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Restricted Permits and Special Permits Fees Regulations

made under subsection 302(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Act

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

O.I.C. 72-533 (May 30, 1972), N.S. Reg. 35/72

as amended to O.I.C. 2015-96 (March 31, 2015, effective June 1, 2015), N.S. Reg. 137/2015

 

1     A fee of $26.10 shall be paid for a permit where one of the following conditions is stated on the permit:

 

                (a)    the sled described in this permit shall only be used on the highway as a trailer when towed over snow and ice by a registered vehicle;

 

                (b)    the reconstructed vehicle described on the reverse side having permanently mounted thereon equipment used for sawing firewood shall only be moved on the highway between farms where sawing is being done;

 

                (c)    the reconstructed vehicle described in this permit having permanently mounted thereon well-drilling equipment shall only be operated on the highway between jobs;

 

                (d)    the motor vehicle herein described having a spraying machine permanently mounted thereon as part thereof is only authorized to move on the highway between farms of the owner;

 

                (e)    the tractor described herein shall only be operated within the limits of a highway contract or moved between jobs;

 

                (f)    the power grader described herein shall only be operated within the limits of a highway contract or moved between jobs;

 

                (g)    the within described vehicle is authorized to move on the highway between and on the dates specified below.

Section 1 amended: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 137/2015.


Section 2 repealed: O.I.C. 78-244, N.S. Reg. 52/78.


Section 3 repealed: O.I.C. 78-244, N.S. Reg. 52/78.

 

4     A fee per month of one-twelfth of the annual fee for a permit shall be paid where the permit contains the following condition:

 

The within described trailer is authorized to be drawn on the highway by a registered vehicle during the period when the roads are closed pursuant to the provisions of the Public Highways Act.

 

5     The fee for a special permit issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles under clause 11(1)(a) of the Weights and Dimensions of Vehicles Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act for a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the dimensional limits set out in those regulations shall be as follows:

 

                (a)    for movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on a specified date, the largest of the amounts set out below in the column under the heading “Single” opposite the overdimension ranges within which the vehicle or combination of vehicles falls;

 

                (b)    for movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles during a 12-month period beginning on the date a special permit is issued, the largest of the amounts set out below in the column under the heading “Annual” opposite the overdimension ranges within which the vehicle or combination of vehicles falls.


Overdimension

Single

Annual

Overwidth

>2.60–3.05 m

$13.20

$133.25

>3.05–4.27 m

$19.85

$133.25

>4.27–5.49 m

$26.10

N/A

>5.49 m

$33.10

N/A

Overlength

 

 

>23–25 m

$19.85

$133.25

>25–30 m

$26.10

$133.25

>30 m

$33.10

N/A

Overheight

 

 

>4.15–4.27 m

$19.85

$133.25

>4.27 m

$33.10

$133.25

Front overhang

 

 

>1.0 m

$3.50

$19.85

Rear overhang

 

 

>2.00–3.05 m

$13.20

$133.25

>3.05–5.0 m

$19.85

$133.25

>5.0 m

$33.10

$133.25

Non-conforming vehicle

$33.10

$133.25

Clause 5(b) replaced: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 137/2015.

Section 5 added: O.I.C. 73-699, N.S. Reg. 138/73; replaced: O.I.C. 2007-639, N.S. Reg. 454/2007.

 

6     The fee for a special permit issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles under clause 11(1)(b) of the Weights and Dimensions of Vehicles Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act for a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits set out in those regulations shall be as follows:

 

                (a)    for movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles on a specified date, the amount set out below in the column under the heading “Single” opposite the weight range within which the vehicle or combination of vehicles falls;

 

                (b)    for movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles during a 12-month period beginning on the date a special permit is issued, the amount set out below in the column under the heading “Annual” opposite the weight range within which the vehicle or combination of vehicles falls.


Vehicle Weight Range

Single

Annual

Up to 50 000 kg

$33.20

$265.30

>50 000–61 200 kg

$66.30

$796.10

>61 200–69 800 kg

$99.60

$1326.95

>69 800 kg

$265.30

N/A

Clause 6(b) replaced: O.I.C. 2015-96, N.S. Reg. 137/2015.

Section 6 added: O.I.C. 74-349, N.S. Reg. 37/74; replaced: O.I.C. 2007-639, N.S. Reg. 454/2007.