31Registration obtained by dishonoured cheque is void

31. Registration obtained by dishonoured cheque is void

(1) Where the fees for the issue or renewal of a certificate of registration are paid by a cheque which is not honoured by the financial institution on which it is drawn, the registration is void as from the time of issue or renewal as the case may be.

(2) The person to whom a certificate of registration is issued in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) must, on demand made by or on behalf of the Director General forthwith deliver the certificate of registration and the number plate relating to that registration to the Director General.

(3) A person to whom a certificate of registration is so issued must not, after demand so made, —

(a) fail so to deliver the certificate of registration or the number plate; or

(b) use or continue to use, or allow any other person the use of, the certificate of registration or the number plate relating to that registration.

[Section 31 amended: No. 106 of 1981 s. 34; No. 76 of 1996 s. 27; No. 24 of 2000 s. 48; No. 8 of 2025 s. 14 and 15.]