Commercial Transport Act -- COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT FEES REGULATION

B.C. Reg. 328/91
O.C. 1567/91

Deposited December 20, 1991
effective April 1, 1992

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Commercial Transport Act

COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT FEES REGULATION

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 98/99]

Fees

1 The fees prescribed under the Commercial Transport Act shall be those set out in the Schedule.

Schedule

[am. B.C. Regs. 422/92; 135/93; 274/93; 141/94; 340/94; 384/94; 364/95; 530/95; 397/98; 43/99; 98/99.]

ITEM	COLUMN 1 MATTER					COLUMN 2 FEE $

1	REGISTRATION FEE
	A registration fee for all vehicles registered under the Act, except as provided exemption in the Act, shall be payable at time of initial registration. A registration fee shall also be charged for re-registration where the licence has been relinquished under section 20 of the Motor Vehicle Act....................................................					18
2	COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FEES
	(a)	An annual licence fee for a commercial vehicle, except as otherwise provided in this section or in conditional licences, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
		Licensed Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms
		not exceeding 500			..............................................................	42
		501	–	1 000	..............................................................	49
		1 001	–	1 500	..............................................................	60
		1 501	–	2 000	..............................................................	74
		2 001	–	2 500	..............................................................	85
		2 501	–	3 000	..............................................................	97
		3 001	–	3 500	..............................................................	108
		3 501	–	4 000	..............................................................	127
		4 001	–	4 500	..............................................................	147
		4 501	–	5 000	..............................................................	173
		5 001	–	5 500	..............................................................	193
		5 501	–	6 000	..............................................................	213
		6 001	–	6 500	..............................................................	230
		6 501	–	7 000	..............................................................	250
		7 001	–	7 500	..............................................................	266
		7 501	–	8 000	..............................................................	292
		8 001	–	8 500	..............................................................	320
		8 501	–	9 000	..............................................................	347
		9 001	–	9 500	..............................................................	376
		9 501	–	10 000	..............................................................	395
		10 001	–	10 500	..............................................................	416
		10 501	–	11 000	..............................................................	437
		11 001	–	11 500	..............................................................	450
		11 501	–	12 000	..............................................................	469
		12 001	–	12 500	..............................................................	488
		12 501	–	13 000	..............................................................	502
		13 001	–	13 500	..............................................................	526
		13 501	–	14 000	..............................................................	553
		14 001	–	14 500	..............................................................	580
		14 501	–	15 000	..............................................................	607
		15 001	–	15 500	..............................................................	638
		15 501	–	16 000	..............................................................	680
		16 001	–	16 500	..............................................................	721
		16 501	–	17 000	..............................................................	761
		17 001	–	17 500	..............................................................	806
		17 501	–	18 000	..............................................................	837
		18 001	–	18 500	..............................................................	861
		18 501	–	19 000	..............................................................	890
		19 001	–	19 500	..............................................................	917
		19 501	–	20 000	..............................................................	944
		20 001	–	20 500	..............................................................	977
		20 501	–	21 000	..............................................................	1 003
		21 001	–	21 500	..............................................................	1 030
		21 501	–	22 000	..............................................................	1 057
		22 001	–	22 500	..............................................................	1 084
		22 501	–	23 000	..............................................................	1 111
		23 001	–	23 500	..............................................................	1 140
		23 501	–	24 000	..............................................................	1 170
		24 001	–	24 500	..............................................................	1 199
		24 501	–	25 000	..............................................................	1 239
		25 001	–	25 500	..............................................................	1 285
		25 501	–	26 000	..............................................................	1 326
		26 001	–	26 500	..............................................................	1 367
		26 501	–	27 000	..............................................................	1 395
		27 001	–	27 500	..............................................................	1 424
		27 501	–	28 000	..............................................................	1 450
		28 001	–	28 500	..............................................................	1 479
		28 501	–	29 000	..............................................................	1 505
		29 001	–	29 500	..............................................................	1 534
		29 501	–	30 000	..............................................................	1 565
		30 001	–	31 000	..............................................................	1 591
		31 001	–	32 000	..............................................................	1 644
		32 001	–	33 000	..............................................................	1 696
		33 001	–	34 000	..............................................................	1 751
		34 001	–	35 000	..............................................................	1 805
		35 001	–	36 000	..............................................................	1 890
		36 001	–	37 000	..............................................................	2 018
		37 001	–	38 000	..............................................................	2 088
		38 001	–	39 000	..............................................................	2 159
		39 001	–	40 000	..............................................................	2 229
		40 001	–	41 000	..............................................................	2 300
		41 001	–	42 000	..............................................................	2 373
		42 001	–	43 000	..............................................................	2 445
		43 001	–	44 000	..............................................................	2 514
		44 001	–	45 000	..............................................................	2 585
		45 001	–	46 000	..............................................................	2 690
		46 001	–	47 000	..............................................................	2 799
		47 001	–	48 000	..............................................................	2 871
		48 001	–	49 000	..............................................................	2 940
		49 001	–	50 000	..............................................................	3 012
		50 001	–	51 000	..............................................................	3 061
		51 001	–	52 000	..............................................................	3 127
		52 001	–	53 000	..............................................................	3 192
		53 001	–	54 000	..............................................................	3 257
		54 001	–	55 000	..............................................................	3 322
		55 001	–	56 000	..............................................................	3 387
		56 001	–	57 000	..............................................................	3 452
		57 001	–	58 000	..............................................................	3 516
		58 001	–	59 000	..............................................................	3 581
		59 001	–	60 000	..............................................................	3 647
		60 001	–	61 000	..............................................................	3 710
		61 001	–	62 000	..............................................................	3 775
		62 001	–	63 000	..............................................................	3 840
		63 001	–	63 500	..............................................................	3 905
	(a.1)	Despite paragraph (a), the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may rebate to the owner of a motor bus that is, or a limited passenger vehicle, as that term is defined in the Motor Carrier Act, that is, subject to regulation under the Motor Carrier Act the difference between the amount of the annual licence fee paid in respect of that vehicle under paragraph (a) and the annual licence fee that would have been payable for that vehicle under this regulation were the fee paid on March 31, 1999.
	(a.2)	An annual licence fee for a motor bus that is, or a limited passenger vehicle, as that term is defined in the Motor Carrier Act, that is, subject to regulation under the Motor Carrier Act, except as otherwise provided in this section or in conditional licences, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
		Licensed Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms
		not exceeding 500			..............................................................	40
		501	–	1 000	..............................................................	47
		1 001	–	1 500	..............................................................	57
		1 501	–	2 000	..............................................................	70
		2 001	–	2 500	..............................................................	81
		2 501	–	3 000	..............................................................	92
		3 001	–	3 500	..............................................................	103
		3 501	–	4 000	..............................................................	121
		4 001	–	4 500	..............................................................	140
		4 501	–	5 000	..............................................................	165
		5 001	–	5 500	..............................................................	184
		5 501	–	6 000	..............................................................	203
		6 001	–	6 500	..............................................................	219
		6 501	–	7 000	..............................................................	238
		7 001	–	7 500	..............................................................	253
		7 501	–	8 000	..............................................................	278
		8 001	–	8 500	..............................................................	305
