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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 56

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 56

56—Duty of transferor on transfer of vehicle

If the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred (whether on a sale or other transaction) at any time during the currency of its registration, the transferor must—

            (a)         within 7 days after the transfer—lodge with the Registrar an application for cancellation of the registration of the vehicle; or

            (b)         do the following:

                  (i)         within 7 days after the transfer—

                        (A)         give to the transferee the prescribed documents in respect of the vehicle; and

                        (B)         complete and sign a notice of the transfer of ownership of the vehicle in a form determined by the Minister;

                  (ii)         within 14 days after the transfer—lodge with the Registrar the notice referred to in subsubparagraph (B).

Maximum penalty: $1 250.