C-24.2, r. 35 - Regulation respecting special permits

Section 5 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

5. A special permit holder must:

(1)  sign the permit or have it signed by his representative;

(2)  verify that the highway system permits the movement of traffic for the dimensions and loads carried;

(3)  comply with the provisions of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 15;

(3.1)  comply with the provisions of section 7, section 9, the second and third paragraphs of section 13 and subparagraphs 1 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 15;

(3.2)  comply with the provisions of sections 8, 10 to 12, the first paragraph of section 13, section 14.1 and the second, third and fourth paragraphs of section 15;

(4)  verify that the load and equipment cannot be arranged or divided in such a way so that the road vehicle or combination of road vehicles complies with the standards established by the Vehicle Load and Size Limits Regulation (chapter C-24.2, r. 31), except in the case of a Class 4 permit;

(5)  ensure that the vehicle travels with the headlights turned on;

(6)  not drive a vehicle covered by a Class 4 or Class 5 permit or allow such vehicle to travel on a bridge where a sign prohibits the travel of outsized vehicles;

(7)  not drive a vehicle covered by a Class 5 permit or allow such vehicle to travel during a thaw, unless the permit makes provision for the use of a hauled dolly;

(8)  make sure that a vehicle manufactured as an outsized vehicle and covered by a Class 1 or Class 7 permit travels unloaded, travels with a load made up of a single object or travels with a load made up of one object or more, of which at least one requires the use of a vehicle manufactured as an outsized vehicle, provided that the transport of an additional object does not render the vehicle outsized with respect to another dimension or the load;

(9)  comply with the load limits and dimensions prescribed in the permit, including those applicable to the class of the permit;

(9.1)  comply with the additional conditions prescribed in Schedule 3 and those specified by the permit;

(10)  make sure that all the characteristics of the vehicle used provided for in paragraphs 9, 12, 14 and 15 of section 4 are identical to the characteristics mentioned in the permit and that all the characteristics provided for in paragraph 10 of the same section are identical or superior to the characteristics mentioned on the permit;

(11)  make sure that a combination of vehicles outsized with respect to height and covered by a Class 1 or Class 7 permit includes a semi-trailer lower than the king pin of its coupling device or a trailer whose loading platform is not more than 1 m from the ground, unless the permit expressly authorizes the use of another type of trailer or semi-trailer;

(12)  make sure that a hauled dolly used under a general Class 1 permit or class 5 permit is removed, where the total loaded mass of the combination of vehicles is less than 65,000 kg and where its length exceeds 23 m, except if the vehicle travels unloaded or during a thaw;

(13)  make sure that a combination of vehicles covered by a Class 7 permit authorizing a rear overhang greater than 4 m includes a pole or expandable body platform trailer or semi-trailer to reduce the overhang, unless the permit expressly authorizes the use of another type of trailer or semi-trailer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prohibition to travel during a thaw set forth in subparagraph 7 does not apply:

(1)  on the special class public highway described in the Vehicle Load and Size Limits Regulation;

(2)  where emergency measures are implemented following a disaster, a derailment or a spill of hazardous substances.

O.C. 1444-90, s. 5; O.C. 1605-93, s. 7; O.C. 384-99, s. 1.