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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
19ADestruction of registered motor vehicle
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19A Destruction of registered motor vehicle
(1) If a registered motor vehicle is destroyed, whether by accident or
otherwise, the owner must deliver to the Registrar a notice of
destruction not later than 14 days after:
(a) the date on which the motor vehicle is declared to be a total
loss under a contract of insurance; or
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(b) if the owner is not making a claim under a contract of
insurance in respect of the destruction – the date on which the
motor vehicle was destroyed.
(2) The notice is to be in the approved form and signed by the owner.