (a)      a fire emergency vehicle while owned by the Province of Nova Scotia, a city, town, municipality or volunteer fire department; or

 

                   (b)     a search and rescue vehicle owned by a party to an agreement with the Emergency Measures Organization made pursuant to clause 8(h) of the Emergency Measures Act.

 

3        The vehicle permit, in respect of the registration of a vehicle mentioned in Section 2, shall state “restricted”.

 

4        The fees payable for the registration and the issuance of a number plate for a vehicle mentioned in Section 1, except for a vehicle exempted in Section 2, are the standard fees for that type of vehicle as provided for in the Act and regulations, payable on or before October 15, 2002, and thereafter as required by the Act and regulations.

 

5        Notwithstanding Sections 1 and 3, the Registrar may issue standard vehicle permit and number plate for a vehicle mentioned in Section 1.

 

6        All regulations heretofore made by the Minister and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 73-763, dated the 24th day of July, 1973, and amendments thereto, are repealed.

 

7        These regulations come into force on, from and after the 1st day of August, 1990.

 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Restricted Vehicles—Identification and Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 224/1990

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 Restricted Vehicles—Identification and Registration 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

224/1990

Aug 1, 1990

date specified

Aug 24, 1990

41/2002

Apr 1, 2002

date specified

Apr 5, 2002

122/2002

Sep 27, 2002

date specified

Oct 18, 2002

 

 

 

 

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

1 ........................................................

am. 122/2002

2........................................................

rs. 41/2002, 122/2002

3........................................................

am. 41/2002, 122/2002

4........................................................

rs. 41/2002

 

 

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

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

1

The title of the Emergency Measures Act referred to in s. 2(b) is changed to the Emergency Management Act by amendments made by S.N.S. 2005, c. 48 to the Emergency Measures Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 8, and the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.  References to the Emergency Measures Organization should be read as references to the Emergency Management Office established by these amendments.

Dec 20, 2005

2

The reference to the Emergency Measures Organization in s. 2(b) should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with Order in Council 2011-147 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which abolishes the Emergency Management Office and transfers responsibility for emergency management.

Apr 19, 2011

3

The reference to the Emergency Measures Organization in s. 2(b) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2014-71 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which transfers responsibility for emergency management.

Apr 1, 2014

4

The reference to the Emergency Measures Organization in s. 2(b) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing in accordance with O.I.C. 2019-150 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Jun 3, 2019

5

The reference to the Emergency Measures Organization in s. 2(b) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-58 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 23, 2021

6

The reference to the Emergency Measures Organization in s. 2(b) should be read as a reference to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing 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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