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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
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I had read a document some time ago but can't find it now. It may have been a proposal to law. What that document had said was armoured cars were prohibited unless authorized by the authority.
However the BC law does require anyone who wants to have an armoured car to have a permit.
Manitoba also bans them unless you have a permit.
PART 3
FORTIFIED VEHICLES
PERMIT TO OWN OR DRIVE A FORTIFIED VEHICLE
Permit required to own or drive fortified vehicle
13(1) No person shall own or drive a fortified vehicle unless the person holds a valid fortified vehicle permit.
Exemption for permit to drive
13(2) The following persons do not require a fortified vehicle permit in order to drive a fortified vehicle:
(a) a member of a police service;
(b) a government employee who drives a fortified vehicle in the course of his or her employment;
(c) a prescribed person or a member of a prescribed class of persons.
Restriction on exemption
13(3) The exemption in clauses (2)(a) and (b) applies only while the person who is the subject of the exemption is driving a fortified vehicle in the course of his of her employment or duties or as permitted or authorized by his or her employer or commanding officer.
Application for fortified vehicle permit
14(1) A person may apply to the director for a fortified vehicle permit.
Application requirements
14(2) An application for a permit must
(a) be made in writing on a form approved by the director;
(b) set out the reasons why the applicant needs to own or drive a fortified vehicle;
(c) in the case of an applicant seeking to own a fortified vehicle, specify the fortifications on the vehicle in question;
(d) include an authorization for the director to carry out the prescribed checks regarding the applicant; and
(e) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
Refusal to issue fortified vehicle permit
15 The director may refuse to issue a fortified vehicle permit if
(a) the director determines that the applicant has failed to demonstrate a need to own or drive a fortified vehicle;
(b) the director determines that it is not in the public interest for the applicant to own or drive a fortified vehicle, having regard to the applicant's character or past conduct; or
(c) the applicant fails to satisfy any additional requirements established by regulation.
Fortified vehicle permit
16(1) The director may issue a fortified vehicle permit for a prescribed term.
Terms and conditions
16(2) The director may impose any terms and conditions on a permit that the director considers appropriate.
Compliance with terms and conditions
16(3) A permit holder must comply with all terms and conditions imposed on the permit.
Permit to be carried while driving
16(4) A permit holder must have the permit in his or her possession whenever he or she is driving a fortified vehicle, and must produce it to an inspector on request.
Cancellation of permit
17(1) The director may cancel a fortified vehicle permit if the director determines that
(a) the holder has contravened this Act; or
(b) it is no longer in the public interest for the holder to have the permit.
Consequences of cancellation
17(2) When a permit is cancelled, the holder must immediately return the permit to the director and, if the holder owns a fortified vehicle, he or she must either
(a) ensure that the fortifications are removed from the vehicle in accordance with written directions from the director; or
(b) dispose of the fortified vehicle in accordance with written directions from the director.