British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Commercial Transport Regulations (O.C. 718/2023)

O.C. 718/2023

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that (

a) the Commercial Tr ansport Regulations, B.C. Reg. 30/78, are amended as set out in the attached

Schedule A, and (

b) effective June 1, 2024, the Motor Vehicle Act Regul ations, B.C. Reg. 26/58, are amended as set out in the attached

Schedule B. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Commercial Transport Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58, s. 11 (2); Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, s. 210 Other: R10728977 December 14, 2023

SCHEDULE A

Section 7.05 of the Commercial Transport Re gulations, B.C. Reg. 30/78, is amended by adding the following subsection:

(0.1) A vehicle’s height is determined for the purposes of this

section by measuring the latitudinal distance from the highest point of the vehicle, including its load, to the road surface directly below that point. 2

Section 11.01 is amended (

a) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) A person must not drive or operate a vehicle on a highway in contravention of a permit issued under this regulation. , and (

b) by adding the following subsections:

(3) A person must not drive or operate a vehicle on a highway in contravention of the height allowed on a permit issued under this regulation.

(4) A person must not drive or operate a vehicle on a highway in contravention of the height allowed by general authority of the minister or an authorized person under

section 7.02 (1).

SCHEDULE B Division of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulati ons, B.C. Reg. 26/58, is amended by adding the following section: Dump box warning device for commercial vehicle 7.19

(1) A commercial vehicle’s height is dete rmined for the purposes of this

section by measuring the latitudinal distance from the highest point of the commercial vehicle’s dump box when the dump box is fully raised to the road surface directly below that point.

(2) A person must not drive or operate a commercial vehicle equipped with a dump box that is capable of rising to a height in excess of 4.15 m unless the commercial vehicle is equipped with a visual or a udio warning device that meets all the following requirements: (

a) the device provides a signal to the dr iver if the dump box is not completely lowered; (

b) the device is mounted in a fixed position; (

c) the device is in good working order; (

d) if the vehicle is equipped with a visu al warning device, the visual warning signal from the device must display within the driver’s field of vision; (

e) if the vehicle is equipped with an audio warning device, the audio warning signal from the device must make a di stinct sound that is audible to the driver above the ambient noise level.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 718/2023
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0718 2023
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	68d5767cad18750b07cac8d973ad9d0ce4042e6d

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