MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 7
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 7
(1) The Governor may
appoint a Registrar of Motor Vehicles and such deputy registrars of
motor vehicles as the Governor considers necessary for the administration of
this Act.
(2) A deputy registrar
may, subject to and in accordance with any directions given by the Registrar,
act on behalf of the Registrar—
(a)
during the absence of the Registrar;
(b) at
any time in any matters allotted to the deputy registrar by the Registrar.
(4) The Registrar may
delegate any powers or functions of the Registrar under this Act or any other
Act to—
(a) a
person for the time being occupying a specified office or position; or
(b) a
specified person or specified body of persons that, in the opinion of
the Registrar, has appropriate qualifications or experience to exercise the
relevant powers or functions.
(5) A power or
function delegated under this section may, if the instrument of delegation so
provides, be further delegated.
(6) A delegation under
this section—
(a) must
be by instrument in writing; and
(b) may
be absolute or conditional; and
(c) does
not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in any matter; and
(d) is
revocable at will by the delegator.
(7) A person to whom a
power or function is delegated under this section must not contravene, or fail
to comply with, a condition to which the delegation is subject.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for two years.