		8 501	–	9 000	..............................................................	330
		9 001	–	9 500	..............................................................	358
		9 501	–	10 000	..............................................................	376
		10 001	–	10 500	..............................................................	396
		10 501	–	11 000	..............................................................	416
		11 001	–	11 500	..............................................................	429
		11 501	–	12 000	..............................................................	447
		12 001	–	12 500	..............................................................	465
		12 501	–	13 000	..............................................................	478
		13 001	–	13 500	..............................................................	501
		13 501	–	14 000	..............................................................	527
		14 001	–	14 500	..............................................................	552
		14 501	–	15 000	..............................................................	578
		15 001	–	15 500	..............................................................	608
		15 501	–	16 000	..............................................................	648
		16 001	–	16 500	..............................................................	687
		16 501	–	17 000	..............................................................	725
		17 001	–	17 500	..............................................................	768
		17 501	–	18 000	..............................................................	797
		18 001	–	18 500	..............................................................	820
		18 501	–	19 000	..............................................................	848
		19 001	–	19 500	..............................................................	873
		19 501	–	20 000	..............................................................	899
		20 001	–	20 500	..............................................................	930
		20 501	–	21 000	..............................................................	955
		21 001	–	21 500	..............................................................	981
		21 501	–	22 000	..............................................................	1 007
		22 001	–	22 500	..............................................................	1 032
		22 501	–	23 000	..............................................................	1 058
		23 001	–	23 500	..............................................................	1 086
		23 501	–	24 000	..............................................................	1 114
		24 001	–	24 500	..............................................................	1 142
		24 501	–	25 000	..............................................................	1 180
		25 001	–	25 500	..............................................................	1 224
		25 501	–	26 000	..............................................................	1 263
		26 001	–	26 500	..............................................................	1 302
		26 501	–	27 000	..............................................................	1 329
		27 001	–	27 500	..............................................................	1 356
		27 501	–	28 000	..............................................................	1 381
		28 001	–	28 500	..............................................................	1 409
		28 501	–	29 000	..............................................................	1 433
		29 001	–	29 500	..............................................................	1 461
		29 501	–	30 000	..............................................................	1 490
		30 001	–	31 000	..............................................................	1 516
		31 001	–	32 000	..............................................................	1 569
		32 001	–	33 000	..............................................................	1 621
		33 001	–	34 000	..............................................................	1 676
		34 001	–	35 000	..............................................................	1 730
		35 001	–	36 000	..............................................................	1 815
		36 001	–	37 000	..............................................................	1 943
		37 001	–	38 000	..............................................................	2 013
		38 001	–	39 000	..............................................................	2 084
		39 001	–	40 000	..............................................................	2 154
		40 001	–	41 000	..............................................................	2 225
		41 001	–	42 000	..............................................................	2 298
		42 001	–	43 000	..............................................................	2 370
		43 001	–	44 000	..............................................................	2 439
		44 001	–	45 000	..............................................................	2 510
		45 001	–	46 000	..............................................................	2 615
		46 001	–	47 000	..............................................................	2 724
		47 001	–	48 000	..............................................................	2 796
		48 001	–	49 000	..............................................................	2 865
		49 001	–	50 000	..............................................................	2 937
		50 001	–	51 000	..............................................................	2 986
		51 001	–	52 000	..............................................................	3 052
		52 001	–	53 000	..............................................................	3 117
		53 001	–	54 000	..............................................................	3 182
		54 001	–	55 000	..............................................................	3 247
		55 001	–	56 000	..............................................................	3 312
		56 001	–	57 000	..............................................................	3 377
		57 001	–	58 000	..............................................................	3 441
		58 001	–	59 000	..............................................................	3 506
		59 001	–	60 000	..............................................................	3 572
		60 001	–	61 000	..............................................................	3 635
		61 001	–	62 000	..............................................................	3 700
		62 001	–	63 000	..............................................................	3 765
		63 001	–	63 500	..............................................................	3 830
	(b)	Farm Tractor For a commercial vehicle described in section 8 of the Motor Vehicle Act......				33
	(c)	Industrial Machine For a commercial vehicle described in section 10 of the Motor Vehicle Act, based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
		Gross Vehicle Weight in Kilograms
		not exceeding 2 000			..............................................................	45
		2 001	–	5 000	..............................................................	69
		5 001	–	7 000	..............................................................	110
		7 001	–	9 000	..............................................................	164
		9 001	–	11 000	..............................................................	216
		over		11 000	..............................................................	260
	(d)	Farm Vehicle For each commercial vehicle known as a farm vehicle and owned by a farmer, based on net vehicle weight, an annual licence fee of:
		Weight in Kilograms
		not exceeding 500			..............................................................	30
		501	–	1 000	..............................................................	40
		1 001	–	1 500	..............................................................	47
		1 501	–	2 000	..............................................................	55
		2 001	–	2 500	..............................................................	77
		2 501	–	3 000	..............................................................	101
		3 001	–	3 500	..............................................................	142
		3 501	–	4 000	..............................................................	181
		4 001	–	4 500	..............................................................	207
		4 501	–	5 000	..............................................................	243
		5 001	–	5 500	..............................................................	278
		5 501	–	6 000	..............................................................	322
		6 001	–	6 500	..............................................................	355
		6 501	–	7 000	..............................................................	396
		7 001	–	7 500	..............................................................	427
		7 501	–	8 000	..............................................................	473
		8 001	–	8 500	..............................................................	524
		8 501	–	9 000	..............................................................	558
		9 001	–	9 500	..............................................................	596
		9 501	–	10 000	..............................................................	633
		10 001	–	10 500	..............................................................	669
		10 501	–	11 000	..............................................................	711
		11 001	–	11 500	..............................................................	744
		11 501	–	12 000	..............................................................	784
		12 001	–	12 500	..............................................................	824
		12 501	–	13 000	..............................................................	863
		13 001	–	13 500	..............................................................	883
		13 501	–	14 000	..............................................................	899
		14 001	–	14 500	..............................................................	919
		14 501	–	15 000	..............................................................	940
		15 001	–	15 500	..............................................................	960
		15 501	–	16 000	..............................................................	979
		16 001	–	16 500	..............................................................	997
		16 501	–	17 000	..............................................................	1 017
		17 001	–	17 500	..............................................................	1 036
		17 501	–	18 000	..............................................................	1 056
		18 001	–	18 500	..............................................................	1 076
		18 501	–	19 000	..............................................................	1 096
		19 001	–	19 500	..............................................................	1 114
		19 501	–	20 000	..............................................................	1 134
		20 001	–	20 500	..............................................................	1 154
		20 501	–	21 000	..............................................................	1 174
		21 001	–	21 500	..............................................................	1 192
		21 501	–	22 000	..............................................................	1 211
		22 001	–	22 500	..............................................................	1 231
		22 501	–	23 000	..............................................................	1 251
		23 001	–	23 500	..............................................................	1 270
		23 501	–	24 000	..............................................................	1 289
		24 001	–	24 400	..............................................................	1 309

