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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 71

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 71

71—Transfer of trade plates

        (1)         A person must, within seven days of purchasing or acquiring a business in relation to which a trade plate is held, apply in writing to the Registrar for the transfer of that plate.

Maximum penalty: $750.

        (2)         Upon an application under this section, the Registrar may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, cause the trade plate to be transferred to the person who has purchased or acquired the business for the remainder of the period for which the plate was issued.

        (3)         The transferee of a trade plate will for the purposes of this Act be taken to be the person to whom that plate was issued.