C-24.2, r. 31 - Vehicle Load and Size Limits Regulation

Section 33 Disposition versions

2013-02-14

33. (Revoked).

O.C. 1299-91, s. 33; O.C. 1412-98, s. 19; O.C. 1484-99, s. 1; O.C. 24-2013, s. 16.

2012-09-01

33. Up to 31 December 2001, sections 13 to 25 shall not apply to the axles of a single unit road vehicle of a model year prior to 1992 that has not undergone, after 1 October 1991, any alteration covered by section 214 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2) and that meets one of the following conditions:

(1)  it is equipped with a non-detachable dumping mechanism and carries sand, earth, gravel, stone, sodium chloride, snow, ice or hot mix asphalt;

(2)  it is assigned to the maintenance of a public highway;

(3)  it is a back loading refuse-compacting truck.

The maximum total loaded mass of that road vehicle shall be the least of:

(1)  the total loaded mass computed by adding the load maximums indicated by the manufacturer of tires for each class of axle up to 7,250 kg in the case of axles of class B.1, 14,000 kg in the case of axles of class B.2, 13,000 kg in the case of axles of class B.3, 10,000 kg in the case of axles of class B.10 or B.26, 18,000 kg in the case of axles of class B.21, 13,500 kg in the case of axles of class B.25, 18,000 kg in the case of axles of class B.50 without exceeding, for classes B.1, B.2 and B.3, the load maximum indicated by the road vehicle manufacturer;

(2)  the load indicated by the person that made the alterations to the vehicle, before 1 October 1991, with the approval of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec in accordance with paragraph 1 of section 214 of the Highway Safety Code;

(3)  17,250 kg where the road vehicle belongs to class A.1, 25,250 kg where it belongs to class A.2 or A.9, 32,000 kg where it belongs to class A.3 and 31,000 kg where it belongs to class A.4;

(4)  during a period of thaw or rain, 15,250 kg where the road vehicle belongs to class A.1, 22,750 kg where it belongs to class A.2 or A.9, 29,500 kg where it belongs to class A.3 and 28,500 kg where it belongs to class A.4. Those maximums shall be decreased by 1,000 kg where the vehicle is equipped with an axle of class B.3.

Where the load maximums indicated by the manufacturer or the load capacities indicated by the person that made alterations to vehicles may not be established for the purposes of applying subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the second paragraph, the maximums prescribed by subparagraph 3 shall be reduced to 15,500 kg where the road vehicle belongs to class A.1, to 23,500 kg where it belongs to class A.2 or A.9, to 29,000 kg where it belongs to class A.3 and to 28,000 kg where it belongs to class A.4.

Up to 31 December 2001, the maximum provided for in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph for class B.21 and those provided for in subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph for classes A.2, A.3, A.4 and A.9 shall be increased to 2,000 kg.

For the purposes of this section, any maximum expressed in pounds shall be divided by 2.2046.

O.C. 1299-91, s. 33; O.C. 1412-98, s. 19; O.C. 1484-99, s. 1.