163Prohibition of sale of vehicles without vehicle identification

163 Prohibition of sale of vehicles without vehicle identification number (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not offer or display for sale a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle has marked or affixed on it a vehicle identification number which, in pursuance of section 101 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1949, would permit the Registrar, within the meaning of that Act, to register or renew the registration of the motor vehicle under that section. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person offering or displaying a motor vehicle for sale where the motor vehicle is offered or displayed for sale solely for the purpose of the motor vehicle being used as a source of spare parts for other motor vehicles.