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M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Registrar of motor vehicles
3(1)There shall be a division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety to be called the Motor Vehicle Division over which an officer to be called the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall preside.
3(1.1)The Minister shall appoint the Registrar.
3(2)The Registrar shall act under the instructions of the Minister and Deputy Minister and has general supervision over all matters relating to motor vehicles in the Province, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by this Act, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or by the Minister or Deputy Minister.
3(3)The Minister may appoint an officer of the Division as Acting Registrar, and during the absence of the Registrar from his office or when the office of the Registrar is vacant, such Acting Registrar has all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the Registrar.
3(3.1)The Registrar may designate persons to act on the Registrar’s behalf.
3(3.2)Without limiting subsection (3.1), the Registrar may delegate to another Minister of the Crown or the head of a corporation that is an agent of the Province any specific power, authority, right, duty or responsibility that is given to the Registrar under a provision of this Act or the regulations and that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (3.4).
3(3.3)A delegation under subsection (3.2) shall be in writing.
3(3.4)The Registrar shall, in a written delegation under this section,
(a) establish the manner in which the delegate is to exercise or carry out the delegated matter,
(b) set out any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the Registrar considers appropriate to impose on the delegate, and
(c) authorize the delegate to sub-delegate the power, authority, right, duty or responsibility to an employee of the department or corporation administered by that delegate, and to impose on the sub-delegate any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the delegate considers appropriate, in addition to those set out in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.5)A delegate or sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in the manner established in, and in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.6)A sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed on the sub-delegate by the delegate.
3(3.7)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities that may be delegated by the Registrar for the purposes of subsections (3.2) and (3.4).
3(4)The signature on any document, purporting to be the signature of the Acting Registrar, shall be received in evidence by any court in the Province without proof of the signature thereon and shall be prima facie evidence that he was appointed and acting in compliance with subsection (3).
3(5)No appointment made under subsection (3) has any force or effect until published in The Royal Gazette.
3(6)The Registrar may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Motor Vehicles who shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Registrar.
3(7)Where the signature of the Registrar is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, printed, stamped or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
1955, c.13, s.2; 1966, c.81, s.2; 1968, c.38, s.2; 1972, c.48, s.3; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1982, c.3, s.47; 1988, c.66, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.193; 2002, c.32, s.3; 2016, c.8, s.2; 2016, c.37, s.111; 2019, c.2, s.92; 2020, c.25, s.73
Registrar of motor vehicles
3(1)There shall be a division of the Department of Public Safety to be called the Motor Vehicle Division over which an officer to be called the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall preside.
3(1.1)The Minister shall appoint the Registrar.
3(2)The Registrar shall act under the instructions of the Minister and Deputy Minister and has general supervision over all matters relating to motor vehicles in the Province, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by this Act, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or by the Minister or Deputy Minister.
3(3)The Minister may appoint an officer of the Division as Acting Registrar, and during the absence of the Registrar from his office or when the office of the Registrar is vacant, such Acting Registrar has all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the Registrar.
3(3.1)The Registrar may designate persons to act on the Registrar’s behalf.
3(3.2)Without limiting subsection (3.1), the Registrar may delegate to another Minister of the Crown or the head of a corporation that is an agent of the Province any specific power, authority, right, duty or responsibility that is given to the Registrar under a provision of this Act or the regulations and that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (3.4).
3(3.3)A delegation under subsection (3.2) shall be in writing.
3(3.4)The Registrar shall, in a written delegation under this section,
(a) establish the manner in which the delegate is to exercise or carry out the delegated matter,
(b) set out any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the Registrar considers appropriate to impose on the delegate, and
(c) authorize the delegate to sub-delegate the power, authority, right, duty or responsibility to an employee of the department or corporation administered by that delegate, and to impose on the sub-delegate any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the delegate considers appropriate, in addition to those set out in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.5)A delegate or sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in the manner established in, and in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.6)A sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed on the sub-delegate by the delegate.
3(3.7)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities that may be delegated by the Registrar for the purposes of subsections (3.2) and (3.4).
