Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2013, T-18.1 Reg 12

1 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 T-18.1 REG 12 The Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2013 being Chapter T-18.1 Reg 12 (effective August 1, 2013) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 47/2014, 24/2015 and 88/2018. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 T-18.1 REG 12 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 When stage 1 inspection certificate required 4 When stage 2 inspection certificate or temporary inspection authorization required 5 Deemed temporary inspection authorization 6 Exceptions 7 R.R.S. c.V-2.1 Reg 18 8 Coming into force 3 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 T-18.1 REG 12 CHAPTER T-18.1 REG 12 The Traffic Safety Act Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2013. Interpretation 2(1) In these regulations: (a) “Act” means The Traffic Safety Act; (b) “class” means the classification of a vehicle pursuant to The Vehicle Classification and Registration Regulations; (c) “first-time registered vehicle” means subject to subsection (2), any vehicle being registered in Saskatchewan that is registered, titled or licensed outside Saskatchewan or that was previously registered, titled or licensed outside Saskatchewan and was not subsequently registered in Saskatchewan in the registration period immediately preceding the registration period in which an application for a certificate of registration is being made, but does not include: (i) a new vehicle; or (ii) a trailer that is not equipped with air brakes or a snowmobile; (d) “gross vehicle weight” means: (i) the combined weight of a vehicle and its load; or (ii) the combined weight of two or more vehicles coupled or joined together and the combined weight of the loads carried on each vehicle; (e) “new vehicle” means a vehicle that has never been sold or leased to a person; (f) “pressurized fuel” means a fuel that is required to be stored under pressure on a vehicle; (g) “registered” means registered pursuant to the Act; (h) “stage 1 inspection certificate” means a stage 1 inspection certificate issued pursuant to The Vehicle Inspection Procedures Regulations, 2007; 4 T-18.1 REG 12 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 (i) “stage 2 inspection certificate” means a stage 2 inspection certificate issued pursuant to The Vehicle Inspection Procedures Regulations, 2007; (j) “total loss vehicle” means a vehicle, other than a trailer that is not equipped with air brakes or a snowmobile, that: (i) has sustained damage; and (ii) has been adjudged to be beyond economical repair by the insurer of the vehicle, the administrator or a person acceptable to the administrator. (2) A first-time registered vehicle does not include a vehicle that is being registered in Saskatchewan: (a) that was registered in British Columbia or Alberta immediately before being registered in Saskatchewan; and (b) with respect to which the owner satisfies the administrator of the following: (i) there has been no change in the vehicle ownership since the vehicle was registered in British Columbia or Alberta; (ii) the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of less than or equal to 4 536 kilograms; (iii) the vehicle has not previously sustained damage and been adjudged to be beyond economical repair by the insurer of the vehicle, the administrator or a person acceptable to the administrator; (iv) the vehicle: (A) was manufactured in the four years before the year in which the vehicle is being registered in Saskatchewan; or (B) has been inspected and certified as meeting the minimum safety standards for that type of vehicle, by an authorized government inspection facility in either British Columbia or Alberta, in the 90 days before the date on which the owner of the vehicle is seeking to register the vehicle in Saskatchewan. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s2; 6 Jne 2014 SR 47/2014 s3; 2 Apr 2015 SR 24/2015 s2. When stage 1 inspection certificate required 3 Subject to section 6, for the purposes of section 116 of the Act, a total loss vehicle, other than a motorcycle, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4 540 kilograms or less when operated on a highway must be the object of a valid stage 1 inspection certificate or a temporary inspection authorization if it is determined by the administrator, or a person acceptable to the administrator, that the type of damage sustained by the vehicle may have harmed or weakened the vehicle’s structural integrity. 6 Jne 2014 SR 47/2014 s4. 