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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 20

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 20

20—Application for registration

        (1)         An application for registration of a motor vehicle must—

            (a)         be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister; and

            (b)         state correctly—

                  (i)         in the case of an application other than for renewal of registration—the following particulars:

                        (A)         the full name of the owner of the vehicle;

                        (B)         if the owner of the vehicle is a natural person—the address at which the owner is ordinarily resident;

                        (C)         if the owner of the vehicle is a body corporate—the address of the principal place of business in this State of the body corporate;

                        (D)         the full name of the operator of the vehicle (whether or not that person is the owner or an owner of the vehicle);

                        (E)         if the operator is not the owner or an owner of the vehicle and is a natural person—the address at which that person is ordinarily resident;

                        (F)         if the operator is not the owner or an owner of the vehicle and is a body corporate—the address of the principal place of business in this State of the body corporate;

                        (G)         the garage address of the vehicle;

                        (H)         in the case of an application relating to a heavy vehicle—the configuration of the vehicle for the period of registration; or

                  (ii)         in the case of an application for renewal of registration—the particulars prescribed by the regulations; and

            (c)         include such other information as the Minister may require.

        (1a)         If application is made for the registration of a motor vehicle that has been taken on hire, the Registrar may dispense with—

            (a)         the requirement that the application state the name and address of any owner of the vehicle other than the person who has taken the vehicle on hire; or

            (b)         the requirement that the application state the name and address of the person who has taken the vehicle on hire,

as the Registrar thinks fit.

        (2)         At the time of making the application—

            (a)         the prescribed fee; and

            (b)         the appropriate insurance premium; and

            (ba)         the appropriate LSS Fund levy; and

            (c)         the stamp duty (if any) payable on the application,

must be paid to the Registrar.

        (2a)         Where an application to register a motor vehicle falsely states the name of the owner or the operator of the vehicle, any registration of the motor vehicle pursuant to that application is void and of no effect.

        (3)         An application cannot be made or granted for—

            (a)         a person under the age of 18 years to be registered as the owner or operator of a heavy vehicle; or

            (b)         a person under the age of 16 years to be registered as the owner or operator of a motor vehicle other than a heavy vehicle; or

            (c)         the registration of a motor vehicle with a garage address outside this State.

        (4)         If the Registrar purports to register a motor vehicle upon an application that is invalid by reason of subsection (2a) or (3), a policy of insurance under Part 4 will, notwithstanding the invalidity of the registration, come into operation in respect of the motor vehicle as if it had been validly registered.