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B.C. Reg. 108/99 Ministerial Order 129/99 |
Deposited April 13, 1999 effective May 1, 1999 |
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1The prescribed diesel emission standard for the class of vehicle to which Division 40A of B.C. Reg. 26/58 applies is the allowable opacity in Column 2 of the following table set out opposite the applicable model year of the vehicle's engine under Column 1:
Table
COLUMN 1 | COLUMN 2 |
(Model Year of Engine) | (Maximum Allowable Opacity) |
pre-1991 | 55% |
1991 and newer | 40% |
2(1) The opacity levels described in column 2 of the table in section 1 are to be measured using the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1667 Snap-Acceleration Test.
(2) The model year of a vehicle's engine referred to in section 1 is to be determined in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (c) in that order:
(a)by the year indicated on the engine information label or on the vehicle emissions control label;
(b)if there is no label as described in paragraph (a), by the year of the chassis as indicated on the manufacturer's statement of compliance label;
(c)if there are no labels as described in paragraphs (a) and (b), the model year is to be considered pre-1991.
[Provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 217]
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