3	TRAILER AND SEMI-TRAILER FEES
	(a)	Annual Licence Fee For each trailer and semi-trailer (except as otherwise provided in conditional licences)		32
	(b)	Conditional Licences
		(i)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased exclusively by any municipality, regional district or school district as defined in the School Act or by an organization composed of municipalities, regional districts, regional libraries or school districts............................................................	12
		(ii)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned by Canada	12
		(iii)	For each school bus, mission bus, truck, trailer or semi-trailer, the sole property of a religious organization and used solely for religious purposes.........................	12
		(iv)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers used exclusively for fire protection purposes.............................................................................	12
		(v)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated by any improvement district as defined in the Municipal Act, the Greater Nanaimo Sewerage and Drainage District, the Greater Nanaimo Water District, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, the Greater Vancouver Water District, the Greater Victoria Water District or a regional district incorporated under the Municipal Act......................................................................................	12
		(vi)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated exclusively by a charitable organization in carrying out its work.......	12
		(vii)	For each ambulance owned or leased and operated exclusively by a voluntary ambulance society or organization providing voluntary ambulance service......	12
		(viii)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers owned or leased and operated exclusively by an Indian Band in carrying out public works..............	12
		(ix)	For each commercial vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer owned by a volunteer rescue group and used exclusively for search and rescue programs.........................	12
		(x)	For each commercial vehicle including trailers and semi-trailers used exclusively as a parade float...........................................................................................	12
	(c)	General Fees:
		For a number plate issued under section 6 (5) of the Act.......................................		18
		For a duplicate of any permit issued under the Act...............................................		18
		The minimum fee for any permit issued under the Act or regulation shall be............		10

