sec.20Offence of driving uninsured vehicle etc.

### sec.20 Offence of driving uninsured vehicle etc. A person must not drive an uninsured motor vehicle on a road or in a public place. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. A person who is the owner of an uninsured motor vehicle must not permit someone else to drive it on a road or in a public place. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this section to prove that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe and did believe the motor vehicle was an insured motor vehicle. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle of a class exempted from its application by regulation. Also, this section does not apply to a motor vehicle to which a gratuitous CTP insurance policy under section 20A (2) relates. s 20 amd 1996 No. 53 s 8 ; 1999 No. 12 s 12 (sec.20-ssec.1) A person must not drive an uninsured motor vehicle on a road or in a public place. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.20-ssec.2) A person who is the owner of an uninsured motor vehicle must not permit someone else to drive it on a road or in a public place. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.20-ssec.3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this section to prove that the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe and did believe the motor vehicle was an insured motor vehicle. (sec.20-ssec.4) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle of a class exempted from its application by regulation. (sec.20-ssec.5) Also, this section does not apply to a motor vehicle to which a gratuitous CTP insurance policy under section 20A (2) relates.