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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
COMMERCIAL TOWING BYLAW NO. 6507, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1998
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
(May 9, 2013)
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amendment bylaws have
been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation
is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be
consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
EFFECTIVE DATE
6517
February 8, 1999
6627
August 28, 2000
6700
November 26, 2001
6788
Dec. 16, 2002 (eff Jan 1/03)
7012 (Sch A,B & Sec3)
August 22, 2005
7196 (Sch B)
November 5, 2007
7560 (Sch B)
November 13, 2012
7582
March 4, 2013
The bylaw numbers highlighted in this consolidation refer to the bylaws that
amended the principal Bylaw No. 6507, 1998. The number of any amending
bylaw that has been repealed is not referred to in this consolidation.
Obtainable from the Legislative Services Department
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
BYLAW NO. 6507, 1998
(A Bylaw to authorize the Corporation of the City of New Westminster to carry on
a commercial towing operation)
WHEREAS Council is authorized by Section 176 of the Municipal Act
R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323 to:
(a)
engage in commercial, industrial and business undertakings on any
terms and conditions it considers appropriate;
(b)
delegate its powers, duties and functions to its officers and
employees; and
(c)
exercise those powers outside the boundaries of the City.
THE CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of New Westminster in
open meeting assembled HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Commercial Towing Bylaw
No. 6507, 1998".
2.
The Corporation of the City of New Westminster is authorized to
commence and engage in the operation of a commercial towing business
to provide towing and storage services for:
(a)
the removal of abandoned, damaged and other inoperative motor
vehicles from City streets in respect of accidents, breakdowns and
other such incidences of improper, accidental or unlawful use of
public highways and other public places; and
(b)
the towing of abandoned, damaged and inoperative vehicles to
storage and repair locations located both inside and outside the
boundaries of the City.
BYLAW NO. 7582, 2013
3.
The Corporation of the City of New Westminster is further authorized to
charge the fees prescribed herein as set out in the Fees and Rates Bylaw
and forming part of this Bylaw for providing the towing and storage
services specified therein or, where applicable, to charge the fees
prescribed by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia or other
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competent government authority for providing other specified towing
services.
4.
The Manager, Engineering Operations, is authorized to undertake all
necessary steps and obtain all required licenses, permits and approvals
so as to commence and maintain the operation of the commercial towing
business in good standing with all regulating authorities.
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Bylaw No. 7582, 2013
Deleted Schedule "A" and "B"