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C-24.2, r. 1.01 - Order respecting motorized mobility aids
Section 1
Disposition versions
1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“motorized mobility aid” means
(1) a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2) any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a) it is designed for only 1 person;
(b) it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c) it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d) it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e) it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f) it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g) it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
“health professional” means
(1) a chiropractor;
(2) an occupational therapist;
(3) a specialized nurse practitioner;
(4) a physician;
(5) a physiotherapist.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1) a vehicle made by hand;
(2) a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“motorized mobility aid” means
(1) a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2) any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a) it is designed for only 1 person;
(b) it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c) it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d) it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e) it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f) it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g) it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
“health professional” means a person who holds a permit issued by one of the following orders and who is entered on the roll of the order concerned:
(1) Ordre professionnel des chiropraticiens du Québec;
(2) Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes;
(3) Ordre professionnel des médecins du Québec.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1) a vehicle made by hand;
(2) a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
In force: 2020-08-09
1. In this Order, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“motorized mobility aid” means
(1) a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or
(2) any other vehicle designed to make up for an inability to walk that has the following features:
(a) it is designed for only 1 person;
(b) it is equipped with a seat, which cannot be straddled, and backrest as well as footrests and armrests;
(c) it is not equipped with brake, accelerator or clutch pedals or pedals to convey the force of the user’s foot to the vehicle’s transmission system;
(d) it is propelled by an electric motor;
(e) it moves on 3 or 4 wheels;
(f) it has a maximum width of 75 cm, including equipment, except if its use is prescribed to the user by a health professional;
(g) it is not equipped with a closed cabin or sides closed using a rigid or soft, transparent or opaque, material;
“health professional” means a person who holds a permit issued by one of the following orders and who is entered on the roll of the order concerned:
(1) Ordre professionnel des chiropraticiens du Québec;
(2) Ordre professionnel des ergothérapeutes;
(3) Ordre professionnel des médecins du Québec.
Despite the first paragraph, the following vehicles are not motorized mobility aids:
(1) a vehicle made by hand;
(2) a vehicle that, before being altered, did not have all the characteristics of a motorized mobility aid.
