1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“antique dealer” means a person who deals in curios, objects of art or of historical interest and home furnishings that through passage of time have increased in interest and value. (antiquaire)
“Chief Inspector” means the Chief Inspector of Salvage Dealers appointed under paragraph 3(a). (inspecteur en chef)
“inspector” means an inspector appointed under paragraph 3(b). (inspecteur)
“licence” means a licence issued under the authority of this Act and includes a renewal of a licence. (licence)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“peace officer” means a police officer as defined in the Police Act, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Chief Inspector or an inspector. (agent de la paix)
“salvage” means second-hand, used, discarded or surplus metals, goods or articles of every description, unserviceable, discarded or junked motor vehicles, bodies, engines or other component parts of a motor vehicle, but does not include bottles, furniture or books. (objets de récupération)
“salvage dealer” means a person who owns or operates a salvage yard in the Province, or who carries on the business of buying or selling salvage in the Province, but does not include
(brocanteur)
(a)
a person who holds a licence under the
Motor Vehicle Act as a dealer or sub-dealer in new or used motor vehicles and who carries on the business of a salvage dealer only in the course of the business for which that licence was issued,
(b)
a merchant who accepts from the purchaser of an article a similar second-hand article as part of the purchase price,
(c)
a genuine antique dealer, or
(d)
a licensed pawnbroker with respect to that person’s business as a pawnbroker.
“salvage yard” means a building, warehouse, yard or other premises where salvage is stored or kept pending resale or delivery to another person. (dépôt d’objets de récupération)
“transaction” includes purchase or receipt by a salvage dealer and sale or delivery by the salvage dealer. (opération)
R.S.1973, c.S-3, s.1; 1975, c.55, s.1; 1977, c.49, s.1; 1978, c.50, s.1; 1980, c.50, s.1; 1981, c.59, s.34; 1988, c.11, s.26; 2000, c.26, s.262; 2016, c.28, s.176; 2016, c.37, s.172; 2019, c.2, s.131; 2020, c.25, s.102; 2022, c.28, s.49