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B.C. Reg. 274/2000
O.C. 1052/2000
Deposited July 24, 2000
effective September 5, 2000
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Motor Vehicle Act

Exhaust Emission Standards Regulation

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 455/2003.]

Contents
1 Category definition
2 Exhaust emission standards
3 Light-duty diesel vehicle exhaust opacity standards
SCHEDULE

Category definition

1In this regulation, for the purpose of determining applicable exhaust emission standards under Division 40 of B.C. Reg. 26/58, the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, a motor vehicle is tested for exhaust emissions according to standards determined by the vehicle model year, type, weight, engine displacement and fuel type as set out in the tables in the Schedule.

Exhaust emission standards

2The prescribed exhaust emission standards for a motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle with a diesel engine are the standards set out in Tables 1 (a) through 1 (o), Table 1 (aa) and Tables 1 (jj) through 1 (oo) as determined by the vehicle model year, type, weight and engine displacement.

[en. B.C. Reg. 404/2002, s. 1.]

Light-duty diesel vehicle exhaust opacity standards

3(1)  In this section "diesel engine" means an engine that uses diesel fuel and in which internal combustion is initiated by compression instead of by means of a spark.

(2)  The prescribed exhaust emission standard for a motor vehicle with a diesel engine in a category in Column 1 (a) of Table 2 of the Schedule is the allowable opacity set out opposite in Column 2.

SCHEDULE

[am. B.C. Regs. 404/2000, s. 2; 405/2000; 455/2003.]

TABLES 1(a) to (o), (aa) and (jj) to (oo) and 2.

The schedule of tables is exempt from publication. Copies may be obtained from Translink, Suite 1700, 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4N2, or by visiting the following website: http://www.aircare.ca

Note: this regulation replaces B.C. Reg. 321/92.

[Provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 50 (2)]