66Defences

66 Defences

66 Defences

(1) In any proceedings for an offence against this Division in which it is alleged that a particular required to complete a dealer’s notice was not included, it is a defence if the defendant proves that—

(a) the motor vehicle concerned was brought into this State for the purpose of resale, and

(b) the particular was not known to the defendant and the defendant could not, with reasonable diligence, find out the particular.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence against this Division in which it is alleged that a particular required to complete a dealer’s notice was false or misleading in a material particular, it is a defence if the defendant proves that—

(a) the defendant took all reasonable steps to find out the true particulars, and

(b) the particulars included were, to the best of the defendant’s knowledge, true.