3(4)The signature on any document, purporting to be the signature of the Acting Registrar, shall be received in evidence by any court in the Province without proof of the signature thereon and shall be prima facie evidence that he was appointed and acting in compliance with subsection (3).
3(5)No appointment made under subsection (3) has any force or effect until published in The Royal Gazette.
3(6)The Registrar may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Motor Vehicles who shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Registrar.
3(7)Where the signature of the Registrar is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, printed, stamped or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
1955, c.13, s.2; 1966, c.81, s.2; 1968, c.38, s.2; 1972, c.48, s.3; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1982, c.3, s.47; 1988, c.66, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.193; 2002, c.32, s.3; 2016, c.8, s.2; 2016, c.37, s.111; 2019, c.2, s.92
Registrar of motor vehicles
3(1)There shall be a division of the Department of Justice and Public Safety to be called the Motor Vehicle Division over which an officer to be called the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall preside.
3(1.1)The Minister shall appoint the Registrar.
3(2)The Registrar shall act under the instructions of the Minister and Deputy Minister and has general supervision over all matters relating to motor vehicles in the Province, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by this Act, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or by the Minister or Deputy Minister.
3(3)The Minister may appoint an officer of the Division as Acting Registrar, and during the absence of the Registrar from his office or when the office of the Registrar is vacant, such Acting Registrar has all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the Registrar.
3(3.1)The Registrar may designate persons to act on the Registrar’s behalf.
3(3.2)Without limiting subsection (3.1), the Registrar may delegate to another Minister of the Crown or the head of a corporation that is an agent of the Province any specific power, authority, right, duty or responsibility that is given to the Registrar under a provision of this Act or the regulations and that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (3.4).
3(3.3)A delegation under subsection (3.2) shall be in writing.
3(3.4)The Registrar shall, in a written delegation under this section,
(a) establish the manner in which the delegate is to exercise or carry out the delegated matter,
(b) set out any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the Registrar considers appropriate to impose on the delegate, and
(c) authorize the delegate to sub-delegate the power, authority, right, duty or responsibility to an employee of the department or corporation administered by that delegate, and to impose on the sub-delegate any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the delegate considers appropriate, in addition to those set out in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.5)A delegate or sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in the manner established in, and in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.6)A sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed on the sub-delegate by the delegate.
3(3.7)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities that may be delegated by the Registrar for the purposes of subsections (3.2) and (3.4).
3(4)The signature on any document, purporting to be the signature of the Acting Registrar, shall be received in evidence by any court in the Province without proof of the signature thereon and shall be prima facie evidence that he was appointed and acting in compliance with subsection (3).
3(5)No appointment made under subsection (3) has any force or effect until published in The Royal Gazette.
3(6)The Registrar may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Motor Vehicles who shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Registrar.
3(7)Where the signature of the Registrar is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, printed, stamped or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
1955, c.13, s.2; 1966, c.81, s.2; 1968, c.38, s.2; 1972, c.48, s.3; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1982, c.3, s.47; 1988, c.66, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.193; 2002, c.32, s.3; 2016, c.8, s.2; 2016, c.37, s.111
Registrar of motor vehicles
3(1)There shall be a division of the Department of Public Safety to be called the Motor Vehicle Division over which an officer to be called the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall preside.
3(1.1)The Minister shall appoint the Registrar.
3(2)The Registrar shall act under the instructions of the Minister and Deputy Minister and has general supervision over all matters relating to motor vehicles in the Province, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by this Act, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or by the Minister or Deputy Minister.
3(3)The Minister may appoint an officer of the Division as Acting Registrar, and during the absence of the Registrar from his office or when the office of the Registrar is vacant, such Acting Registrar has all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the Registrar.
3(3.1)The Registrar may designate persons to act on the Registrar’s behalf.
3(3.2)Without limiting subsection (3.1), the Registrar may delegate to another Minister of the Crown or the head of a corporation that is an agent of the Province any specific power, authority, right, duty or responsibility that is given to the Registrar under a provision of this Act or the regulations and that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (3.4).
