Acts and Regulations

83-185 - Vehicle Inspections

Section 13
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13(1)There are hereby established as official testing stations, for the purposes of this Part, to be known as school bus testing stations,
(a) school bus garages at which a certified mechanic is employed, and
(b) official testing stations established under Part I that have been approved by the Minister under subsection (2) for use as school bus testing stations.
13(2)The Minister may approve official testing stations as school bus testing stations.
13(3)Where a designation as an official testing station under Part I is cancelled or suspended, the approval under subsection (2) is cancelled or suspended, as the case may be.
13(4)All inspections of school buses shall be made by or under the direct supervision of a certified mechanic.
13(5)The inspection of a school bus shall consist of an inspection and a mechanical examination of
(a) the body, floor, floor sills and seat belt assemblies;
(b) the windshield and windows;
(c) the doors, including emergency exits;
(d) the horn, windshield wipers and rearview mirrors;
(e) the radiator support, front fenders, fender aprons and cowl;
(f) interior plywood floor, floor rubber, seat frames and seats;
(g) the lighting systems, including the flashing lights;
(h) the exhaust system;
(i) the braking system;
(j) the steering system;
(k) the suspension system;
(l) the wheels and tires; and
(m) the first aid kit, fire axe, emergency triangles or flares and fire extinguishers;
and the completion of a mechanical report in a form supplied by the Minister.
13(6)The standard of condition for a school bus to be approved under this Part shall be complete serviceability, to the extent that the school bus shall be in such operating condition, apparent in a reasonable inspection, that while in use it would offer no hazard to a person or property.
13(7)The school board for the district in which a school bus is operated or the owner of a contracted conveyance, in the case of a contracted conveyance, shall be responsible for the repairs and maintenance of the school bus in accordance with the standard referred to in subsection (6).
13(8)Where a motor vehicle required to be tested pursuant to an order under subsection 248(3) of the Act is used as a contracted conveyance, that motor vehicle shall, insofar as subsection (5) may be applicable having such regard to the construction and capacity of the vehicle as may be reasonable in the circumstances, be tested pursuant to this Part and upon being approved under this Part is deemed to have been approved under Part 1 as well.
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