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Motor Carrier Fees Regulations

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Motor Carrier Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 292

O.I.C. 2002-571 (effective January 1, 2003), N.S. Reg. 153/2002

as amended to O.I.C. 2016-233 (effective September 27, 2016), N.S. Reg. 178/2016

1 These regulations may be cited as the Motor Carrier Fees Regulations.

2 Every motor carrier shall pay an annual fee for each public passenger vehicle that the

motor carrier is authorized to operate, in accordance with the following scale:

(

a) for each public passenger vehicle other than a school bus ...................... $515.30

(

b) for each commercial van ....................................................................... $257.65

(

c) for an extra-provincial identification plate for each public

passenger vehicle with an identification plate of the category

described in clause (a) ........................................................................... $257.65

(

d) for an extra-provincial identification plate for each public

passenger vehicle with no identification plate of the category

described in clause (a) ........................................................................... $515.30

3 In addition to any fee that a motor carrier may be required to pay pursuant to

Section 2,

where a motor carrier has been authorized to provide temporary service or under

Section 9

of the Motor Carrier Act has been granted a temporary authority to provide a service, the

motor carrier shall pay a fee of $128.80.

4 In addition to any fee that a motor carrier may be required to pay pursuant to

Section 2,

where a motor carrier has been authorized to provide a single trip service, the motor carrier

shall pay a fee of $85.90 for each trip for each public passenger vehicle authorized to

provide the service.

5 Where an authorized motor carrier transfers an identification plate from one public

passenger vehicle to another, the motor carrier shall pay a fee of $64.40.

6 Where an authorized motor carrier requires a replacement of an identification plate, the

motor carrier shall pay a fee of $128.85.

(1) In this

Section “Community Based Inclusive Transportation Organizations” means

motor carriers who are eligible for and receive annual funding under the Community

Transportation Assistance Program administered by Service Nova Scotia and

Municipal Relations.

(2) Community Based Inclusive Transportation Organizations are exempt from the fees

in these regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Motor Carrier Fees Regulations

N.S. Reg.

153/2002

Motor Carrier 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 Motor Carrier Fees Regulations made under the Motor Carrier Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

153/2002

Jan 1, 2003

date specified

Jan 10, 2003

87/2004

Apr 1, 2004

date specified

Apr 6, 2004

125/2007

Apr 1, 2004

date specified

Mar 30, 2007

415/2007

Oct 30, 2007

date specified

Nov 23, 2007

184/2008

Apr 1, 2008

date specified

Apr 18, 2008

175/2009

Apr 1, 2009

date specified

Apr 14, 2009

99/2011

Apr 1, 2011

date specified

Apr 15, 2011

125/2013

Apr 1, 2013

date specified

Apr 12, 2013

122/2015

Apr 1, 2015

date specified

Apr 8, 2015

178/2016

Sep 27, 2016

date specified

Oct 14, 2016

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

2(a)-(d) .............................................

fc. 84/2004, 125/2007, 184/2008, 175/2009, 99/2011,

125/2013, 122/2015

3 ........................................................

fc. 84/2004, 125/2007, 184/2008, 175/2009, 99/2011,

125/2013, 122/2015, 178/2016

4 ........................................................

fc. 84/2004, 125/2007, 184/2008, 175/2009, 99/2011,

125/2013, 122/2015, 178/2016

5-6 .....................................................

fc. 84/2004, 125/2007, 184/2008, 175/2009, 99/2011,

125/2013, 122/2015

7 ........................................................

ad. 415/2007

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

The reference to Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

in s. 7(1) should be read as a reference to the Office of Service Nova

Scotia in accordance with O.I.C. 2014-71 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Apr 1, 2014

The

reference to Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations in s. 7(1)

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 Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations in s. 7(1) 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 Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations in s. 7(1) 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. 376.

Aug 31, 2021

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

240/1992

Schedule of Fees Payable by Motor Carriers

Jan 1, 1993

Jan 1, 2003

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.