C-24.1 - Highway Safety Code

Section 478 Disposition versions

1987-06-29

478. (Replaced).

1981, c. 7, s. 478; 1986, c. 91, s. 674.

1981-11-01

478. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  establish categories of road vehicles and combinations of road vehicles according to load, number and type of axles, configuration in respect of axle arrangement, tire specifications, suspension specifications or any other mechanical or physical specification;

(2)  establish categories of axles;

(3)  establish for classes of public highways, according to the categories of road vehicles and combinations of road vehicles, and the categories of axles, the norms of

(a)  axle load of road vehicles and combinations of road vehicles,

(b)  total loaded mass of road vehicles and combinations of road vehicles, and

(c)  dimensions, in length, width and height, of road vehicles and combinations of road vehicles, with or without load;

(4)  modify, during thawing periods, the norms established under paragraph 3 and reduce the speed limit, during such periods, of road vehicles or combinations of road vehicles authorized to move on the public highways;

(5)  establish rules respecting the presence and movement of road convoys on the public highways;

(6)  take the necessary measures to control the dimensions and mass of road vehicles or combinations of road vehicles moving on the public highways, load included;

(7)  prescribe the cases in which a permit authorizing the movement of an outsized vehicle may be issued, the conditions of the issue and holding of such a permit, its scope, the related conditions, the form and content of the permit, the duties exigible, and the amount and form of the security; designate a person qualified to issue it;

(8)  determine the conditions of issue and holding of an escort permit and the related conditions, fix the duties exigible and prescribe the standards of motor vehicles used for such purpose;

(9)  prescribe the cases in which a permit authorizing the movement on the highway of a road vehicle or combination of road vehicles used for the transportation of a load exceeding its length or its width may be issued, the conditions of the issue and holding of such a permit, its scope, the related conditions, the form and content of the permit, the duties exigible; designate a person qualified to issue it.

1981, c. 7, s. 478.