Definitions:
“new vehicle” means a vehicle that has never been registered in any jurisdiction, and is sold to its owner by a licensed dealer in the Province.
“used vehicle” means a vehicle that is not a new vehicle.
“type 1 vehicle” means:
- passenger motor vehicles, except taxicabs,
- trucks and vans that have a registered gross vehicle weight less than 4501 kg,
- implements of husbandry that are not required to display a slow-moving vehicle sign as prescribed under the Act,
- motorcycles,
- motor-driven cycles,
- trailers that have a registered gross vehicle weight less than 4501 kg,
- motor vehicles designed or reconstructed, equipped and intended to be used primarily for sleeping, eating and living quarters, including motorized homes or buses converted for that purpose,
- trailers designed for use as temporary or permanent living accommodations;
“type 2 vehicle” means:
- trucks and truck tractors that have a registered gross vehicle weight of 4501 kg or more,
- trailers that have a registered gross vehicle weight of 4501 kg or more,
- ambulances,
- hearses,
- motor vehicle service, repair or towing,
- taxicabs,
- fire department vehicles,
- buses not licenced as public passenger vehicles under the Motor Carrier Act, except buses that are passenger vehicles as defined in subsection 2(h) of that Act,
- vehicles that have permanently mounted equipment on a truck tractor chassis, such as a crane, a lifting device or well driller or other miscellaneous equipment.
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