C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 519.71 Disposition versions

2008-06-12

519.71. In the performance of their duties, highway controllers may, in particular,

(1)  enter, at any reasonable hour, the establishment of a person who is subject to a legislative provision governing the operation of heavy vehicles, the establishment of a heavy vehicle owner or operator or any place where an undertaking or goods referred to in the legislative and regulatory provisions under the responsibility of the Société under an agreement entered into in accordance with this Title is being carried on or are being kept;

(2)  inspect, within those places, any equipment or any premises where registers and records that must be kept under Title VIII.1 or the legislative or regulatory provisions referred to in subparagraph 1 are found;

(3)  inspect any vehicle and, for that purpose, order the immobilization of the vehicle if necessary, enter it, examine registers and records referred to in subparagraph 2, and open any passenger compartment, shipping container, compartment, container or vessel or order it to be opened, and require a mechanical inspection of the vehicle if necessary, unless the vehicle is registered as impounded in the road vehicle registration register held by the Société;

(4)  require any information relating to the enforcement of this Code and the legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in subparagraph 1, demand that any related document be produced, and examine and make copies of books, registers, accounts, records or other documents containing such information.

Any person who has the care, possession or control of such books, registers, accounts, records or other documents must make them available to the highway controller on request and facilitate their examination.

1990, c. 83, s. 208; 2008, c. 14, s. 68.

1991-01-01

519.71. The Société must, at the request of the Minister of Transport, make available to him, in such form and within such time limit as he shall prescribe, detailed reports on the operations and activities coming under the responsibility of highway controllers pursuant to this Title.

The Société must, in addition, at the request of the Minister, make available to him any statistical or administrative report relating to the carrying out of the mandate assigned to him under this Title.

1990, c. 83, s. 208.