A-25, r. 1 - Regulation respecting the application of the Automobile Insurance Act

Section 9 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

9. For the purposes of the definition of “public highway” in section 1 of the Act and of subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 10 of the Act:

(1)  “snowmobile” means a motorized vehicle having a net mass of 450 kg or less, designed to travel primarily on snow or ice, equipped with a steering ski or runner and propelled by an endless track in contact with the ground;

(2)  “drawn machinery” means a non-motorized vehicle without a load space that maintains itself, or is maintained by the automobile that draws it, in a horizontal position, is authorized by its registration to travel on a public highway, and is used to carry only equipment or machinery which is permanently installed upon it;

(3)  “farm trailer” means a non-motorized vehicle with a load space that maintains itself, or is maintained by the automobile that draws it, in a horizontal position, is used to transport agricultural produce or equipment required for the production of such produce, is authorized by its registration to travel on a public highway, and whose owner is a person or a partnership and is a member of an association certified under the Farm Producers Act (chapter P-28) or holds a registration card for a farm operation issued by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation;

(4)  “farm tractor” means a tractor equipped with tires that is authorized by its registration to travel on a public highway, is designed to draw agricultural equipment, and whose owner:

(a)  is a person or a partnership and is a member of an association certified under the Farm Producers Act or holds a registration card for a farm operation issued by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation; or

(b)  is a natural person who uses the tractor exclusively for personal purposes;

(5)  “specialized vehicle” means an automobile that is authorized by its registration to travel on a public highway and that:

(a)  is not a service vehicle within the meaning of section 227 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2), does not have a load space, is designed primarily to perform work, and is permanently equipped with its machinery for that purpose; or

(b)  has a net mass of more than 450 kg and is designed to travel primarily on snow or ice;

(6)  “vehicle intended for use off a public highway” means:

(a)  a vehicle with metal tracks;

(b)  an automobile that is used primarily or exclusively off a public highway;

(c)  an automobile that is designed for sports driving off a public highway and whose net mass does not exceed 450 kg;

(d)  an automobile that is authorized by its registration to cross a public highway only at a right angle;

(e)  an automobile that is used exclusively within a railway station, a harbour installation or an airport; or

(f)  a non-motorized vehicle that maintains itself, or is maintained by the automobile that draws it, in a horizontal position and that is used with a vehicle specified in any of subparagraphs a to e.

O.C. 1922-89, s. 9.