Motor Vehicle Transport Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 29 (3rd Supp.))
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Motor Vehicle Transport Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. 29 (3rd Supp.)
An Act respecting motor vehicle transport by extra-provincial undertakings
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Transport Act.
- R.S., 1985, c. 29 (3rd Supp.), s. 1;
- 2001, c. 13, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. (1) In this Act,
“extra-provincial bus transport”
« transport extra-provincial par autocar »
“extra-provincial bus transport” means the transport of passengers or passengers and goods by means of an extra-provincial bus undertaking;
“extra-provincial bus undertaking”
« entreprise extra-provinciale de transport par autocar »
“extra-provincial bus undertaking” means a work or undertaking, for the transport of passengers or passengers and goods by bus, that connects a province with any other or others of the provinces or extends beyond the limits of a province;
“extra-provincial motor carrier undertaking”
« entreprise extra-provinciale de transport routier »
“extra-provincial motor carrier undertaking” means an extra-provincial bus undertaking or an extra-provincial truck undertaking;
- “extra-provincial truck transport”
“extra-provincial truck transport”[Repealed, 2001, c. 13, s. 2]
“extra-provincial truck undertaking”
« entreprise de camionnage extra-provinciale »
“extra-provincial truck undertaking” means a work or undertaking, for the transport of goods by motor vehicle other than a bus, that connects a province with any other or others of the provinces or extends beyond the limits of a province;
“law of a province”
« loi d’une province » ou « loi provinciale »
“law of a province” means a law of a province or municipality that provides for the control or regulation of the operation, in the province or municipality, of local bus undertakings or local truck undertakings;
“local bus transport”
« transport local par autocar »
“local bus transport” means the transport of passengers or passengers and goods by means of a local bus undertaking;
“local bus undertaking”
« entreprise locale de transport par autocar »
“local bus undertaking” means a work or undertaking for the transport of passengers or passengers and goods by bus, not being an extra-provincial bus undertaking;
- “local truck transport”
“local truck transport”[Repealed, 2001, c. 13, s. 2]
- “local truck undertaking”
“local truck undertaking”[Repealed, 2001, c. 13, s. 2]
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Transport;
- “prescribed”
“prescribed”[Repealed, 2001, c. 13, s. 2]
“provincial authority”
« autorité provinciale »
“provincial authority” means a person or body that has, under the law of a province, authority to control or regulate motor carrier undertakings that operate exclusively in the province.
- “provincial transport board”
“provincial transport board”[Repealed, 2001, c. 13, s. 2]
Marginal note:Interpretation
(2) For the purposes of this Act, an extra-provincial bus undertaking or extra-provincial truck undertaking is operated in a province if it is operated into, in, across or out of the province.
- R.S., 1985, c. 29 (3rd Supp.), s. 2;
- 2001, c. 13, s. 2.