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C-24.2, r. 32 - Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles
Section 3
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3. In addition to the road vehicles listed in section 521 of the Code, the following road vehicles are subject to mechanical inspection:
(1) vehicles engaged in the transportation of schoolchildren;
(2) where the owner wishes to obtain registration to travel on public roads:
(a) disused vehicles;
(b) vehicles that have been stored or prohibited from travelling for more than 12 consecutive months, or that have been in both situations during that period, except those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec under section 543.2 of the Code;
(c) vehicles registered as off-road vehicles under the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29), excluding road vehicles that were not designed to travel on public roads and for which the owner cannot obtain registration for travel on public roads and those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société under section 543.2 of the Code;
(d) second-hand vehicles from outside Québec excluding those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société under section 543.2 of the Code and those acquired by a person holding a dealer’s licence for resale purposes;
(3) tow trucks whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than 4,500 kg;
(4) the vehicles referred to in subparagraph c of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 20 of the Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile (chapter T-11.2) and the vehicles referred to in the third paragraph of section 73 of that Act;
In force: 2024-08-07
(5) military-type road vehicles.3. In addition to the road vehicles listed in section 521 of the Code, the following road vehicles are subject to mechanical inspection:
(1) vehicles engaged in the transportation of schoolchildren;
(2) where the owner wishes to obtain registration to travel on public roads:
(a) disused vehicles;
(b) vehicles that have been stored or prohibited from travelling for more than 12 consecutive months, or that have been in both situations during that period, except those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec under section 543.2 of the Code;
(c) vehicles registered as off-road vehicles under the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29), excluding road vehicles that were not designed to travel on public roads and for which the owner cannot obtain registration for travel on public roads;
(d) second-hand vehicles from outside Québec;
(3) tow trucks whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than 4,500 kg;
(4) the vehicles referred to in subparagraph c of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 20 of the Act respecting remunerated passenger transportation by automobile (chapter T-11.2) and the vehicles referred to in the third paragraph of section 73 of that Act.
3. In addition to the road vehicles listed in section 521 of the Code, the following road vehicles are subject to mechanical inspection:
(1) vehicles engaged in the transportation of schoolchildren;
(2) where the owner wishes to obtain registration to travel on public roads:
(a) disused vehicles;
(b) vehicles that have been stored or prohibited from travelling for more than 12 consecutive months, or that have been in both situations during that period, except those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec under section 543.2 of the Code;
(c) vehicles registered as off-road vehicles under the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29), excluding road vehicles that were not designed to travel on public roads and for which the owner cannot obtain registration for travel on public roads;
(d) second-hand vehicles from outside Québec;
(3) tow trucks whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than 4,500 kg;
(4) vehicles assigned to passenger transportation for baptisms, weddings and funerals under the Act respecting transportation services by taxi (chapter S-6.01).
3. In addition to the road vehicles listed in section 521 of the Code, the following road vehicles are subject to mechanical inspection:
(1) vehicles engaged in the transportation of schoolchildren;
(2) where the owner wishes to obtain registration to travel on public roads:
(a) disused vehicles;
(b) vehicles that have been stored or prohibited from travelling for more than 12 consecutive months, or that have been in both situations, except those covered by a preventive maintenance program in place of mandatory mechanical inspection recognized by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec under section 543.2 of the Code;
(c) vehicles registered as off-road vehicles under the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29), excluding road vehicles that were not designed to travel on public roads and for which the owner cannot obtain registration for travel on public roads;
(d) second-hand vehicles from outside Québec;
(3) tow trucks whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than 4,500 kg.
