13AMotor vehicle, &c., deemed to be registered, &c.

13A Motor vehicle, &c., deemed to be registered, &c. (a) a person applies, in accordance with this Act, to a Deputy Registrar or other officer appointed for the purpose by the Registrar for the registration or renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle; (b) that person pays to the Deputy Registrar or other officer the amount of the compensation contributions in respect of that motor vehicle; and (c) that person pays to the Deputy Registrar or other officer the prescribed fee for registration or renewal of registration; the Deputy Registrar or other officer shall, if he is satisfied that the application will be or is likely to be granted by the Registrar, issue to that person a certificate stating that the application has been made. (1A) Where a person: (a) applies, in accordance with this Act, to a Deputy Registrar or other officer appointed for the purpose by the Registrar for a licence or renewal of a licence to drive a motor vehicle; and (b) pays to the Deputy Registrar or other officer such fees as are payable under this Act in respect of that application, the Deputy Registrar or other officer shall, if he is satisfied that the application will be or is likely to be granted by the Registrar, issue to that person a certificate stating that the application has been made. (2) Where a certificate is issued under this section, the motor vehicle in respect of which or the person in respect of whom the application is made is deemed to be registered or licensed, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of the application, until the Registrar, by notice served on the applicant, otherwise determines. Motor Vehicles Act 1949 22 (3) The provisions of this Act, the Regulations, the Traffic Act 1987 and the Traffic Regulations 1999 that relate to affixing or attaching registration labels or number plates do not apply to a motor vehicle in respect of which a certificate has been issued under this section until the day after the day on which the owner of the motor vehicle receives the registration label or number plates, as the case may be, issued by the Registrar in respect of the motor vehicle.