T-11.2 - Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile

Section 58 Disposition versions

2020-10-10

58. Qualified drivers may not use a qualified automobile to offer remunerated passenger transportation in the following cases:

(1)  when the car body or passenger compartment is not clean;

(2)  when they notice that the automobile has a defect or that the equipment added to it, in particular the real-time geolocation device, the taximeter and the domelight, if any, is defective;

(3)  when the mechanical inspection certificate referred to in section 56 indicates that the automobile has a defect; and

(4)  when they receive a notice of defect concerning the automobile issued by a vehicle manufacturer in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (S.C. 1993, c. 16) or when the automobile owner or the operator informs them of the receipt of such a notice.

However, in the case of a minor defect, the automobile may be used provided that the repair is made within 48 hours.

For the purposes of this Act, minor and major defects are those prescribed by a regulation made under Chapter I of Title IX of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2).

2019, c. 18, s. 58.

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In force: 2020-10-10

58. Qualified drivers may not use a qualified automobile to offer remunerated passenger transportation in the following cases:

(1)  when the car body or passenger compartment is not clean;

(2)  when they notice that the automobile has a defect or that the equipment added to it, in particular the real-time geolocation device, the taximeter and the domelight, if any, is defective;

(3)  when the mechanical inspection certificate referred to in section 56 indicates that the automobile has a defect; and

(4)  when they receive a notice of defect concerning the automobile issued by a vehicle manufacturer in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (S.C. 1993, c. 16) or when the automobile owner or the operator informs them of the receipt of such a notice.

However, in the case of a minor defect, the automobile may be used provided that the repair is made within 48 hours.

For the purposes of this Act, minor and major defects are those prescribed by a regulation made under Chapter I of Title IX of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2).

2019, c. 18, s. 58.