C-24.2, r. 6.2 - Ministerial Order concerning operation of military-type vehicles on public highways

Updated to 22 August 2019

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chapter C-24.2, r. 6.2

Ministerial Order concerning operation of military-type vehicles on certain public highways

Highway Safety Code

(chapter C-24.2, s. 633.2).

1. The application of the fifth paragraph of sections 21 and 31.1 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2), as regards the prohibition to drive on a public highway a vehicle that has been restricted to off-highway use by its manufacturer or importer, section 212 of the Code and section 13.1 of the Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles (chapter C-24.2, r. 32) with respect to any person who puts into operation a military-type vehicle on a public highway is suspended insofar as

(1)  the vehicle is operated on a public highway, other than an autoroute or a limited access highway, where the maximum speed allowed is equal to or under 70 km/h; and

(2)  the vehicle

(a)  has the same configuration as that of a road vehicle intended to be operated on a public highway;

(b)  is not equipped with a turret or a weapon anchoring system;

(c)  is registered as a restricted operation vehicle and is equipped with a licence plate bearing the prefix “C” in accordance with section 137 of the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29); and

(d)  has undergone a mechanical inspection and is equipped with an inspection sticker in accordance with the Highway Safety Code and the Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles.

A military-type vehicle referred to in the first paragraph is authorized

(1)  to cross, at right angles, a public highway, other than an autoroute or a limited access highway, where the maximum speed is over 70 km/h;

(2)  to be operated on any public highway if the vehicle belongs to the Gouvernement du Québec or a municipality.

M.O. 2019-13, s. 1.

2. (Omitted in part).

It is revoked on 7 august, 2024.

M.O. 2019-13, s. 2.

REFERENCES

M.O. 2019-13, 2019 G.O. 2, 1765