s.15Suspension of vehicle licence
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Section 15Part 2 — Registration and Licensing of Vehicles

Suspension of vehicle licence

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Repealed by section 11 of the Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2018 [Law 7 of 2018].
Repealed by section 11 of the Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2018 [Law 7 of 2018].
Where the registered owner does not intend to use or keep the vehicle on a road for a period of more than three months, that person may lodge the vehicle licence and certificate of registration with the Director and make an application to the Director in prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed fee for suspension of the vehicle licence and refund of the vehicle licence fee prepaid in respect of the period of suspension.
If the Director is satisfied that the registered owner has made proper provision for the custody or storage of a vehicle referred to in subsection (3) and registration plates during the period of suspension, that Director shall refund to the registered owner pro rata on a quarterly basis any licence fee prepaid in respect of each clear quarter of the period of suspension.
For a vehicle licence taken out for three months or six months, no refund of the surcharge payable under section 14(4)(b) may be made to the registered owner.
If the registered owner wishes to extend the period of suspension beyond the date of expiry of the current vehicle licence, that person shall, during the week before that date, make a further application to the Director.
Repealed by section 11(e) of the Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2018 [Law 7 of 2018].
Subject to subsection (6), the maximum period for suspension of a vehicle licence is ten years.
If the registered owner wishes to extend the period beyond the date of expiry of the suspension, that person shall, during the three months before that date, make a further application to the Director.
There is no limit on the number of applications that may be made under subsection (6).
Where the person using or keeping the vehicle is not the registered owner, the consent of the owner shall be presumed unless the contrary is shown.

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