9Registration of motor vehicles

9 Registration of motor vehicles

(1) Upon application made in accordance with an approved form by the owner of a vehicle referred to in section 8, the Registrar must register the vehicle if: (a) the Registrar is satisfied that the vehicle may be registered under this Part; and (b) the applicant has paid the prescribed fee.

Note: For approved form, see subsection (4).

(2) The registration of a vehicle: (a) subject to subsection (3), comes into force on the day on which it is granted; and (b) unless sooner cancelled or surrendered, remains in force for the prescribed period. (3) If application is made for the registration, for a further period, of a vehicle that is already registered, the registration may be expressed to come into force immediately after the existing registration ceases to be in force. (4) In this section:

approved form means a form approved by the Registrar for the purposes of subsection (1).