T-12, r. 16 - Bus Transport Regulation

Section 2 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

2. For the purposes of this Regulation, buses shall be classified in one of the following 7 categories:

Category 1: a bus built for long-distance public transport and equipped with a baggage compartment, an interior baggage rack, seats with adjustable backs, an air-conditioning system and a toilet;

Category 2: a bus built for long-distance public transport but lacking one or more items listed in category 1;

Category 3: a bus built for urban transport;

Category 4: a bus built on a truck chassis with an engine projecting beyond the passenger compartment and equipped with seats with adjustable backs, an air-conditioning system and a toilet;

Category 5: a bus built on a truck chassis with an engine projecting beyond the passenger compartment but lacking one or more items listed in category 4;

Category 6: a minibus or a bus of reduced size built for the transport of 10 to 15 passengers;

Category 7: a minibus or a bus equipped for the transport of handicapped persons.

Each category shall be considered higher than the following category, except for category 7.

A bus or a minibus does not cease to belong to one of categories 1 to 6 because it is partly equipped for the transport of handicapped persons, provided that the equipment does not have the effect of reducing the initial capacity of the vehicle by more than one-half.

Category 6, as amended by section 1 of O.C. 1849-94, applies only to minibuses built after 26 January 1995. (O.C. 1849-94, s. 13)

O.C. 1991-86, s. 2; O.C. 1849-94, s. 1.