3(3.3)A delegation under subsection (3.2) shall be in writing.
3(3.4)The Registrar shall, in a written delegation under this section,
(a) establish the manner in which the delegate is to exercise or carry out the delegated matter,
(b) set out any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the Registrar considers appropriate to impose on the delegate, and
(c) authorize the delegate to sub-delegate the power, authority, right, duty or responsibility to an employee of the department or corporation administered by that delegate, and to impose on the sub-delegate any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the delegate considers appropriate, in addition to those set out in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.5)A delegate or sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in the manner established in, and in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.6)A sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed on the sub-delegate by the delegate.
3(3.7)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities that may be delegated by the Registrar for the purposes of subsections (3.2) and (3.4).
3(4)The signature on any document, purporting to be the signature of the Acting Registrar, shall be received in evidence by any court in the Province without proof of the signature thereon and shall be prima facie evidence that he was appointed and acting in compliance with subsection (3).
3(5)No appointment made under subsection (3) has any force or effect until published in The Royal Gazette.
3(6)The Registrar may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars of Motor Vehicles who shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Registrar.
3(7)Where the signature of the Registrar is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, printed, stamped or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
1955, c.13, s.2; 1966, c.81, s.2; 1968, c.38, s.2; 1972, c.48, s.3; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1982, c.3, s.47; 1988, c.66, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.193; 2002, c.32, s.3; 2016, c.8, s.2
Registrar of motor vehicles
3(1)There shall be a division of the Department of Public Safety to be called the Motor Vehicle Division over which an officer to be called the Registrar of Motor Vehicles shall preside.
3(2)The Registrar shall act under the instructions of the Minister and Deputy Minister and has general supervision over all matters relating to motor vehicles in the Province, and shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by this Act, by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or by the Minister or Deputy Minister.
3(3)The Minister may appoint an officer of the Division as Acting Registrar, and during the absence of the Registrar from his office or when the office of the Registrar is vacant, such Acting Registrar has all the powers and is subject to all the duties of the Registrar.
3(3.1)The Registrar may designate persons to act on the Registrar’s behalf.
3(3.2)Without limiting subsection (3.1), the Registrar may delegate to another Minister of the Crown or the head of a corporation that is an agent of the Province any specific power, authority, right, duty or responsibility that is given to the Registrar under a provision of this Act or the regulations and that is prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this subsection and subsection (3.4).
3(3.3)A delegation under subsection (3.2) shall be in writing.
3(3.4)The Registrar shall, in a written delegation under this section,
(a) establish the manner in which the delegate is to exercise or carry out the delegated matter,
(b) set out any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the Registrar considers appropriate to impose on the delegate, and
(c) authorize the delegate to sub-delegate the power, authority, right, duty or responsibility to an employee of the department or corporation administered by that delegate, and to impose on the sub-delegate any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements that the delegate considers appropriate, in addition to those set out in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.5)A delegate or sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in the manner established in, and in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed in the Registrar’s written delegation.
3(3.6)A sub-delegate to whom this section applies shall exercise the delegated powers, authority and rights and carry out the delegated duties and responsibilities in accordance with any limitations, terms, conditions and requirements imposed on the sub-delegate by the delegate.
3(3.7)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities that may be delegated by the Registrar for the purposes of subsections (3.2) and (3.4).
3(4)The signature on any document, purporting to be the signature of the Acting Registrar, shall be received in evidence by any court in the Province without proof of the signature thereon and shall be prima facie evidence that he was appointed and acting in compliance with subsection (3).
3(5)No appointment made under subsection (3) has any force or effect until published in The Royal Gazette.
3(6)There shall be a Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council who shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Registrar.
3(7)Where the signature of the Registrar is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, printed, stamped or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
1955, c.13, s.2; 1966, c.81, s.2; 1968, c.38, s.2; 1972, c.48, s.3; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.26; 1982, c.3, s.47; 1988, c.66, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.193; 2002, c.32, s.3