Highway Traffic Act
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER H.8
Consolidation Period: From December 31, 2011 to the e-Laws currency date.
Note: March 31, 2012 has been named by proclamation as the day on which the amendments made by 2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 3 (3), (4) come into force.
Last amendment: See Table of Public Statute Provisions Repealed Under Section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 – December 31, 2011.
Commercial motor vehicles
Definitions, ss. 16-23.1
“commercial motor vehicle” does not include,
(a) a commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus, having a gross weight or registered gross weight of not more than 4,500 kilograms, an ambulance, a fire apparatus, a hearse, a casket wagon, a mobile crane, a motor home or a vehicle commonly known as a tow truck,
(b) a commercial motor vehicle leased for no longer than thirty days by an individual for the transportation of goods kept for that individual’s personal use or the gratuitous carriage of passengers,
(c) a commercial motor vehicle operated under a permit and number plates issued under a regulation made under clause 7 (24) (g) or (h) that is not transporting passengers or goods,
(d) a commercial motor vehicle operated under the authority of an In-Transit permit, and
(e) a bus that is used for personal purposes without compensation; (“véhicule utilitaire”)
“compensation” includes any rate, remuneration, reimbursement or reward of any kind paid, payable or promised, or received or demanded, directly or indirectly; (“rémunération”)
“CVOR certificate” means a Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration Certificate issued under this Act; (“certificat d’immatriculation UVU”)
“goods” includes all classes of materials, wares and merchandise and livestock; (“biens”)
“operator” means the person directly or indirectly responsible for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle including the conduct of the driver of, and the carriage of goods or passengers, if any, in, the vehicle or combination of vehicles; (“utilisateur”)
“safety record” means the safety record of an operator determined in accordance with the regulations; (“fiche de sécurité”) R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 16 (1); 1994, c. 27, s. 138 (8); 1996, c. 33, s. 1; 2002, c. 18, Sched. P, s. 3 (1-3); 2009, c. 5, s. 5.
