Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Issuance of registration plates
2019, c.6, s.4
29(1)On registering a vehicle, the Registrar shall issue to the owner
(a) one registration plate
(i) for a motorcycle, an antique vehicle, a trailer or a semi-trailer, and
(ii) for a vehicle that has a gross mass of less than 4 500 kg, and
(b) two registration plates for a vehicle that has a gross mass of 4 500 kg or more, excluding a vehicle under subparagraph (a)(i), but the Minister may order that only one registration plate shall be issued for a vehicle for the registration year or years specified in the order.
29(2)Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the Province, which may be abbreviated, the number of the year for which it is issued, and such other information as the Minister may by order require.
29(3)Such registration plate and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of thirty metres during daylight.
29(4)Registration plates issued to any person under this section shall remain at all times the property of the Crown.
1955, c.13, s.20; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17; 2009, c.4, s.1; 2019, c.6, s.5
Registration plates
29(1)On registering a vehicle, the Registrar shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, an antique vehicle, a seasonal vehicle, a trailer or a semi-trailer and 2 registration plates for every other motor vehicle, but the Minister may order that only one registration plate shall be issued for each motor vehicle for the registration year or years specified in the order.
29(2)Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the Province, which may be abbreviated, the number of the year for which it is issued, and such other information as the Minister may by order require.
29(3)Such registration plate and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of thirty metres during daylight.
29(4)Registration plates issued to any person under this section shall remain at all times the property of the Crown.
1955, c.13, s.20; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17; 2009, c.4, s.1
Registration plates
29(1)The Registrar upon registering a vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semi-trailer and two registration plates for every other motor vehicle but, the Minister may order that only one registration plate shall be issued for each motor vehicle for the registration year or years specified in such order.
29(2)Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the Province, which may be abbreviated, the number of the year for which it is issued, and such other information as the Minister may by order require.
29(3)Such registration plate and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of thirty metres during daylight.
29(4)Registration plates issued to any person under this section shall remain at all times the property of the Crown.
1955, c.13, s.20; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17