5 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 T-18.1 REG 12 When stage 2 inspection certificate or temporary inspection authorization required 4 Subject to section 6, for the purposes of section 116 of the Act, vehicles of the following classes or types must be the object of a valid stage 2 inspection certificate or a temporary inspection authorization when operated on a highway: (a) a power unit or truck with a registered gross vehicle weight of 22 000 kilograms or more that: (i) is registered in Class A, C or D; or (ii) would be classified as a Class A, C or D vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan; (a.1) a vehicle that is used to provide a vehicle-for-hire service as defined in The Vehicles for Hire Act and that: (i) is registered in Class LV; or (ii) would be classified as a Class LV vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan; (b) a vehicle that: (i) is registered in Class PB, PC, PS or PT; or (ii) would be classified as a Class PB, PC, PS or PT vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan; (c) a vehicle that has a seating capacity of 15 or more passengers; (d) a vehicle registered in Class TS, or that would be classified as a Class TS vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan, that: (i) is a semi-trailer with air brakes; or (ii) is a trailer with air brakes; (e) a power unit or truck with a registered gross vehicle weight of 11 794 kilograms or more that operates in more than one jurisdiction and that: (i) is registered in Class A, C or D; (ii) is registered in Class LV and that: (A) is used for commercial or business purposes; and (B) is not a farm vehicle; (iii) would be classified as a Class A, C or D vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan; or (iv) is a vehicle described in paragraphs (ii)(A) and (B) and that would be classified as a Class LV vehicle if it were registered in Saskatchewan; (f) a vehicle that is self-propelled and fuelled by pressurized fuel and with respect to which there must be a valid certificate of registration from Saskatchewan or another province, territory or state when the vehicle is operated on a highway; 6 T-18.1 REG 12 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 (g) a converter dolly, jeep, booster or pony that is equipped with air brakes, unless the converter dolly, jeep, booster or pony is being towed by a Class F vehicle; (h) a first-time registered vehicle; (i) a total loss vehicle. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s4; 14 Dec 2018 SR 88/2018 s2. Deemed temporary inspection authorization 5(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a total loss vehicle is deemed to be the object of a temporary inspection authorization for 60 days following the acceptance of the proof of loss by the insurer of the vehicle if it is operated on a highway pursuant to the authority of the registration that was in force at the time of the occurrence that caused it to become a total loss vehicle. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a total loss vehicle or a first-time registered vehicle is deemed to be the object of a temporary inspection authorization when it is operated pursuant to the authority of: (a) a dealer certificate issued pursuant to section 68 of the Act; or (b) a registration permit issued pursuant to section 73 of the Act. (3) This section does not apply to a vehicle that: (a) is not in compliance with The Vehicle Equipment Regulations, 1987; or (b) is required pursuant to any other provision of these regulations to be the object of a valid stage 2 inspection certificate. (4) On the request of an owner, the administrator may grant an extension to the period of validity of a temporary inspection authorization. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s5. Exceptions 6(1) A total loss vehicle is only required to be the object of a valid stage 1 inspection certificate or stage 2 inspection certificate, as the case may be, after the occurrence that caused it to be considered a total loss vehicle, and it is not required to be the object of any other vehicle inspection certificate unless: (a) it belongs to a class of vehicle that is required to be the object of a valid stage 2 inspection certificate pursuant to any of clauses 4(a) to (g); or (b) it again becomes a total loss vehicle because of a subsequent occurrence. 7 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 T-18.1 REG 12 (2) A first-time registered vehicle is only required to be the object of a valid stage 2 inspection certificate pursuant to section 4 the first time it is registered in Saskatchewan and is not required to be the object of any other vehicle inspection certificate unless: (a) it belongs to any class of vehicle mentioned in clauses 4(a) to (g); or (b) it again becomes a first-time registered vehicle. (3) A valid stage 1 inspection certificate or stage 2 inspection certificate is not required for a vehicle mentioned in section 3 or 4 if the vehicle is the object of a valid vehicle inspection certificate or vehicle inspection decal issued by another province, state or territory that is recognized by the administrator. (4) A vehicle inspection certificate issued by another province, territory or state that is recognized by the administrator is valid in Saskatchewan until the earlier of: (a) the day on which the vehicle inspection certificate for a similar type or class of vehicle would expire in the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered; and (b) the day on which the vehicle inspection certificate expires. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s6. R.R.S. c.V-2.1 Reg 18 7 The Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2001 are repealed. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s7. Coming into force 8 These regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 9 Aug 2013 cT-18.1 Reg 12 s8. 8 T-18.1 REG 12 VEHICLE INSPECTION, 2013 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2018