MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 29
MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 29
29 . Unroadworthy vehicles, restrictions on sale of
(1) Except where he
has reasonable grounds for believing that the vehicle is being acquired for
the purpose of being broken up (the proof whereof shall lie upon him), a
dealer shall not sell, and a yard manager or salesperson shall not assist in
the sale of, a second-hand vehicle in respect of which an order is in force
under section 28.
(2) A person shall
not, by a representation that a second-hand vehicle is being acquired for the
purpose of being broken up, induce another to sell the vehicle if the sale
would, but for that representation, be prohibited by subsection (1) .
(3) A dealer selling a
second-hand vehicle that he is led to believe is being acquired for the
purpose of being broken up shall, before yielding up possession of it, remove
from the vehicle any number plates attached to it and shall, forthwith, return
them to the nearest licensing or registering authority, with the advice that
the vehicle in respect of which they were issued is to be broken up.
(4) The provisions of
subsection (3) apply, mutatis mutandis , to a dealer acquiring a second-hand
vehicle, from a person who is not a dealer for the purpose of breaking it up.
(5) A dealer shall not
break up a motor vehicle, or cause it to be broken up, unless and until it has
been in his possession for 7 days.
Penalty applicable to subsections (1), (2), (3)
and (5): $5 000.
[Section 29 amended: No. 49 of 1979 s. 11; No. 4
of 2002 s. 31(1), 42 and 69.]
[Heading inserted: No. 73 of 2003 s. 18.]