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Temporary Registration Permits Regulations

made under subsection 13(3) of the

Motor Vehicle Act

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

N.S. Reg. 417/2007 (effective October 25, 2007)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Temporary registration permit

Refusal to issue temporary registration permit

Revocation of a temporary registration permit

Temporary breakdown permit

Unladen weight permit

Temporary number permit

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Temporary Registration Permits Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

(a) “Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act ;

(b) “cab card” means a document issued by the Department which evidences

the jurisdictions and weights for which a vehicle is registered pursuant to

the International Registration Plan;

(c) “carrier” means a carrier as defined in clause 303A(

a) of the Act;

(d) “Department” means the Department of Service Nova Scotia and

Municipal Relations;

(e) “disabled vehicle” means a vehicle with a valid, unexpired commercial or

International Registration Plan registration that has broken down and,

because of mechanical difficulties,

(

i) can no longer operate,

(ii) or is being serviced and therefore not in operation;

(f) “International Registration Plan” means an agreement between the

Province and other jurisdictions for prorating or apportioning registration

fees based on fleet distance traveled in each jurisdiction;

(g) “number plate” means a number plate as described in

Section 19 of the

Act;

(h) “replacement vehicle” means a vehicle that temporarily replaces a disabled

vehicle in accordance with these regulations;

(i) “temporary breakdown permit” means a permit issued by the Department

for a replacement vehicle to allow the vehicle to operate temporarily in

replacement for a disabled vehicle;

(j) “temporary number permit” means a temporary permit issued under

Section 30 of the Act pending the issue of permanent number plates and a

permit as required by the Act;

(k) “temporary registration permit” means a permit issued by the Department

or by a person authorized by the Department to allow the temporary

operation of a vehicle upon a highway in the Province, and includes all of

the following:

(

i) an unladen weight permit,

(ii) a temporary breakdown permit,

iii) an in-transit permit,

(iv) a temporary number permit;

(l) “unladen vehicle” means a vehicle fully equipped for service but that is

not carrying a load;

(m) “unladen weight permit” means a temporary registration permit issued for

an unladen vehicle to allow the temporary movement of the unladen

vehicle by its owner-operator or a designated representative of the

owner-operator.

Temporary registration permit

(1) An application for [a] temporary registration permit must be submitted to the

Registrar or, in the case of a temporary number permit, to the Registrar or a

licensed dealer together with all of the following:

(

a) a completed application in the form prescribed by the Registrar;

(

b) the application fee prescribed for the permit in the regulations respecting

documents and service fees made under the Act;

(

c) proof of financial responsibility as required by the Act in respect of a

vehicle for which the permit would be issued.

(2) A temporary registration permit is not transferable to another vehicle.

(3) A temporary registration permit, other than a temporary breakdown permit, issued

for a vehicle other than a trailer, semi-trailer or motorcycle must be affixed to the

lower right-hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle for which it is issued.

(4) A temporary registration permit issued for a trailer, semi-trailer or motorcycle

must be in the possession of the vehicle operator.

(5) A temporary registration permit must be removed and destroyed immediately after

it expires by the person who was issued the temporary registration permit.

Refusal to issue temporary registration permit

4 The Registrar may refuse to issue a temporary registration permit in any of the following

circumstances:

(

a) the Registrar determines that the application for the permit contains a false

statement or false information;

(

b) the Registrar is not satisfied that the vehicle for which the permit is sought

will be operated safely.

Revocation of a temporary registration permit

(1) The Registrar may revoke a temporary registration permit in any of the following

circumstances:

(

a) the Registrar determines that the application for the permit contains a false

statement or false information;

(

b) the Registrar determines that the vehicle for which the permit was issued is

not adequately insured;

(

c) the Registrar is not satisfied that the vehicle for which the permit was

issued will be operated safely.

(2) A registered owner of a vehicle whose temporary registration permit is revoked

must immediately return the temporary registration permit for the vehicle to the

Registrar.

Temporary breakdown permit

(1) The Registrar may issue a temporary breakdown permit for a replacement vehicle

(

a) a valid, unexpired commercial or International Registration Plan

registration is in force for the replacement vehicle; and

(

b) the number plate referenced on the replacement vehicle’s registration is a

number plate from a Canadian or U.S. jurisdiction.

(2) The driver of a replacement vehicle that is operated under the authority of a

temporary breakdown permit must carry all of the following in the replacement

vehicle:

(

a) the original number plate issued to the disabled vehicle that it replaced;

(

b) the permit and cab card issued to the disabled vehicle that it replaced;

(

c) the temporary breakdown permit.

(3) A temporary breakdown permit is valid for up to 15 days.

Unladen weight permit

(1) An unladen weight permit may be issued for an unladen vehicle if all of the

following apply to the vehicle:

(

a) the vehicle is not registered under the International Registration Plan;

(

b) a valid permit issued under the Act exists for the vehicle;

(

c) a valid Nova Scotia number plate exists for the vehicle and is referenced

on the permit referred to in clause (b);

(

d) a valid safety inspection certificate issued under the Act or issued under

the laws of New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island exists for the vehicle;

(

e) the owner-operator of the vehicle or a representative designated by the

owner-operator has terminated a lease with a carrier and has surrendered

the number plate and permit for the vehicle to the carrier.

(2) An unladen weight permit is valid for up to 30 days.

Temporary number permit

(1) An application for a temporary number permit must be made on the form

prescribed by the Department and must be submitted to the Registrar together

with the application fee prescribed for a temporary number permit in the

regulations respecting documents and services fees made under the Act.

(2) A temporary number permit issued for a vehicle by a licensed dealer is valid for

up to 30 days.

(3) A person authorized by the Department to issue a temporary number permit must

not issue a temporary number permit to a person for a vehicle if the person

authorized by the Department has previously issued the person a temporary

number permit for the vehicle.

(4) A temporary number permit may only be issued for a vehicle that meets the

following criteria:

(

a) it has a registered weight of 5000 kg or less;

(

b) it has a valid safety inspection certificate issued under the Act or issued

under the laws of the Province of New Brunswick or Prince Edward

Island.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Temporary Registration Permits Regulations

N.S. Reg.

417/2007

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Temporary Registration Permits Regulations made

under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

417/2007

Oct 25, 2007

date specified

Nov 23, 2007

The following regulations are not yet in force and

are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

The reference to the Department of Service Nova Scotia

and Municipal Relations in s. 2(

d) should be read as a reference to the

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in accordance with

O.I.C. 2014-432 under the Public

Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Oct 20, 2014

The reference to the Department of Service Nova Scotia

and Municipal Relations in s. 2(

d) should be read as a reference to the

Department of Transportation and Active Transit in accordance with O.I.C.

2021-56 under the Public Service Act ,

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 23, 2021

The reference to the Department of Service Nova Scotia

and Municipal Relations in s. 2(

d) should be read as a reference to the

Department of Public Works in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.

Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.