248(1)The Minister may establish throughout the Province official testing stations and may designate as an official testing station any garage that meets the standards prescribed by regulation.

248(2)The Minister may suspend or cancel a designation made under subsection (1) when he is satisfied that the garage does not meet the standards prescribed by regulation.

248(2.1)If satisfied that a garage does not meet, or is not being operated in accordance with, the standards referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the Registrar may, in the Registrar’s discretion, seize any certificates, inspection stickers or other documents relating to inspection or rejection and hold them until the garage commences to meet or be operated in accordance with the standards, or hold them for such other period of time as the Registrar may consider appropriate.

248(3)The Minister may from time to time order that any vehicle or class of vehicles or all vehicles be tested at official testing stations at such time or within such time as the Minister may prescribe and shall give notice of any order by publishing a copy of the order in The Royal Gazette.

248(4)The registered owner of any vehicle required to be tested under an order made pursuant to subsection (3) who fails to comply with the order is guilty of an offence.

248(5)The Registrar or any peace officer may order in writing the owner or driver of a vehicle to take the vehicle forthwith to an official testing station and to have the vehicle and equipment tested at the station and to have repaired any equipment that upon testing is found not to comply with the requirements of this Act or the regulations.

248(1)The Minister may establish throughout the Province official testing stations and may designate as an official testing station any garage that meets the standards prescribed by regulation.

248(2)The Minister may suspend or cancel a designation made under subsection (1) when he is satisfied that the garage does not meet the standards prescribed by regulation.

248(2.1)If satisfied that a garage does not meet, or is not being operated in accordance with, the standards referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the Registrar may, in the Registrar’s discretion, seize any certificates, stickers or other documents relating to inspection or rejection and hold them until the garage commences to meet or be operated in accordance with the standards, or hold them for such other period of time as the Registrar may consider appropriate.

248(3)The Minister may from time to time order that any vehicle or class of vehicles or all vehicles be tested at official testing stations at such time or within such time as the Minister may prescribe and shall give notice of any order by publishing a copy of the order in The Royal Gazette.

248(4)The registered owner of any vehicle required to be tested under an order made pursuant to subsection (3) who fails to comply with the order is guilty of an offence.

248(5)The Registrar or any peace officer may order in writing the owner or driver of a vehicle to take the vehicle forthwith to an official testing station and to have the vehicle and equipment tested at the station and to have repaired any equipment that upon testing is found not to comply with the requirements of this Act or the regulations.