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.]