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Registration Fees for Trailers Regulations
made under subsection 302(1) of the
Motor Vehicle Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293
O.I.C. 2002-133 (March 28, 2002, effective May 1, 2002), N.S. Reg. 38/2002
as amended to O.I.C. 2015-96 (March 31, 2015, effective June 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 136/2015
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Registration Fees for Trailers Regulations.
Application
2 These regulations do not apply to a semi-trailer if the weight of the semi-trailer and its load is registered to its towing vehicle.
Section 2 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.
Registration fees
3 (1) The annual registration fee for a trailer weighing up to 5000 kg is as set out below opposite the weight range within which the trailer falls:
Weight (kg)
Registration Fee
0–1500
$46.10
1501–3200
$110.85
3201–4100
$138.25
4101–5000
$166.95
Subsection 3(1) replaced: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 136/2015.
(2) For a trailer that weighs 5001 kg or more, the annual registration fee is the amount that is payable for a commercial motor vehicle of the same weight pursuant to the Registration Fees for Commercial Motor Vehicles Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act.
Subsection 3(2) replaced: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.
Original Section 2 renumbered Section 3: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.
Registration fees after July 1 for trailers 1501 kg or more
4 The fee payable to the Department for registering and issuing a permit under the Motor Vehicle Act for a trailer that weighs 1501 kg or more,
(a) between July 1 and September 30 in any year, is 60% of the annual registration fee; and
(b) between October 1 and December 31 in any year, is 35% of the annual registration fee.
Section 4 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.
Partial-year registration fees for trailers 5001 kg or more
5 (1) Upon payment before July 15 in any year of 60% of the annual registration fee, a trailer that weighs 5001 kg or more may be registered and a permit issued for it under the Motor Vehicle Act for the period ending on July 15 in that year.
(2) A trailer that is registered and has a permit issued for it pursuant to subsection (1) for the period ending July 15 in any year may be registered and have a permit issued for it for the remainder of the year upon payment before July 15 in the year of 40% of the annual registration fee.
(3) If the ownership of a trailer is transferred before it is registered for the remainder of a year in accordance with subsection (2), the new owner may register the trailer in accordance with subsection (2).
(4) If, before a trailer is registered for the remainder of a year in accordance with subsection (2), the trailer’s weight is reduced to a lower weight range by the removal of one of its axles, the trailer may be registered and a permit issued for it at the reduced registration weight for the remainder of the year upon payment of 40% of the annual registration fee for the reduced weight.
Section 5 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.
Registration fees for trailers 1501 kg or more after weight increase
6 (1) If the registered weight of a trailer registered for 1501 kg or more in any year is increased to a higher weight range at any time between July 1 and September 30 in the year, the fee payable for the increased registered weight is 60% of the difference between the annual fee for the higher weight and the annual fee for the weight at which the trailer was registered before the increase.
(2) If the registered weight of a trailer registered for 1501 kg or more in any year is increased to a higher weight range at any time between October 1 and December 31 in the year, the fee payable for the increased registered weight is 35% of the difference between the annual fee for the higher weight and the annual fee for the weight at which the trailer was registered before the increase.
Section 6 added: O.I.C. 2003-263, N.S. Reg. 119/2003.