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TOWN OF NAICAM
BYLAW NO. 6/99
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE WEIGIIT OF VEHICLES
'WITHil<l" THE TOWN OF NAICAM BOUNDiillJES.
The Council offue Town ofN!l.icam, in the Province ofSll.Slrntchewwi
eniWIB ffll fo!lowB:
1. No pi!rnon shall operare a vehicl<' or a combimltim1 ofwhicles
"vhen tbe combined gross weight offue vehlcles with or wi:thout
a load li-'XCe!ildB 10,000 lbs. G. V. W. , except on a highway within the
nlllllicipalHy desigruited !ill a Heavy Vehicle Route as listed in
App1'11dix 1.
2. Subject to section 1, no person shall operate a vehicle or a
oombiruil.ion ofvehiolea wlie111c 1lie combined groaa weight of!:he
wh.icle {s) with or wilhmit a lo!ll."l @xc-,eda the m~um allowable
weight Jl!ll'!l1111m t!l Thullllllrc<l.@_\'Vc?jghi 2nd Dimcnsi~
Ulm or miry 1ml:mi;;,:r.wni r<iI1-211dmenl!l tl'!erl;lto, on miy highwey
within the m1w.ieipfillWy.
'.:l. Section l 1md 2 shall not flllply to veh.icleg msking deliveries
oim wy lbiighway m th" mooicicpality prnvided Ihm th;, operator
oflhe veilicle (0) 1Jlles Ille moijt rureot route from !llld to !he
Hsavy Vehicle mute, lllll liswd in Appe1Mlix 1.
4. (a) Cooocil may by re~olutio11, from tim!il to time, di'signilt\l c.-rtain
p11.blic highways wil.hill ilie boR111dllries of!he TO'Wll ofNaforun
Ill! Hli'irvy Vehicle rnu!iiilB.
(b) The public highways set !lilt m .Appe!ldix l hereof: are hereby
designated as H.iavy Vehicle rouws and the erection of signs
for the ~aid streets is hereby autl1orized
( c) The driver of eveiy vehicle ixceedill,g ihe weight nasmction
outlined in section l !!Ml! follow t~ mi,11-ked" Hea'll'J Vehic1e
RmiW'. The driver of &'1y ITTlJ{)k or oilier vehicle in ~cess of
the weight 1·eal1'ictioo fmmd lr!!.velling 011 wiy street 01· avernie
o!her than those designated as th.i "Heavy Tnick Routa" shall
be in violation oflhe Bylaw excepting lhoae c!lllea rui stipulated
in S11>ction 3.
(d) Iii m1y prosecutioo fol' a vioiruion of the pmvisioil!l ofthls
section, the omm ofproofshrui be on !he accooed.
( e) A Police Officer or Poiice Cflnslllhle havin,g 1-eooon to believe
the gross weight of11 veliicie and its load is in exceBB of the
mmcimum gross weight prescribed by lhls Bylaw may weigh the
Bllm<' by IDll!lllB of a portabl11 or aration!ll'Y Beall, or m11Y 1--s;quire
tire person in chllrse oflhe vehicle to take the vehicle to !he
nearest scale.
(f) 'The provisions ofthfo Bl"ctioil shall not apply t-o any pernons
operl!tiDS o. heavy vehicle owned by the Town ofN0fow:n while
actually in me in the service of the town.
(g) This B\'lction shall not apply in th,.. cas"' of any whicl\'I own\'ld
or hired by the Town, or which is owned or hired by any
person who is carrying out a contract (s) within the Town
for the purpose of any Public Works oflhe Town provided
how1;1ver, that in th1;1 latt\lr cas-, such v11hicl-, must b1;1 actually
used in connection with such Public \Vorka.
5. Th11 provisions of The Police Act The HiilJways and
Transportation Act shell. apply to the operators of vehicles
referred to in sections 1 and 2 .
6. (a) A person who contravenes the provisions of sections 1 and
2 is guilty of an offence and liable on !lllllllllaty conviction
to a penalty of not more than $200 for thll frrst offonce and
not more then $5 00 fol" each subsequent offence.
(b) 'The total fine shell not exceed the maximum provided
for in the General Penalty Bylaw - No 14/86 of the
Town ofNnicru11
6. Thia bylaw shall come into force on the :final passing
thereof
Mayor
Certified a true copy of Bylaw# 6/99 and Schedule "A"
attachment as passed by the Council of the Town of Naicam
on the 12th day of October, 1999.
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Town ofNaicam
Bylaw#~
Appendix "A"
Heavy Truck Route in the Town ofNaicam shall be:
First Avenue from Highway# 349 to Boundary Street
Boundary Street from first Avenue to Highway # 6 -
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