Acts and Regulations

98-33 - Commercial Vehicle Weighing

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 98-33
under the
Highway Act
(O.C. 98-235)
Filed April 15, 1998
Under section 67 of the Highway Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
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1This Regulation may be cited as the Commercial Vehicle Weighing Regulation - Highway Act.
1.1In this Regulation, “Act” means the Highway Act.
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2The Commercial Vehicle Massing Regulation - Motor Vehicle Act, being New Brunswick Regulation 83-199 under the Motor Vehicle Act, is adopted with the necessary modifications for the purposes of
(a) designating a device of a kind that is designed to measure weight as being an approved weighing device for the purposes of section 37 of the Act , and
(b) establishing the manner in which vehicles and axles are to be weighed for the purposes of the Act.
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2.1(1)For the purposes of subsection 36(9) of the Act, a penalty shall be calculated as follows:
(a)  $1 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg in the first 2,500 kg of excess weight;
(b)  $2 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 2,500 kg up to and including 4,500 kg;
(c)  $3 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 4,500 kg up to and including 7,000 kg;
(d)  $4 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 7,000 kg up to and including 9,000 kg; and
(e)  $5 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 9,000 kg.
2.1(2)For the purposes of subsection 36(10) of the Act, a penalty shall be calculated as follows:
(a)  $1 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg in the first 2,500 kg of excess weight;
(b)  $2 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 2,500 kg up to and including 4,500 kg;
(c)  $3 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 4,500 kg up to and including 7,000 kg;
(d)  $4 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 7,000 kg up to and including 9,000 kg; and
(e)  $5 for each 50 kg or fraction of 50 kg of excess weight over 9,000 kg.
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3New Brunswick Regulation 82-26 under the Highway Act is repealed.
4This Regulation comes into force on June 1, 1998.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to June 6, 2025.