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BYLAW NO. 09-2013
A BYLAW TO MANAGE VEHICLE WEIGHTS
The Council of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Province
of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
PART I - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
Purpose
1. The purposes of this bylaw are
a) to establish or adopt a vehicle weight management system to
regulate the weight of vehicles, or vehicles with their loads, using
municipal highways or any particular municipal highways in the
municipality, and
b) to designate routes within the municipality that any vehicle or class
of vehicles is required to use when being driven in the
municipality.
Definitions
2. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, words used in this bylaw shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in The Vehicle Weight and Dimension
Regulations, 2010.
(2) In this bylaw:
a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the municipality;
b) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to whom
for the time being the administration of The Highways and
Transportation Act, 1997, is assigned; and
c) "Municipality" means The Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160.
PART II - VEHICLE WEIGHTS
Weight Limits on Certain Roads
3. No person shall, without a permit issued:
a) pursuant to section 5 of this bylaw; or
b) by the Minister pursuant to section 36 of The Highways and
Transportation Act, 1997;
operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over a municipal
highway a vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the limits of
Saskatchewan Secondary Highway and Municipal weights.
Exemptions
4. The restrictions set out in section 3 of this bylaw shall not apply to those
vehicles described in section 3 of The Vehicle Weight and Dimension
Regulations, 2010.
Permits
5. (1) Notwithstanding section 3 of this bylaw, the Administrator may, if
satisfied that the vehicle or combination of vehicles can be operated or
moved upon a municipal highway without damage to the highway or other
property, issue a permit to the registered owner of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles to exceed Saskatchewan Secondary Highway and
Municipal weights.
(2) In order to obtain a permit under this section the registered owner must
provide to the Administrator:
a) proof satisfactory to the Administrator that the vehicle and its load
will not exceed the registered gross weight specified in the
certificate of registration of the vehicle issued pursuant to The
Traffic Safety Act; and
b) proof of financial responsibility as provided for and in conformity
with the requirements of The Traffic Safety Act.
(3) The Administrator shall, in the permit, designate the municipal
highways that may be used and the vehicle shall then be operated on only
such municipal highways as are designated.
(4) For all permits, the permit shall be carried in the vehicle and be
produced upon request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or
her designate, at the time of inspection.
Bridges
6. No person shall operate or move or cause to be operated or moved across
any bridge within the municipality a vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of
which exceeds Saskatchewan Secondary Highway and Municipal weights.
PART III - ENFORCEMENT
Penalty
7. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an
offence.
(2) The penalty for breach of any provisions of this bylaw shall be those
set out in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality.
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Reeve
(SEAL)
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Administrator
Sections 8, 18 & 21 - The Municipalities Act