(d)	Overload Permit Fees For each single trip permit, according to the following table:
	Overload in Kilograms			Fee for each 10 km of operation or fraction thereof (minimum $25.00)
		–	2 000	..............................................................	0.95
	2 001	–	3 000	..............................................................	1.15
	3 001	–	4 000	..............................................................	1.40
	4 001	–	5 000	..............................................................	1.60
	5 001	–	6 000	..............................................................	1.85
	6 001	–	7 000	..............................................................	2.15
	7 001	–	8 000	..............................................................	2.45
	8 001	–	9 000	..............................................................	2.95
	9 001	–	10 000	..............................................................	3.35
	10 001	–	11 000	..............................................................	3.75
	11 001	–	12 000	..............................................................	4.25
	12 001	–	13 000	..............................................................	4.95
	13 001	–	14 000	..............................................................	5.60
	14 001	–	15 000	..............................................................	6.25
	15 001	–	16 000	..............................................................	7.25
	16 001	–	17 000	..............................................................	8.25
	17 001	–	18 000	...............................................................	9.15
	18 001	–	19 000	..............................................................	10.10
	19 001	–	20 000	..............................................................	10.90
	20 001	–	21 000	..............................................................	11.85
	21 001	–	22 000	..............................................................	12.70
	22 001	–	23 000	..............................................................	13.95
	23 001	–	24 000	..............................................................	14.95
	24 001	–	25 000	..............................................................	16.10
	25 001	–	26 000	..............................................................	17.85
	26 001	–	27 000	..............................................................	19.85
	27 001	–	28 000	..............................................................	21.40
	The fee payable for overload permits issued to vehicles exceeding 28 000 kg is $21.40 plus $1.85 for each 900 kg or portion thereof exceeding 28 000 kg, for each 10 km of operation or fraction thereof. The amount due for each overload permit issued will be rounded to the nearest dollar and any amount ending in 50¢ or more will be raised to the next highest dollar. For each term permit not exceeding one month..................................				100.00

