O. Reg. 331/01: VEHICLE PERMITS, Filed August 22, 2001 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8
ONTARIO regulation 331/01
made under the
highway Traffic Act
Made: July 19, 2001
Filed: August 22, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 8, 2001
Amending Reg. 628 of R.R.O. 1990
(Vehicle Permits)
Note: Since the end of 2000, Regulation 628 has been amended by Ontario Regulation 123/01. Previous amendments are listed in the Table of Regulations published in The Ontario Gazette dated January 20, 2001.
1. (1) The definition of “historic vehicle” in section 1 of Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:
“historic vehicle” means, despite the definition in subsection 7 (1.1) of the Act, a motor vehicle that,
(a) is at least 30 years old,
(b) is operated on a highway in parades, for purposes of exhibition, tours or similar functions organized by a properly constituted automobile club or for purposes of repair, testing or demonstration for sale,
(c) is substantially unchanged or unmodified from the original manufacturer’s product, and
(d) does not have attached to it year-of-manufacture plates;
(2) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:
“year-of-manufacture plates” means number plates that are described in subsection 7 (7.2) of the Act.
2. Section 9 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3.1) Where the number plates attached to the vehicle are year-of-manufacture plates, and only one plate was issued by the Ministry in that year for display on a motor vehicle, that plate shall be attached to and exposed in a conspicuous position at the rear of the vehicle.
3. Section 18 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(8) This section does not apply to a permit for a commercial motor vehicle, farm vehicle, bus or bus described in subsection 5 (3), to which year-of-manufacture vehicle plates have been attached if,
(a) the operation of the vehicle is governed by section 16, 107 or 190 of the Act;
(b) the operation of the vehicle is governed by section 3 of the Truck Transportation Act;
(c) the operation of the vehicle is governed by Part I, II or III of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 (Canada);
(d) the operation of the vehicle is governed by section 2 of the Public Vehicles Act;
(e) the operation of the vehicle is governed by section 3 of the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (Canada);
(f) the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight of more than 3,000 kilograms; or
(g) the vehicle is a bus or a bus described in subsection 5 (3) with a gross weight of more than 2,500 kilograms.
4. Items 1, 2, 4 and 5 under the heading “Permit Numbers” at the end of Schedule 5 to the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
1. For a motor vehicle to which year-of-manufacture plates have been attached, other than a motor vehicle described in subsection 18 (8) or a motorcycle, or for a passenger car or motorized mobile home.
2. For a motor vehicle to which year-of-manufacture plates have been attached, other than a motor vehicle described in subsection 18 (8) or a motorcycle, or for a passenger car or a motorized mobile home, if the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario.
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4. For a motorcycle, including a motorcycle to which year-of-manufacture plates have been attached.
5. For a motorcycle, including a motorcycle to which year-of-manufacture plates have been attached, if the permit holder is a resident of Northern Ontario.