s.6Registration of vehicles, and third party risks
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Section 6Part 2 — Registration and Licensing of Vehicles

Registration of vehicles, and third party risks

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A person who uses or keeps or, being the owner, permits any other person to use or keep an unregistered vehicle which is not exempted from registration under this Act commits an offence.
It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) that —
a person took reasonable steps to register the vehicle; and
the vehicle was on its way to being registered.
An application for the registration of a vehicle shall be made to the Director in the prescribed form and be accompanied by the prescribed registration fee.
The Director, on being satisfied that this Act and the Motor Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (2012 Revision) and regulations have been complied with, shall —
register the vehicle by assigning it a serial, alphabetic or alpha-numeric registration number;
record in the register other prescribed particulars; and
issue to the owner registration plates and a certificate of registration.
For the purpose of assessing compliance with the Vehicle Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (2012 Revision) and regulations, the Director may enter into an agreement with an "insurer", as defined in that Act, governing the updating of the register for any alteration of insurance coverage of registered vehicles for which the insurer provides insurance.
If a vehicle does not have affixed to it registration plates as provided by section 8, this fact shall be regarded as evidence that the vehicle has not been registered, unless the contrary is proved, and a constable may detain that vehicle until enquiries have been made.
The onus of proving that a vehicle has been registered rests upon the owner of the vehicle.
A person who is less than seventeen years of age shall not be registered as the owner of a vehicle.

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