(e)	Oversize Permit Fees
	(i)	For each single trip permit...........................................................	15
	(ii)	For each term permit not exceeding one month.............................	30
(f)	Miscellaneous Permit Fee For a permit, other than an oversize permit, to drive or operate a vehicle that fails to meet size requirements, the fee shall be the same as for an oversize permit.
(g)	Crossing Permit Fees For each vehicle, per licence year.......................................................		30
(h)	Trailer Floater Licence
	(i)	Annual licence fee which shall entitle the holder of the licence to one distinctive number plate................................................................	240
	(ii)	A substitution of a trailer floater number plate with the licence ........	100

4	PRORATIONING AND RECIPROCITY
	Fees chargeable for vehicles licensed or registered under the Uniform Vehicle Registration and Reciprocity Agreement, the Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration or the International Registration Plan shall be:
	(a)	Uniform Vehicle Registration and Reciprocity Agreement
		(i)	for each backing plate a fee of.......................................................	5
		(ii)	for each original or renewal registration card issued to a vehicle a fee of	10
		(iii)	for each original or renewal licence issued to a motor vehicle, inclusive of the number plate fee prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Act, a fee of...........	10
		(iv)	for each duplicate or replacement registration card a fee of..............	5
		(v)	for each replacement or substitute tab or decal a fee of...................	5
		(vi)	for each administrative transaction undertaken for a motor vehicle registered in British Columbia under the Uniform Vehicle Registration and Reciprocity Agreement a fee of	10
	(b)	Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration
		(i)	for each backing plate a fee of......................................................	5
		(ii)	for each original or renewal cab card or registration certificate issued to a motor vehicle a fee of.......................................................................................	10
		(iii)	for each original or renewal licence issued to a motor vehicle, inclusive of the number plate fee prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Act, a fee of .........	10
		(iv)	for each duplicate or replacement cab card or registration certificate a fee of	5
		(v)	for each replacement or substitute tab or decal a fee of..................	5
		(vi)	for each administrative transaction undertaken for a motor vehicle registered in British Columbia under the Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration a fee of	10
	(c)	International Registration Plan
		(i)	for each administrative transaction undertaken for a motor vehicle registered in British Columbia under the International Registration Plan a fee of..............	10
5	SURCHARGES FOR SHORT TERM LICENCES
	(a)	For a licence issued pursuant to section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations, for a commercial vehicle, trailer or semi trailer not referred to in paragraph (b), a surcharge of		10
	(b)	For a licence issued pursuant to section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations, for a truck having a licensed gross vehicle weight of more than 5 000 kg, a surcharge of		20
	(c)	For a licence pursuant to section 5.06 of the Commercial Transport Regulations for a trailer towed by a truck referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)...............................		10

6	TEMPORARY OPERATION PERMITS
	(a)	The fee for a temporary operation permit under section 4.02 of B.C. Reg. 30/78 shall be................................................................	the greater of $3/day or $10
	(b)	The fee for a temporary operation permit under section 4.03 of B.C. Reg. 30/78 shall be..................................	the greater of
			(i)	$10, or
			(ii)	8% of the annual licence fee for the vehicle to the nearest dollar

Note: this regulation replaces B.C. Reg. 473/90

[Provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: sections 4, 6 and 11.]