C-24.2, r. 4 - Ministerial Order concerning the approval of weigh scales

Section 5 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

5. Where a platform of the scale used is too short to support all the axles of a category of axle, the operator shall:

(1)  have the road vehicle or combination of road vehicles move forward so that all the axles of a category are supported by both platforms of the scale and so that only the axles of that category of axle are supported by both platforms;

(2)  have the road vehicle or combination of road vehicles come to a complete stop;

(3)  take the reading of the masses on the dials of the platforms of the scale or on the display.

The axle load is determined by the sum of the readings taken on the dials of the platforms to weigh a category of axle in conformity with subparagraph 3.

M.O. 90-05-22, s. 5; M.O. 2008-02, s. 3.