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MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 30

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS ACT 1973 - SECT 30

30 .         Unlicensed dealing etc., offences as to

        (1)         A person shall not engage in unlicensed dealing.

        Penalty: $50 000 and a daily penalty of $1 000.

        (2)         A dealer shall not carry on business as a dealer at any premises except under and in accordance with —

            (a)         an authorisation under section 20E; or

            (b)         a permit granted under section 20H.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (1) a person engages in unlicensed dealing if he carries on any class or description of business as a dealer otherwise than —

            (a)         under and in accordance with a dealer’s licence for that class or description of business; and

            (b)         in accordance with any condition or restriction attached to the licence.

        (4)         Despite subsection (3) a person does not engage in unlicensed dealing if he —

            (a)         acts in a business only in the capacity of a yard manager or salesperson; or

            (b)         carries on or acts in a business only in the capacity of a financier, car hire operator or auctioneer and —

                  (i)         has an exemption under section 31; and

                  (ii)         complies with any condition or restriction to which the exemption is subject.

        [Section 30 inserted: No. 4 of 2002 s. 26.]