Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065:body:0:p44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 110264–113833

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          1.                                 FORWARD-CONTROL PASSENGER VEHICLE (MB)
         A passenger vehicle, not being an off-road passenger vehicle, having up to 9 seating positions, including that of the driver, and in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the vehicle's 'Total Length.'
          1.                                 OFF-ROAD PASSENGER VEHICLE (MC)
         A passenger vehicle having up to 9 seating positions, including that of the driver and being designed with special features for off-road operation. A vehicle with special features for off-road operation is a vehicle that:

            (a) Unless otherwise 'Approved' has 4 wheel drive; and
            (b) has at least 4 of the following 5 characteristics calculated when the vehicle is at its 'Unladen Mass' on a level surface, with the front wheels parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline, and the tyres inflated to the 'Manufacturer's' recommended pressure:

                (i) 'Approach Angle' of not less than 28 degrees;
                (ii) 'Breakover Angle' of not less than 14 degrees;
                (iii) 'Departure Angle' of not less than 20 degrees;
                (iv) 'Running Clearance' of not less than 200 mm;
                (v) 'Front Axle Clearance', 'Rear Axle Clearance' or 'Suspension Clearance' of not less than 175 mm each.

         Alternatively, a vehicle that meets the definition of CATEGORY G - OFF-ROAD VEHICLES under Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and is in category M1.
          1.                                       Omnibuses
              1.                                 A passenger vehicle having more than 9 seating positions, including that of the driver.
              2.                                 An omnibus comprising 2 or more non-separable but articulated units shall be considered as a single vehicle.
              3.                                 LIGHT OMNIBUS (MD)
         An omnibus with a 'Gross Vehicle Mass' not exceeding 5.0 tonnes.
          1.                                 HEAVY OMNIBUS (ME)
         An omnibus with a 'Gross Vehicle Mass' exceeding 5.0 tonnes.

          1.                                       Goods Vehicles
              1.                                 A motor vehicle constructed primarily for the carriage of goods and having at least 4 wheels; or 3 wheels and a 'Gross Vehicle Mass' exceeding 1.0 tonne.
              2.                                 A vehicle constructed for both the carriage of persons and the carriage of goods shall be considered to be primarily for the carriage of goods if the number of seating positions times 68 kg is less than 50 percent of the difference between the 'Gross Vehicle Mass' and the 'Unladen Mass'.
              3.                                 The equipment and installations carried on certain special-purpose vehicles not designed for the carriage of passengers (crane vehicles, workshop vehicles, publicity vehicles, etc.) are regarded as being equivalent to goods for the purposes of this definition.
              4.                                 A goods vehicle comprising 2 or more non-separable but articulated units shall be considered as a single vehicle.
              5.                                 LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE (NA)
         A goods vehicle with a 'Gross Vehicle Mass' not exceeding 3.5 tonnes.
          1.                                 MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE (NB)
         A